Damian Marley - The Mission

Damian:
Yeah
Stephen:
Aye

             Am
From Jungle to Reema
From Tivoli to Matthews Lane
   F        G
Ahhh Ahhh Aye
                Am
From Waterhouse to Drews Land
From Painland to 'Delacrey
   F      G
Ahhhh Ahhhh
'not sure of the name

Damian:
Boom
      Am
Ah yute an yute fe have a plan
An have some ambition
An mek sure unuh firm ina de Armagedeon
       F
So when ur son become ah man
Im know jus where u stan
       G    
Im know im poopa set it
So im follow tradition
      Am
If Marcus Garvey seh fe read
Den wey some man ah pre?
Cause knowledge ah de key
An it wi set de people free
         F
An Haile High philosophy
Is African unity
        G
Unuh wan jus segregation and social impurity
       Am
De race is not jus for the swift
But those who can endure
Mek sure u have a steady footin inna Zion door

        F
And keep ur thoughts dem pure
Jah Love is for de poor
        G
But some likkle bwoy ah bus some gun dem mooma cant afford
     Am
If Jah seh blood fe run
Then Jah will be done
De heaven an de Earth wi pass away before Im word no come
      F
But if Im pause without ah cause
There will be no reward
     G
For u to enter Zion gates
Because u are a fraud

Stephen:
         Am
For the youths in the struggle
Oooh yeah
Fighting gorilla warfare
     F        G
Ahhhh Ahhhh Ayee
         Am
Somalia to Ethiopia
From Egypt to Zimbabwe
   F        G
Ahhhh Ahhhh

Damian:
Aye
        Am
Haile Selassie sey ah war
If color is ah scar
If one from every nation
Cyah come live up and ah par
        F
So dont care who u are
Theres a brighta mornin star
             G
Its shinin, wake de town
An tell de people near an far
          Am
U seek an U wi search
Wid science and research
De flesh, it is the temple
An the temple, is de church
           F
Haile Selassie seh fe work
So how some man ah lurks
          G
Turn fixture pon dem cornerside,
Like rubbish heap an dirt
       Am
Haile Selassie seh ah one
Respect fe every man
Nuh care de race,
Nuh care de color,
Nor de religion
          F
So mek ah decision
Fe bun de division
            G
Cause each an every rasta yute fe trod pon de mission

Stephen:
Ayeee

         Am
From Portmore to Kingston
From Kingston to Montego Bay
    F        G
Ahhh Ahhh Aye
     Am
From Sea View to Riverton
Come, One Hundred Park Lane
    F          G
Highaa Highaa Highaa 2x

(brups)

       Am
From Jungle to Reema
Tivoli to Matthews Lane
      F          G
Highaa Highaa Highaa  2x
         Am
From Southside to Taylor Ville
From Iraq to U.S.A .

Damian:
Yeah
Stephen:
Aye

        Am
From Jungle to Reema
From Tivoli to Matthews Lane
      F        G
Ahhh Ahhh Ayeee
        Am
From Waterhouse to Drews Land
From Painland to *Delacrey
   F      G
Ahhh Ahhhhh
'not sure of the name

Damian:
Boom

        Am
Ah yute an yute fe have a plan
An have some ambition
An mek sure unuh firm ina de Armagedeon
           F
So when ur son become ah man
Im know jus where u stan
           G
Im know im poopa set it
So im follow tradition
             Am
If Marcus Garvey seh fe read
Den wey some man ah pre?
Cause knowledge ah de key
An it wi set de people free
              F
An Haile High philosophy
Is African unity
            G
Unuh wan jus segregation and social impurity
             Am
De race is not jus for the swift
But those who can endure
Mek sure u have a steady footin inna Zion door

            F
And keep ur thoughts dem pure
Jah Love is for de poor
           G
But some likkle bwoy ah bus some gun dem mooma cant afford
           Am
If Jah seh blood fe run
Then Jah will be done
De heaven an de Earth wi pass away before Im word no come
             F
But if Im pause without ah cause
There will be no reward
              G
For u to enter Zion gates
Because u are a fraud

Stephen:

            Am
For the youths in the struggle
Ooh yeah
Fighting gorilla warfare
     F        G
Ahhh Ahhh Aye
       Am
Somalia to Ethiopia
From Egypt to Zimbabwe
     F        G
Ahhhh Ahhhhh

Damian:
Aye
            Am
Haile Selassie sey ah war
If color is ah scar
If one from every nation
Cyah come live up and ah par
            F
So dont care who u are
Theres a brighta mornin star
              G
Its shinin, wake de town
An tell de people near an far
           Am
U seek an U wi search
Wid science and research
De flesh, it is the temple
An the temple, is de church
             F
Haile Selassie seh fe work
So how some man ah lurks
         G
Turn fixture pon dem cornerside,
Like rubbish heap an dirt
          Am
Haile Selassie seh ah one
Respect fe every man
Nuh care de race,
Nuh care de color,
Nor de religion
           F
So mek ah decision
Fe bun de division
            G
Cause each an every rasta yute fe trod pon de mission

Stephen:
Aye

      Am
From Portmore to Kingston
From Kingston to Montego Bay
       F        G
Ahhh Ahhh Ayeee
        Am
From Sea View to Riverton
Come, One Hundred Park Lane
       F          G
Highaa Highaa Highaa 2x

(brups)

            Am
From Jungle to Reema
Tivoli to Matthews Lane
        F          G
Highaa Highaa Highaa 2x
            Am
From Southside to Taylor Ville
From Iraq to U.S.A .
       F          G
Highaa Highaa Highaa 2x