Composer: John Kongos 30th June 2013 Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: = x02220 / = 30xxxx or 302220 or x05050 = xx0232 / = x32220 / = 20xxxx or 202220 or x04030 / = 200232 or xx4232 / = 302220 / = 002220 / = 30023x or xx0032 = x02230 = 320033 / = x00232 or xxx232 Emphasise all bass notes Please select a star rating for this tab, thank you ****************************************************************************** [Intro] e|-----(0)---(0)----(0)------|-----(0)---(0)----(0)------| [x2] |------2-----2------2-------|------2-----2------2-------| |------2-----2------2-------|------2-----2------2-------| A|---0--0--0-h3---0--0-------|---0--0--0-h3---0--0-------| E|------------3---|------------3---| [Verse 1] Make your bed up high, pray in - to the sky, Close the window, close the door, Makes no difference if you're rich, or ...poor----! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 2] Get on your knees, scre - am, please, that man just love to tease----, Try to run----, get a gun, He just laughs, it makes it...more fun! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Chorus] And it makes no dif - ference, if you're yellow, or you're red, When that bad man say, "Tonight is the night!", You are dead! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ And it makes no dif - ference, if you're black, or you're white, When Tokoloshe say, "Tonight is the night", It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Scrub rhythm] | / / / / | / / / / | [Verse 2] Hard like rock, ain't got no soul, he can make the sun feel cold, Put an eclipse on the moon, make a little cloud, For - ty day mon - soon! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 3] Don't recog - nise no hawk, don't recog - nise no dove, bad Toko - loshe Man He don't even re - cognise...love! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Chorus] And it makes no dif - ference, if you're yellow, or you're red, When that bad man say, "Tonight is the night!", You are dead! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ And it makes no dif - ference, if you're black, or you're white, When Tokoloshe say, "Tonight is the night", It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (Scrub rhythm) | / / / / | / / / / | [Bridge] Ah---,ah, ah - ah! Ah---,ah, ah - ah! Ah---,ah, ah - ah! Ah---,ah, ah - ah--------------! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 4] Only thing I can say to you, you gotta be good, you gotta be true, Think a - bout Jesus Christ, Think a - bout Je----sus Christ! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Chorus] And it makes no dif - ference, if you're yellow, or you're red, When that bad man say, "Tonight is the night!", You are dead! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ And it makes no dif - ference, if you're black, or you're white, When Tokoloshe say, "Tonight is the night", It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Coda] "To - night is the night", It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ "To - night is the night", It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ "To - night is the night", It's to - night!! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Ah-----, ah-----, ah-----, ah! It's to - night!! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Ah-----, ah-----, ah-----, ah! It's to - night!! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | / || ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

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