...EQUAL RIGHTS... by Peter Tosh
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*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 due to Caesar
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.