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Dm
Rally round the flag
                 Gm
Rally round the red
       Am
Gold black and green
Dm
Marcus say sir Marcus say
Gm
Red for the blood
       Am
That flowed like the river
Dm
Marcus say sir Marcus say
Gm                 Am
Green for the land Africa
Dm
Marcus say
Gm
Yellow for the gold
Am
That they stole
Dm
Marcus say
Gm
Black for the people
        Am
It was looted from

Dm                    Gm        Am
They took us away captivity captivity
Dm                  Gm  Am
Required from us a song
Dm                   Gm         Am
Right now man say repatriate repatriate
Dm                                   Gm  Am
I and I patience have now long time gone

Dm                     Gm        Am
Father's mothers sons daughters every one
Dm            Gm        Am
Four hundred million strong
Dm              
Ethiopia stretch forth her hand
Gm               Am
Closer to God we Africans
Dm
Closer to God we Africans
Gm                Am                
Closer to God we can

Dm
In our hearts is Mount Zion
          Gm           Am
Now you know seek the Lion
G           F           Dm
How can we sing in a strange land
G              F            Dm
Don't want to sing in a strange land no
G          F
Liberation true democracy
E7               D#m    A7 
One God one aim one destiny

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Dm                         Gm            Am
Remember when we used to dress like kings
Dm                 Gm           Am
Conqueror of land conqueror of seas
Dm
Civilization far moved from caves
Gm             Am
Oppressor man live deh
Dm
I curse that day
Gm            Am
The day they made us slaves I say

G           F           Dm
How can we sing in a strange land
G              F            Dm
Don't want to sing in a strange land no
G          F
Liberation true democracy
E7               D#m    A7 
One God one aim one destiny

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Dm
Rally round the flag
Gm         Am
Red gold black and green
Dm                     Gm    Am
A bright shining star--Africa
Dm                          Gm     Am
Catch star liner right now--Africa
Dm                           Gm     Am
A history no more a mystery--Africa
Dm                     Gm     Am
Respect and authority--Africa
Dm                               Gm  Am
Climb ye the heights of humanity
Dm                                Gm  Am
Rally come rally rally come rally