Pass It On Chords

...PASS IT ON... by Bob Marley
----------------..............

*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Bb)


Intro:

G  Am7, D, Am7  D7  G

Verse 1:

          G              Cmaj7    Bm7          D9
What your hands do; it's your own eyes that've seen,
                                         Am7         D7        G
So won't you judge your actions, to make sure the re-sults are clean?
              Gmaj7       Cmaj7   Bm7      D9
It's your own conscience, that is gonna re-mind you,
                                        Am7     D7    G
That it's your heart and nobody else's, that is gonna judge.

Bridge 1:

       G                C
Be not selfish, in your doings;
        G    C    C/B G
Pass it on, (pass it  on, children).
          D                  C              Em7  Am7
Help your brothers, in their needs; pass it on.

         G                             C
Live for yourself and you will live in vain,
         D                       G
Live for others; you will live a-gain.

Chorus 1:

       G                         C
In the kingdom of Jah, man shall reign.
        Em7         Am7
Pass it on, pass it on.
        Em7         Am7
Pass it on, pass it on.

Verse 2:

              G         Cmaj7      Bm7       D9
What's in the darkness; must be re-vealed to light.
We're not here to judge what's good from bad,
       Am7    D7              G
But to do the things that are right.
     Gmaj7           Cmaj7      Bm7         D9
On a hot, sunny day, follow the shadows for rescue.
                            Am7      D7           G
But as the day grows old; I know the sun is gonna find you.

Bridge 2:

       G                C
Be not selfish, in your doings;
        G    C    C/B G
Pass it on, (pass it  on, children).
          D                  C
Help your brothers, in their needs;
          D                  C              Em7  Am7
Help your brothers, in their needs; pass it on.

         G                             C
Live for yourself and you will live in vain,
         D                       G
Live for others; you will live a-gain.

Chorus 2:

       G                         C
In the kingdom of Jah, man shall reign.
        Em7         Am7
Pass it on, pass it on.
        Em7         Am7
Pass it on, pass it on.

Coda:

G           Cmaj7       Bm7  D9, Am7  D7  G
 You better pass it on.

G  Cmaj7  Bm7  D9, Am7  D7  G

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G       Am7     D       D7     Cmaj7     Bm7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EAD GBE  EADGBE
 xx5433  xxx555  xx7775  xx7778  xx10987  xxx777

   D9     Gmaj7    C       C/B     Em7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x5455x  xxx777  xxx988  xxx987  xxx987


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)