Bob Marley - Zimbabwe: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Zimbabwe" 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 Zimbabwe 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 "Zimbabwe" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C#m              Bm                  F#m       D
Every man gotta right to decide his, own destiny,
C#m          Bm                  F#m      D
And in this judgement, there is, no partiality.
C#m       Bm                    F#m
So arm in arms with arms, we'll fight this little
   D
struggle,
C#m              Bm               F#m
Cos that's the only way we can, overcome our
         D
little trouble.

Chorus:
                C#m
Brother, you're right, you're right,
       Bm                           F#m D
You're right, you're right, you're, so  right!
        C#m
We gon' fight, (we gon' fight),
              Bm
We'll have to fight, (we gon' fight),
          F#m
We gonna fight, (we gon' fight); fight for our
 D
rights.

D                      E
Natty Dread it in-a, (Zimbabwe),
D                 E
Set it up in-a, (Zimbabwe).
D                  E
Mash it up-a in-a Zimbabwe, (Zimbabwe),
D                      E
Africans a-liberate, (Zimbabwe), yeah.

No more internal power struggle
We come together to overcome the little trouble
Soon we'll find out who is the real revolutionary
Cause I don't want my people to be contrary

Chorus:
And brother you're right, you're right
You're right, you're right, you're, so right
We'll have to fight (we gon' fight), we gonna
fight (we gon' fight)
We'll have to fight (we gon' fight), fighting
for our rights

Mash it up in-a (Zimbabwe)
Natty trash it in-a (Zimbabwe)
Africans a-liberate Zimbabwe! (Zimbabwe)
I and I a-liberate Zimbabwe

Chorus:
(Brother you're right,) you're right
You're right, you're right, you're, so right
We gon' fight (we gon' fight), we'll have to fight
(we gon' fight)
We gonna fight (we gon' fight), fighting for our
rights

To divide and rule could only tear us apart
In every man chest, there beats a heart
So soon we'll find out who is the real
revolutionaries
And I don't want my people to be tricked
by mercenaries

Chorus:
Brother you're right, you're right
You're right, you're right, you're, so right
We'll have to fight (we gon' fight),
we gonna fight (we gon' fight)
We'll have to fight (we gon' fight),
fighting for our rights!

Natty trash it in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Mash it up in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Set it up in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Africans a-liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Africans a-liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Natty dub it in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Set it up in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Africans a-liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Every man got a right to decide his own destiny


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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

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