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Apartheid by Peter Tosh

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Verse 1:

C            D
Inna me land, quite illegal
C                D
You inna me land, dig out me gold, yes
C                           D
Inna me land, diggin' out me pearl
       C                D
Inna me land, dig out me diamond

Chorus: 

       C                                  D
We a go fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid
         C                                  D
We got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Verse 2:

           C                          D
You inna me land an' you build up your parliament
           C                       D
You inna me land, you build up your regime
           C                     D
You inna me land, only talk 'bout justice
           C                  D
You inna me land, handin' down injustice

Chorus:

        C                                  D
We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid
               C                                  D
Brothers got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Verse 3:

           C                     D
You inna me land, you no build no schools for black children
           C          D
You inna me land, no hospital for black people
           C                    D
You inna me land, you built your prison
           C                     D
You inna me land, you built their camp

Chorus:

         C                                  D
We got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid
        C                                  D
We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Verse 4:

             C          D
Africa is for black man, remember
                    C
But certain place in Africa
                D
Black man got no recognition

Chorus:

             C                                  D
So we have to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid
                C                                  D
Black man got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Verse 5:

             C                       D
You cross the border, you shoot after children
         C                  D
Cross the border, shoot down women
         C                     D
Cross the border, you take your might
         C                  D
Cross the border to beat the right

Chorus:

        C                                  D
We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid
         C                                  D
We got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Verse 6:

       C                  D
Ask for majority, majority rule, yeah
       C                           D
You the minority, but that couldn't rule, yeah

Chorus:

        C                                  D
So we go fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid
        C                                  D
We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Verse 7:

     C                   D
Break off, break off from Britain
            C             D
You're quite illegal right where you are
       C                     D
You get sources from colonial powers
         C                          D
Takin' my diamond, fillin' ballistic missiles

Chorus:

              C                                  D
Now we have to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid
                C                                  D
Black man got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid
               C                                  D
Come on and you fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid
         C                                  D