Small Axe chords by Bob Marley

Guitar 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

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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 (info@clumsy.info), 2003