Blackheart Man — Bunny Wailer
Chords and lyrics for Blackheart Man by Bunny Wailer (key of D).
Verse 1
From the album "Blackheart Man" (1976)
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Intro
[D] Tikya the Blackheart [A7]Man, children
[D] I say, [A7]don't go near him
[D] Tikya the Blackheart [A7]Man children
[D] For even [A7]lions fear him
[D] Tikya the Blackheart [A7]Man, children
[D] I say, [A7]don't go near him
[D] Tikya the Blackheart [A7]Man children
[D] For even [A7]lions fear him
Instrumental
| D | D | A7 | A7 |
| D | D | A7 | A7 |
Verse 1
[D]Growing in a [A7]neighbourhood for such a [D]long time[A7]
That is [D]filled with [A7]fear[A7][D]
I [D]can't go here, [A7]can't go there
[D]And I ain't [A7]supposed to [Bm]go anywhere, anywhere at [Bm]all[A7]
[D]When I ask my [A7]Mom if she could [D]let me, let [A7]me
Go [D]out and play[A7] like little [D]children do[A7]
She said be [D]careful of the [A7]stranger
[D]Giving candies to [A7]children
And then [Bm]take them away, [Bm]yeah[A7]
Chorus 1
[G] He lives in the [D]gullies of the city
[A7] He's the Blackheart Man, y'all,[A7] the Blackheart Man
[G] Even in the [D]lonely parts of the country
[A7] Mind the Blackheart Man, y'all,[A7] the Blackheart Man
[G] He ain't got no [D]friend, no home, no family
[A7] He's the Blackheart Man, y'all,[A7] that's the Blackheart Man
[G] He is famed to [D]live just like the Gypsy
[A7] He's the Blackheart Man,[A7] yeah
Verse 2
[D]Growing and learning and [A7]gathering, [D]for myself[A7]
A little more [D]experience[A7] jumping [D]over the fence[A7]
[D]Curiousity has [A7]brought me, yes, it's [D]brought me[A7]
A little [Bm]common-sense, [Bm]yeah[A7]
[D]Trodding the road of [A7]life
I've [D]come to[A7] this one [D][A7]conclusion[A7][D]
That [D]everything is equal [A7]under the sun
[D]All that is [A7]created by Jah [Bm]mighty hand, [Bm]yeah[A7]
And he said [D]knock and it shall be [A7]opened
[D]Seek and ye shall [A7]find
[D]Wisdom is found in the [A7]simplest of places
[D] In the nick of time[A7]
[D]Knock and it shall be [A7]opened
[D]Seek and ye shall [A7]find
[Bm]Wisdom is found in the simplest of places
[Bm] In the nick of [A7]time
Chorus 2
[G] Now I trod the [D]same road of aflictions
[A7] Just like the Blackheart Man,[A7] just like the Blackheart Man
[G] Getting my share [D]of humiliation
[A7] Just like the Blackheart Man, y'all,[A7] just like the Blackheart Man
[G] You'll find me in the [D]prison of the dungeons
[A7] Just like the Blackheart Man, yeah,[A7] like the Blackheart Man
[G] I even get blamed[D] without a reason
[A7] Just like the Blackheart Man,[A7] just like the Blackheart man, y'all
Instrumental
| D | D | A7 | A7 |
| D | D | A7 | A7 |
Verse 3
[D] No cross, no [A7]crown, no sorrow, no [D]laughter
[A7]Trial and crosses [D]inna I [A7]way[A7][D]
[D] But the hotter the [A7]battle is the [D]sweeter[A7]
Jah Jah [Bm]victory,[Bm] oh weh[A7]
[D]Ancient children [A7]use to say
If you [D]want good, your nose got to [A7]run, run, run
[D] How could the [A7]world go free and [D]let Jah bear the cross [A7]alone
And [D]them that drink of the [A7]old wine, [D]hath no place[A7]
[D]For the new,[A7] [D]for the new[A7]
And the [D]stones that are head of the [A7]corner are the [D]same ones[A7]
That the [D]builders refused[A7]
[D] [A7]Hear me when I say now
Outro
[D] Now, it's the Blackheart [A7]Man, children
[D] Who've become the [A7]wonder of the city
[D] It's the Blackheart [A7]Man, children
(fading)
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