Igziabeher (Let Jah be praised)
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Am - Em - Am - Em
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Em
1. Igziabeher, let Jah be praised,
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negusa neghast, let Jah be praised.
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Me don e-ah lamb, let Jah be praised,
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let
him be praised, let him be praised,
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- Em
let
him be praised.
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2. He watereth the hills from his chambers,
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and
the earth is satisfied, so satisfied.
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He maketh
the grass to grow for animals,
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Jah
made the herb for man, he made the herb for man,
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Jah
made the herb for man.
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3. Fret not thyself because of evildoers,
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neither
be thou envious against the workers of inequity.
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For they shall soon be cut
down, cut down like grass,
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and
they shall wither like corn.
+ Am - Em - Am - Em (2x)
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4. Let Jah
arise, and let all his enemies be scattered,
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Am
let
them that hate Jah,
now scat up shut up butt up and flat up.
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As the smoke was driven away, Jah, drive them away,
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as
the rocks melted, let them be melted jah-jah.
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5. Igziabeher, let Jah be praised,
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you
don e-ah lamb, let Jah be praised.
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Negusa
neghast,
let Jah be praised,
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let
him be praised, let him be praised,
Am Em
let
him be praised, let him be praised.
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6. Ah, lightning, earthquake,
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brimstone
for the fire.
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I said lightning, brimstone and fire.
+ Am - Em - Am - Em (4x, with lyrics
variations) ....
(Peter Tosh)