Bob Marley - Rastaman Live Up: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Rastaman Live Up" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Rastaman Live Up Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Marley

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Rastaman Live Up" smoothly on your guitar.

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

               C                    F     G
Rastaman, live up; Bongoman, don't give up.
                C                          F     G
Congoman, live up, yeah, Binghi-man don't give up.
C                               F                 G
Keep your culture; don't be a-fraid of the vulture.
C                                 F
Grow your dreadlock; don't be a-fraid of the
        G
wolfpack.

Rastaman, live up!
Binghi-man, don't give up!
Congoman, live up, yeah!
Bongoman, don't give up!

David slew Goliath with a sling and a stone
Samson slew the Philistines with a donkey jawbone

Iyaman, live up!
Rastaman, don't give up!
Binghi-man, live up!
Congoman, don't give up!

Trodding through creation in a irie meditation
Seen many visions in-a this yah Armagiddyon

Rastaman, live up!
Congoman, don't give up!
Rastaman, live up, yeah!
Natty Dread, no give up!

Saw it in the beginning, so shall it be in this iwa
And they fallen in confusion, well-a just
a step from Babel Tower

Rastaman live up!
Congoman, no give up!
Rastaman live up, yeah!
Congoman, no give up!

Grow your dreadlocks
Don't be afraid of the wolf-pack!
A-tell you, one man a-walking
And a billion man a-sparking

Rastaman, live up!
Binghi-man, don't give up!
Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Rastaman Live Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Rastaman Live Up" by Bob Marley.

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