Peter Tosh
Equal Rights

Song :
G
Intro :
G   Am   C   D   G 
G   Am   C   D   G 

G                         Am
 Everyone is crying out for peace, yes,
C        D              G
 None is crying out for justice.

G                          Am
 Everyone is crying out for peace, yes,
C        D               G
 None is crying out for justice.

Bridge :

C               D
 I don't want no peace.

Chorus :

       G            C     G       C
I need equal rights, and justice.
       G             C    G       C
I need equal rights, and justice.
       G             C    G       C
I need equal rights, and justice; got to get it.
G           C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

G                          Am
 Everybody want to go to heaven,
C       D                 G
 But no-body wants to die.

G                           Am
 Everybody want to go up to heaven,
    C                                    G
But none of them, one of them want to die.

Bridge :

C                D
 I don't want no peace. I man need;

Chorus :

G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice; I got to get it.
G            C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice. I really need it;
G             C    G          C
 Equal rights, and justice, just give me my share;
G            C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

G               Am
 What is you to seize-a ?
C           D            G
 You better give it on to Caesar

G                     Am
 And what belong to I and I ?
C                         D          G
 You better, you better give it up to I.

Bridge  :

C                      D
 'Cos I don't want no peace.

Chorus :

       G              C    G       C
I need equal rights, and justice.
       G            C    G            C
I need equal rights, and justice. I have got to get it;
G            C    G         C
 Equal rights, and justice. I'm fighting for it;
G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

G          Am                      C
 Everyone is heading for the top, but tell me;
    D                  G
How far is it from the bottom? Nobody knows.

G           Am
 But everybody fighting for the top,
    D            G
How far is it from the bottom?

Bridge  :

C               D
 I don't want no peace.

Chorus :

       G             C    G       C
I need equal rights, and justice.
       G            C    G          C
I need equal rights, and justice. I've got to get it;
G           C     G         C
 Equal rights, and justice; I really need it.
G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

G                          Am
 Everyone is talking about crime,
C        D                 G
 Tell me; who are the criminals? I said;

G                          Am
 Everyone is talking about crime, crime.
C           D               G
 Tell me; who are the criminals? I really don't see them.

Bridge  :

C          D
 I don't want no peace.

Chorus :

       G             C    G        C 
I need equal rights, and justice. We got to get it;
G            C    G         C
 Equal rights, and justice. There will be no crime.
G            C    G        C
 Equal rights, and justice. There will be no criminals.
G            C    G     C
 Equal rights, and justice. Everyone is fighting for;
G           C    G          C
 Equal rights, and justice. Pali-stinians are fighting for;
G           C    G                      C
 Equal rights, and justice. Down in Angola;
G          C    G                       C
 Equal rights, and justice. Down in Botswana;
G           C       G                    C
 Equal rights, and justice. Down in Zimbabwe;
G           C      G                    C
 Equal rights, and justice. Down in Rhodesia;
G          C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

Fade