Proud To Be A Dread Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Tafari tries to get a job
Ten [C]letters be[Em]hind his name.
[G]Born [Eb]up in [G]the corn[Eb]fields
Tafari doesn't [G]the game

[Verse 2]
The [G]game has not respect for life
[Em]Even less for [G]rules. [Eb]Winners
[F]only [G]need apply,
[Eb]Sorry no rooms for [F]fools.[G]
[C]Tafari, looks up to the[G] stars and

[Verse 3]
[C]Wonders if there's [A]life on Mars
[Cm]Some say, he should shave [G]his head,
But he's [Cm]proud to be [F]a dread.

[Verse 4]
(Chorus) 'Cause I'll [C]be
[G]stronger.
For [C]the truth, I know takes [A]longer
I've the [Cm]cunning of the ti[G]ger and the
[Cm]Wisdom of [F]the trees.
I won't [C]be sad, refuse the sor[G]row
I look [C]forward to tomor[A]row
[Cm]I'll release my an[G]ger,
''cause I'm [F]proud to be a [G]dread.

[Verse 5]
[G]Selassie, tries to find a home,
[D]To res[Em]t his weary hea[G]d.
A [Cm]place where he can [G]take his girl
[Cm]To share his spiritual[G] bed.

[Verse 6]
[G]When he's greeted [Bm]at t[D]he door,
The [Em]sign has changed his [G]tune.
[C]Though his Queen is full [G]of child,
[Cm]sorry.
There's no [F]room.

[Verse 7]
[C]Selassie looks up to [G]the clouds,
He [C]curses hard and [A]shouts of out loud.
[Cm]Re membering h[G]is father's words,
A [Cm]whisper from [F]the [C]dead.[G][C][Am][A]
[Cm][G]

[Interlude 1]
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[G](Chorus) 'Cause in this

[Verse 8]
[C]
life, you have to
Take a chance, or [Em]why else live at all.
'Cause in this [C]life, to climb a mountain,
Some[F]times expect [G]to fall.

[Verse 9]
'Cause in this [C]life nothing comes easy,
If it [Em]does, it has a price.
'Cause in this [C]life a martyr suffers,
[Am]Look at Je[C]sus [Am]Christ

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