Small Axe chords by Bob Marley

Chords with lyrics

Small Axe

by Bob Marley & The Wailers

*CAPO 3rd Fret of Guitar for Original key of Bb majorBb

INTRO: (Riff 1)

E------------

B------------

G------------

D------------

A------0-2---

E----3-----3-   C, G, G7G7

(Riff 2)

E------------

B------------

G------------

D------------

A------0-2---

E----3-------   D, G, G7G7 (X2)

*See the CHORUS for a better example of this

VERSE:

C majorC            G+G      D MajorD

Why boasteth thyself.........

C majorC     G+G          D MajorD  D7D7

Playing smart .........................

         C majorC           G+G        D MajorD

I say you're working .......................

      C majorC        G+G        D MajorD   D7D7

But the goodness ..............................

CHORUS:

(Riff 1 or G+G)  C majorC  G+G  G7G7

If you are ......

(Riff 2)  D MajorD   G+G  G7G7

We are ...........

(Riff 1)     C majorC    G+G   G7G7

Sharpened to ...........

(Riff 2) D MajorD  G+G   G7G7

To cut you down

etc...The only change is as following: after the second chorus, it does
this:

VERSE 3: (just harmonies)

C majorC    G+G   D MajorD     G+G

Oooooo To cut you down

Chord Shapes:

*I'm giving TWO options: The original way using 'reggae chords' and also
using

standard 'open chords' as its also fun to play it like that. Remember all
chords

are relative to the CAPO i.e play these chords with a CAPO on 3rd fret

REGGAE STYLE:

   G+G       C majorC       D MajorD   (OR)   D MajorD
D7D7  (OR)   D7D7      G7G7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE    EADGBE EADGBE    EADGBE EADGBE

 xx5433   xxx553   xx0232      xxx775   xx0212
xx7778    xxx767


'OPEN' CHORDS:

   G+G       C majorC        D MajorD       D7D7       G7G7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

 320003   x3201x   xx0232   xx0212    323xxx


ORIGINAL KEY: (Bb majorBb)

VERSE: Eb, Bb, F, F7F7

CHORUS: Bb, Eb, Bb, Bb7Bb7

Bb, F, Bb, Bb7Bb7


Tabbed by jOEl in Bristol, England ([email protected]), 2003