...EQUAL RIGHTS... by Peter Tosh ------------------.............. *from 'Equal Rights' (1977)* Intro: G Am C D, G (x2) Verse 1: G Am Everyone is crying out for peace, yes, C D G None is crying out for justice. G Am Everyone is crying out for peace, yes, C D G None is crying out for justice. Bridge 1: C D I don't want no peace. Chorus 1: G C G C I need equal rights, and justice. G C G C I need equal rights, and justice. G C G C I need equal rights, and justice; got to get it. G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Verse 2: G Am Everybody want to go to heaven, C D G But no-body wants to die. G Am Everybody want to go up to heaven, C G But none of them, one of them want to die. Bridge 2: C D I don't want no peace. I man need; Chorus 2: G C G C Equal rights, and justice; I got to get it. G C G C Equal rights, and justice. I really need it; G C G C Equal rights, and justice, just give me my share; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Verse 3: G Am What is you to seize-a(?) C D G You better give it on to Caesar(?) G Am And what belong to I and I? C D G You better, you better give it up to I. Bridge 3: C D 'Cos I don't want no peace. Chorus 3: G C G C I need equal rights, and justice. G C G C I need equal rights, and justice. I have got to get it; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. I'm fighting for it; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Verse 4: G Am C Everyone is heading for the top, but tell me; D G How far is it from the bottom? Nobody knows. G Am But everybody fighting for the top, D G How far is it from the bottom? Bridge 4: C D I don't want no peace. Chorus 4: G C G C I need equal rights, and justice. G C G C I need equal rights, and justice. I've got to get it; G C G C Equal rights, and justice; I really need it. G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Verse 5: G Am Everyone is talking about crime, C D G Tell me; who are the criminals? I said; G Am Everyone is talking about crime, crime. C D G Tell me; who are the criminals? I really don't see them. Bridge 5: C D I don't want no peace. Chorus 4: G C G C I need equal rights, and justice. We got to get it; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. There will be no crime. G C G C Equal rights, and justice. There will be no criminals. G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Everyone is fighting for; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Pali-stinians are fighting for; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Down in An-gola; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Down in Bots-wana; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Down in Zim-babwe; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. Down in Rho-desia; G C G C Equal rights, and justice. (Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G Am C D EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 355433 577555 x35553 x57775 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)