Buffalo Soldier

by Bob Marley and The Wailers · posted by pagan

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Medium Tempo with a Reggae Feel

 8    8    8     -8     8 
Buf - fa - lo    sol - dier
  8       8    -8    7
Dread - lock   Ras - ta
  8    9  -10   8    8   8    -8    8
There was  a   buf - a - lo  sol - dier
7   -8   8   8   -9    8   -8   7 
In the heart of   A - mer - i - ca
 8   8   -8    8   -8   8
Stolen  from  Af - ri -ca
   8     8  -9   8   -8    7    
Brought to  A - mer - i - ca 
  8      8    8   8    -8    8
Fight - in'   on  ar - ri - val
 8   8     8   -9     8    7
Fighting  for  sur - vi - val

 8    9   -10
 I  mean   it
-10  9   -10   9    -10   9     -10
When I    an - a - lyze  the  stench
-10  10  -10     9   -6   7   -8    8
To   me  it    makes a - lot  of  sense
-10  9   -10   9    -10  -10
How the dread-lock  ras - ta
 10  8  -8    -6   7    -8    7
Was the buf - fa - lo  sol - dier
 8   9 -10
And he was
 8    8     8    8   -8   8
Tak - en   from Af - ri - ca  
  8     8  -9   8  -8   7   
Brought to A - mer -i - ca
 8       8  8  8    -8    8
Fight - ing on ar - ri - val
 8       8    8    -9   -8    7
Fight - ing  for  sur - vi - val
 8   9   9  -10   8    8   8   -8     8  
Said he was  a   buf - a - lo  sol - dier
  8     8     8    7
Dread-lock   ras - ta
 8    8    8      -8    8
Buf - fa - lo    sol - dier
 7  -8   8   8  -9    8   -8   7  
In the heart of  A - mer - i - ca

-10  9  -10   9   -10   9 -10 
If  you know your hist -o -ry
 -10  9  -10    9
Then you would know
  -6    -6    7    -8     8
Where you're com - ing  from
 -10  9  -10  9    -10  -10  -10 -10
Then you wouldn't  have  to ask  me
 10  9  -10  7  7   8   -8  7     
Who the heck do I think  I am

 8   9  -10   8   8    8    -8    8
I'm just a buf - fa - lo   sol - dier
 7  -8   8   8   -9   8   -8   7
In the heart of  A - mer - i - ca
  8   9 -10   8     8   8  8   -8    8
Said he was, fight-ing on  ar - ri - val
  8      8    8    -9    8    7
Fight - ing  for  sur - vi - val
  8   9  9  -10  8    8    8  -8     8 
Said he was the buf - a - lo  sol - dier
 7   -8  8   8  -9   8   -8   7 
Win the war for A - mer - i - ca
 8   9   10  -10  9      10   10  -10    9       
Singing..WO  YO  YO ---- YO   YO   YO   YO
10     -10   9  -9      8     8   -8   7 
WO-----YO   YO  YO ---- YO   YO   YO   YO
10  -10  9      10   10  -10    9    
WO  YO  YO ---- WO   YO   YO   YO
10     -10   9  -9      8     8   -8    7 
WO-----YO   YO  YO ---- YO   YO   YO   YO

Buffalo soldier, trodding through the land
Said you wanna run
And then you make a stand
Said he was a buffalo soldier
Win the war for America
Buffalo soldier, dread lock rasta
Figting on arrival, fighting for survival
Driven from the mainland
To the heart of the caribean

Singing WO YO YO etc as above

Trodding through San Juan
In the arms of America
Trodding through Jamaica
The buffalo soldier
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
Buffalo Soldier, dread lock rasta

Listen to the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbPEFyAbwqE

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