Bob Marley - Ambush In The Night: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ambush In The Night" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D         Bm       G
(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), see them fighting
for power,
D         Bm       G
(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), but they know not
the hour.
D                   Bm                 G
(Ooh-wee), so they bribing with their guns,
spare-parts and money.
D             Bm         G
Trying to be-little our, integrity, now.

Em                    A
They say what we know, is just what they teach us.
Em                           D
And we're so ignorant, 'cos everytime they
can reach us.
           G               Em
Through political strategy, they keep us hungry.
G                                    A
When you gonna get some food, your brother
got to be your enemy.

Chorus:
Bm                   G         A
Ambush in the night; all guns aiming at me.
Bm                   G            A
Ambush in the night; they opened fire on me.
Bm                   G                 A
Ambush in the night; protected by His Majesty.

Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, Ooh-wa-ooh
(Ooh-wee) Ooh-wee, ooh-wee (ooh-wa), Ooh-wa
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh wa-ooh
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh wa-ah

Well, what we know
Is not what they tell us
We're not ignorant, I mean it
And they just cannot touch us
Through the powers of the Most-High (shoobe, doo-wa)
We keep on surfacing (shoobe, doo-wa)
Through the powers of the Most-High (shoobe, doo-wa)
We keep on surviving

Yeah, this ambush in the night
Planned by society
Ambush in the night
They trying to conquer me

Chorus:
Ambush in the night
Anything money can bring
Ambush in the night
Planned by society
Ambush in the night


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Ambush In The Night" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ambush In The Night" by Bob Marley.

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