Intro: G#
Chorus:
G#Fm
Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta,
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There was a Buffalo Soldier,
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In the heart of America
G#Fm
Stolen from Africa, brought to America
G#Fm
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
Verse:
C#CmC#Cm
I mean it, when I analyse the stench,
CmA#m7Fm
To me it makes a lot of sense
C#CmC#Cm
How the Dreadlock Rasta
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Was the Buffalo Soldier
Chorus:
G#Fm
And he was taken from Africa, brought to America
G#Fm
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
G#Fm
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta
G#Fm
Buffalo Soldier, in the heart of America
Verse:
C#CmC#Cm
If you know your history
CmA#m7Fm
Then you would know where your coming from
C#CmC#Cm
Then you wouldnt have to ask me
CmA#m7Fm
Who the heck do I think I am
Chorus:
G#
Iʼm just a Buffalo Soldier
Fm
In the heart of America
G#Fm
Stolen from Africa, brought to America
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Said he was fighting on arrival
Fm
Fighting for survival
G#
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier
Fm
Win the war for America
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Said he, woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe
FmG#
Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yo yo
G#
Woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe
FmG#
Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yo yo
Bridge:
Fm
Buffalo Soldier
C#Cm
Trodding through the land
Fm
Said he wanna ran
Fm
Then you wanna hand
C#CmD#7
Trodding through the land, yea, yea
Chorus:
D#7G#
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier
Fm
Win the war for America
G#Fm
Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta
G#Fm
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
G#
Driven from the mainland
Fm
To the heart of the Carribean
G#
Singing, woe yoe yoe,woe woe yoe yoe
FmG#
Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yo yo
G#
Woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe
FmG#
Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yo yo
Chorus:
G#
Trodding through San Juan
Fm
In the arms of America
G#Fm
Trodding through Jamaica, a Buffalo Soldier
G#Fm
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
G#Fm
Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta
G#
Woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe
FmG#
Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yo yo
G#
Woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe
FmG#
Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo yo yo