Bob Marley - Get Up, Stand Up: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Get Up, Stand Up" 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.
Cm Get up, stand up, stand up for your right Get up, stand up, stand up for your right Get up, stand up, stand up for your right Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight Preacher man don't tell me heaven is under the earth I know you don't know what life is really worth It's not all that glitter is gold and Half the story has never been told So now you see the light, aay Stand up for your right. Come on Chorus: Get up, stand up, stand up for your right Get up, stand up, stand up for your right Get up, stand up, stand up for your right Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight Most people think great God will come from the sky Take away everything, and make everybody feel high But if you know what life is worth You would look for yours on earth And now you see the light You stand up for your right, yeah [Bridge: The Wailers & (Bob Marley)] Get up, stand up (Yeah, yeah) Stand up for your right (Ohh-huuh) Get up, stand up (Get up, stand up) Don't give up the fight (Life is your right) Get up, stand up(So we can't give up the fight) Stand up for your right (Lord, Lord) Get up, stand up (Keep on struggling on) Don't give up the fight (Yeah) We're sick and tired of your ism and schism game Die and go to heaven in Jesus' name, Lord We know and we understand Almighty God is a living man You can fool some people sometimes But you can't fool all the people all the time So now we see the light (What you gonna do?) We going to stand up for our right (Yeah, yeah, yeah) So you'd better... Get up, stand up (In the morning, get it up) Stand up for your right (In the night) Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight (Don't give it up, don't give it up) Get up, stand up (Get up, stand up) Stand up for your right (Get up, stand up) Get up, stand up (Don't be a nigger in your neighborhood, yeah) Don't give up the fight (Get up, stand up) Get up, stand up (I don't think that should be very good, Lord) (Get up, stand up) Stand up for your right (Get up, stand up) Get up, stand up (I said, don't be a nigger in your neighborhood, yeah) Don't give up the fight You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsCm  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 "Get Up, Stand Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Get Up, Stand Up" by Bob Marley.