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[Verse]
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Jah! Rastafari...
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And I saw an I-ngel ascended from the East
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Having the seal of the living King, Emperor Haile Selassie I the first
The Most High
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And He cried out with a loud voice, sayin'
Oh oh...
[Chorus]
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It's a raggy road
The road is so rough
Dm
A raggy road
The road is so tough
Am
A raggy road
Road is so rough
Dm
Raggy road
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
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Well, I've been troddin' this road for the longest while
Dm
And mi career nuff of dem want fi soil
Hey, hey
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Troddin' this road for the longest while
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And never yet try pop off all another man's coil
Troddin' this road for the longest while
Em Am
A long time, David house, and dem no stop till the soil
Dm
Troddin' this road for the longest while
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And give away more than 1/10th of the spoil
Dm
Troddin' this road for the longest while
Am
And still my lamp never run out of oil
[Verse 1]
This yah one yah a fi real
Dm
Go tell dem anuh bargain, tell dem anuh deal
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Nuff of dem no want put dem shoulder to the wheel
Em
So dem go rape, dem go rob, and dem go kill, and steal
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All a try eat all a another man's meal
Em
Unuh deaf, unuh dumb, unuh blind fi go feel
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One man was worthy to open the seal
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Emperor Selassie I, I know He's real
Em Am
Babylon get trampled under mi heel!
[Chorus]
Am
Raggy road
Em E
Road is so rough
Am
Raggy road
Em E
The road is so tough
Am
The raggy road
Em E
Road is so rough
Am
Raggy road
[Post-Chorus]
Am
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Dm
Well, I've been troddin' this road for the longest while
Am
Still mi career nuff of dem want fi soil
Hey, hey
Dm
Troddin' this road for the longest while
Am
And never yet try pop off all another man's coil
Dm
Troddin' this road for the longest while
Am
A long time, the Prophet, and him no stop till the soil
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Troddin' this road for the longest while
Am
And give away more than 1/10th of the spoil
Em
Troddin' this road for the longest while
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And still my lamp never run out of oil
[Verse 2]
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Well, nuff of dem go get throw overboard
E Em Am
Like Henry Morgan with the pirate code
Am
Nuff of dem a trod upon corruption road
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Nuff of dem a trod with Satan heavy load
True dem promote death, dem dead fi wreath and rose
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The Binghi man no model, Binghi man no pose
Binghi man nah wear up dem Babylon clothes
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Inna mi turban and mi ancient robe!
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Wha' dem a conceal, we come fi expose
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The righteous works nuff try oppose
I see judgement a take dem evil episode
Em E Am
Judgement take dem and then dem explode
[Chorus]
Am
Well, it is a raggy road
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The road is so rough
Am
Raggy road
Am
The road is so tough
A raggy road
Em E
Road is so rough
Am
Raggy road
Am
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Am
Well, it is a raggy road
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Immanuel road so rough
Am
Raggy road
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Selassie I road so rough
Am
Raggy road€
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Marcus road so rough
Am
Raggy road
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