Why Do Black Men Fuss And Fight Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Oh, why?[G#][Am]
Oh, why?
[G]

[Verse 2]
[Am][Em]
[Am]Why do black m[Dm]en fuss and
[Em]fight [G]on this [Am]earth?
And I [Dm]know we are [Em]all [B]Jah
[Am]Jah's children
And [Dm]I know we are al[Em]l
Selassie [Am]I's children
But some of them out there
Are [Dm]bag [Em]a wolf in [Am]sheep clothing
Because them [Dm]knot up them [Am]head
And dem [Em]fight 'gainst dem
own [Am]black brethren
Cheating and back- biting is no [Dm]good,
[Em]my African brother[Am]s
So draw the right way
Don't [Dm]be like those careless Ethiopi
[Em]ans who went astra[Am]y
Don't [Dm]be like those careless E[Em]thiopians
who went [Am]astray

[Interlude 1]
[Am][G#][Am][G#][Am][G]
[Bm][Em]
[Am]Why

[Verse 3]
do black men [Dm]fuss and
[Am]fight [Em]on this eart[Am]h?
[Dm]And I know we are [Em]all
[Bm]Sela[Em]ssie I's child[Am]ren
And I [Dm]know we are [Em]all
Selassie [Am]I's children
But some of them out there
Are [Dm]trying to [Em]play the [Am]game unfair
They are the [Dm]cause [Em]of
all [Am]this discrimination
[Dm]Unto Jah, [Am]they are a[Em]n abomi[Am]nation
[Dm]But black men, don't bother with
your fuss[Em]ing and f[Am]ighting
You got to really come on
down and uniting
United we stand,
divided [G#]we fall[Am][G#][Am]
Kings of Kings, Lord of Lords
[G]Conquering[B] Lion of the
Tribe of [G]Judah[Em][Am]
Lord God, Jah Rastafari
[Dm]Emperor [Am]of Ethiopia[Em]
You got [Am]love him and you live
But if you hate, then you will die
[Dm]You got to love the Lord God,[Em]
[Am]Jah Rastafari
A King Selassie I
Prince of [C]Peace [Am]an d the Light of this world
In [Dm]value more than all the
diamond[Em]s and all the pearls
[Am]'Cause Him a God and King,
'cause Jah a God and King
[Dm]Jah [Em]Rasta[Am]fari
Cah this yah one a really hype I stylee
Say this yah one a really,
[Dm]really got to [Am]rock it and sing it
Cah this yah one a [Dm]hype [Am]I
[Em]styl[Am]ee
Kings of Kings, Lord of Lords
Conquer[Dm]ing Lion of the Tribe
[Am]of Judah
I'perial Majesty Haile Selassie
I
[Dm]Negusa Nagast, you[Am][Em]
[Am]better let Jah be praised
Say love Jah [Dm]and you live
If you [Am]hate Him you will surely,
surely die
I tell you no lie
Say you got to love King Selassie
[Dm]I[Am][Em][Am]
Cah Natty trodding up a African border
[Dm]'Cause in this land them a[Am]
no law and [Em]order[Am]
Bout Queen Elizabeth fallacy
And [Dm]give thanks and praise to His
[Am]Imperi[G]al [Em]Majesty[Am]
Jah, Jah, Jah,
[Dm]Jah [G]Rast[Em]afar[Am]i
[Dm]Blessed is I and I that [Am]walketh not in
the coun[B]sel of [Am]the ungodly
And I and I no standeth in the
ways of the sinner
[Dm]Seateth not [Em]in t[Am]he
seats of the scornful
But I and I the light is in the Lord God,
Jah [Em]Selassie [Am]I
'Cause if you love him you will live
But if you hate him, you will die

[Outro 1]
You got to love Jah Rastafari
[Dm]