Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: C#m
Tuning: E A D G B E
all song: C#m7 F#m C#m7 G#m
Intro:
N.C.
The King shall join thy strength
N.C.
And in thy salvation oh greatly shall he rejoice
N.C.
Selassie I Jah Blessed
C#m7 F#m C#m7 G#m C#m7 F#m C#m7 G#m
Zion I love Ooh Ooh Ooh ooh
Hook:
C#m7 F#m
Yesterday remains the same
C#m7 G#m
Tomorrow is the future
C#m7 F#m
The game they're playin'
C#m7 G#m
Teach us to be thankful of this earth
C#m7 F#m
Cryin tears in the streets no food to eat
C#m7 G#m C#m7 F#m
They await what comes and thoes who cheat
C#m7
Provoke us to breach their laws
G#m
So we buss tha gun
Chorus:
C#m7 F#m
Sun shine today
C#m7 G#m
We're always happy in love.
C#m7 F#m
Teach the youths them how to pray now
C#m7 G#m
We're always happy in love, yeah
C#m7 F#m
You can read it from your book, no oh
C#m7 G#m
King Rastafari is love, yeah
C#m7 F#m
Open your eyes and look now
C#m7 G#m
We're always happy in love
Verse 1:
C#m7 F#m
Where there's much it can only be shared
C#m7 G#m
For thoes qualified they works
C#m7 F#m
We the people prepared our selves
C#m7 G#m
They won't give us what we deserve
C#m7 F#m
Now we stand and take our rightful place
C#m7 G#m
Merge my people merge
C#m7 F#m
From the black King come Them know say Selassie I
C#m7 G#m
Is the rightful ruler for earth
Chorus:
C#m7 F#m
Sun shine today
C#m7 G#m
We're always happy in love.
C#m7 F#m
Teach the youths them how to pray now
C#m7 G#m
We're always happy in love, yeah
C#m7 F#m
You can read it from your book, no oh
C#m7 G#m
King Rastafari is love, yeah
C#m7 F#m
Open your eyes and look now
C#m7 G#m
We're always happy in love
C#m7 F#m
You can read it from your book, no oh
C#m7 G#m
Children of Zion bring is love, yeah
Verse 2:
C#m7 F#m
They spend their last on evil
C#m7 G#m
Just to see you get hurt now
C#m7 F#m
He who sit in the council of the wicked
C#m7 G#m
To Rastafari that is a curse, oh
C#m7 F#m
Set us free as the birds
C#m7 G#m
We know ourselves, as we are the first
C#m7 F#m
Needs no chain, Ethiopia is our name
C#m7 G#m
Rastafari quench your thirst
Chorus:
C#m7 F#m
Sun shine today
C#m7 G#m
We're always happy in love.
C#m7 F#m
Teach the youths them how to pray now
C#m7 G#m
We're always happy in love, yeah
C#m7 F#m
You can read it from your book, no oh
C#m7 G#m
King Rastafari is love, yeah
C#m7 F#m
Open your eyes and look now
C#m7 G#m
Children of Zion bring is love, yeah
Bridge:
C#m7 F#m C#m7 G#m
Zion I love
C#m7 F#m C#m7 G#m
Zion I love
C#m7 F#m C#m7 G#m
C#m7 F#m C#m7 G#m
Hook:
C#m7 F#m
Yesterday remains the same
C#m7 G#m
Tomorrow is the future
C#m7 F#m
The game they're playin'
C#m7 G#m
Teach us to be thankful of this earth
C#m7 F#m
Cryin tears in the streets no food to eat
C#m7 G#m C#m7 F#m
They await what comes and thoes who cheat
C#m7
Provoke us to breach their laws
G#m
So we buss tha gun
Outro:
C#m7 F#m
Sun shine today
C#m7 G#m
Ghetto youth you're always in love, yeah
C#m7 F#m
Go on your knees and pray now
C#m7 G#m
Rastafari will bring you love, now
C#m7 F#m
You can read it from your book, no
C#m7 G#m
Rastafari is love, now
C#m7 F#m
Open your eyes and look, oh oh
C#m7 G#m
Rastafari bring love
C#m7 F#m
So much love
Song History
Published: April 21, 2026
Last Updated: April 21, 2026