{title: Equal rights}
{artist: Peter Tosh}
{x_UGNG_category: Reggae}
{key: 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