Buffalo Soldier Chords
Written by Bob Marley and Noel G. “King Sport”
Album: Confrontation
Verse 1
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Buffalo Soldier,
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Dreadlock Rasta
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There was a Buffalo Soldier
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In the heart of America
A
Stolen from Africa,
F#m             A
Brought to America
A
Fighting on arrival,
F#m             A
Fighting for survival
D     C#m        D  C#m
.. If you know your history
C#m           Bm
.. Then you would know
…………………..F#m
Where you coming from
D         C#m          D  C#m
.. Then you wouldn’t have to ask me
C#m      Bm     F#m
.. Who the heck do I think I am
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I’m just a Buffalo Soldier
……………….F#m         A
In the heart of America
A
Stolen from Africa,
F#m             A
Brought to America
………………………A
Said he was fighting on arrival,
F#m            A
Fighting for survival
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Said he was a Buffalo Soldier
……………..F#m         A
Win the war for America
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Said he , why yo yo,
A
Why yo yo yo yo
F#m         A
Why yo yo yo, yo yo yo yo,
A
Why yo yo,
A
Why yo yo yo yo
F#m         A
Why yo yo yo, yo yo yo yo,
Repeat
F#m
Buffalo Soldier,
…………………………….DÂ Â Â Â Â Â C#m
Trodding through the land, whoa
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Said he would’ve ran,
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Then you wanna hand
…………………………….D
Trodding through the land,
……C#m
Yea, yea
…………………..A
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier
…………..F#m         A
Win the war for America
A
Buffalo Soldier,
F#m         A
Dreadlock Rasta
A
Fighting on arrival,
F#m            A
Fighting for survival
A
Driven from the mainland
………..F#m          A
To the heart of the caribbean
……………A
Singing , why yo yo,
A
Why yo yo yo yo
F#m         A
Why yo yo yo, yo yo yo yo,
A
Why yo yo,
A
Why yo yo yo yo
F#m         A
Why yo yo yo, yo yo yo yo,