Equal Rights

...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       
I need equal rights, and justice; 
C
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                              
But none of them, one of them want 
   G
to die.

Bridge 2:

C                D
 I don't want no peace. I man need;

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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             
 Equal rights, and justice, just 
C
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        
 You better, you better give it 
     G
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       
I need equal rights, and justice.
        C
 I have got to get it;
G             C    G            
 Equal rights, and justice. I'm 
C
fighting for it;
G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

Verse 4:

G            Am                  
 Everyone is heading for the top,
     C
 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       
I need equal rights, and justice.
      C
 I've got to get it;
G             C    G            
 Equal rights, and justice; I 
     C
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       
I need equal rights, and justice.
    C
 We got to get it;
G             C    G            
 Equal rights, and justice. 
       C
There will be no crime.
G             C    G            
 Equal rights, and justice. 
       C
There will be no criminals.
G             C    G        C
 Equal rights, and justice. Everyone
 is fighting for;
G             C    G    
 Equal rights, and justice. 
         C
Pali-stinians are fighting for;
G             C    G            
 Equal rights, and justice. Down
       C
 in An-gola;
G             C    G            
 Equal rights, and justice. Down
         C
 in Bots-wana;
G             C    G            
 Equal rights, and justice. Down
        C
 in Zim-babwe;
G             C    G            
 Equal rights, and justice. Down
        C
 in Rho-desia;
G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.