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Version 1...AMBUSH IN THE NIGHT... by Bob Marley -------------------------.............. *from 'Survival' (1979)* Intro: D Bm G (Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), see them fighting for power, D Bm G (Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), but they know not the hour. D Bm G (Ooh-wee), so they bribing with their guns, spare-parts and money. D Bm G Trying to be-little our, integrity, now. Verse 1: Em A They say what we know, is just what they teach us. Em D And we're so ignorant, 'cos every-time they can reach us. G Em Through po-litical strategy, they keep us hungry. G A When you gonna get some food, your brother got to be your enemy. Chorus 1: Bm G A Ambush in the night; all guns aiming at me. Bm G A Ambush in the night; they opened fire on me. Bm G A Ambush in the night; protected by His Majesty. Bridge 1: D Bm G (Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), D Bm G (Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa). D Bm G (Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), D Bm G (Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa). Verse 2: Em A Well, what we know, is not what they tell us. Em D We're not ignorant, I mean it, and they just could not touch us. G Em Through the powers of the Most-I, we keep on surfacing. G A Through the powers of the Most-I, we keep on surviving. Chorus 2: Bm G A Ambush in the night; planned by so-ciety, Bm G A Ambush in the night; they trying to conquer me. Bm G A Ambush in the night; anything money can bring, Bm G A Ambush in the night; planned by so-ciety. (Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D Bm G Em A EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x57775 799777 355433 x79987 577655 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ()