Ambush In The Night

...AMBUSH IN THE NIGHT... by Bob Marley

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*from 'Survival' (1979)*





Intro:



D         Bm       G

 (Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), see them fighting for power,

D         Bm       G

 (Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), but they know not the hour.

D                   Bm                 G

 (Ooh-wee), so they bribing with their guns, spare-parts and money.

D             Bm         G

 Trying to be-little our, integrity, now.



Verse 1:



Em                     A

 They say what we know, is just what they teach us.

Em                                 D

 And we're so ignorant, 'cos every-time they can reach us.

           G                Em

Through po-litical strategy, they keep us hungry.

G                                   A

 When you gonna get some food, your brother got to be your enemy.



Chorus 1:



Bm                   G         A

 Ambush in the night; all guns aiming at me.

Bm                   G            A

 Ambush in the night; they opened fire on me.

Bm                   G                 A

 Ambush in the night; protected by His Majesty.



Bridge 1:



     D        Bm       G

(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa),

     D        Bm       G

(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa).

     D        Bm       G

(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa),

D              Bm       G

 (Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa).



Verse 2:



Em                  A

 Well, what we know, is not what they tell us.

Em                              D

 We're not ignorant, I mean it, and they just could not touch us.

            G                    Em

Through the powers of the Most-I, we keep on surfacing.

            G                    A

Through the powers of the Most-I, we keep on surviving.



Chorus 2:



Bm                   G              A

 Ambush in the night; planned by so-ciety,

Bm                   G               A

 Ambush in the night; they trying to conquer me.

Bm                   G         A

 Ambush in the night; anything money can bring,

Bm                   G              A

 Ambush in the night; planned by so-ciety.



(Fade)





CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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   D       Bm      G       Em      A



 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE

 x57775  799777  355433  x79987  577655





Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])