Not King James Version Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[F][G][C][Am][F][G][Am][F][C][G]
[Em][F]

[Verse 1]
A [F]dis ya version
[G]A no King J[F]ames v[Am]ersion
'Cause out of [G]Africa
[F]Cam[G]e the Garden of Eden
[Am]A[G]

[Verse 2]
[Am]dis ya v[F]ersion
[G]A no King James vers[Am]ion
'Cause out of [F]Africa
[G]Came the Garden of Eden

[Verse 3]
[Am][F]
Hidden [G]from me, I was never told,
[Am]no way[Dm]
Ancient [G]prophets black an[Am]d bold
Like [F]Daniel, King David an[C]d Abra[G]ham
[Am]Israel were [G]all [Am]black [G]men[Am][Dm][G]
I don't wanna lose ya!
[Bbm][Am]

[Verse 4]
[F]Japhet tried his bes[G]t to erase
[Am]The godly parts we played
[Dm]I says he came[G] and took
And [Am]never mention in his book, [C]so
[F]A

[Verse 5]
dis ya version
[G]A no K[Dm]ing James v[Am]ersion
'Cause out of [F]Africa
[G]Came the Garden of Eden

[Verse 6]
[Am]
Dis ya [F]version[G][F]
[G]A no King J[Am]ames version
'Cause [Dm]out o[F]f [C]Africa[G]
Came the Garden of Eden
[Am]

[Verse 7]
[F]In Esau's cha[G]pter of his[Am]tory[F][Am]
[Dm]So l[Am]ittle ment[G]ion of you a[Am]nd me
We rulers of [F]kingdoms and
[C]dynasties[G]
Explored this [Am]Earth [Dm]for centuries[G]
I don't wanna lose [Am]ya
[F]Phoenicians, Egyp[C]tians and the Moors
[G]Built [Am]civilization, that's for sure
Creat[F]ors [Dm]of th[F]e alphabet
[G]Whi[Am]le the West illiterate, yea[C]h[F]

[Verse 8]
A dis ya [F]version
[Dm]A no King James ve[C]rsion
[Am]'Cause out of Afri[F]ca
[G]Came the Garden of [Am]Eden[F][Am]

[Verse 9]
Dis ya [F]version
[G]A no K[Dm]ing J[C]ames v[Am]ersion
'Cause out of [C]Africa
[G]Came the Garden of Ede[Am]n

[Verse 10]
African [Am]herit[F]age[G]
I don't wanna [Am]lose [G]ya
[C]No,[Am] oh, [Dm]no
[Am][C][Am][G][Am]

[Verse 11]
[F]Slavery came and took [G]it s toll
[Am]In the name of John Bull Dog[G][C]
[Dm]Said we turned our backs on Go[C]d[G]
[Am]Lost the powers that we had
[F]As our backs against the[G] wal[C]l
[Am]Ask ourselves about [G]the fall
[Dm]Rise, [C]rise, [G]rise[Am]
[Bbm]Hold o[Am]n to your cultur[F]e

[Verse 12]
A dis ya [F]version
[G]A no King J[Dm]ames v[Am]ersion
'Cause out of [C]Africa
[G]Came the Garden of Ede[Am]n[G][Am]

[Verse 13]
Dis ya [F]version
[G]A no K[Dm]ing J[C]ames v[Am]ersion
[Dm]'Cause out o[Am]f Afric[C]a[G]
Came the Garden of [Am]Eden

[Verse 14]
I don't [G]wanna [Am]lose [F]ya[C][G]
I don't [Am]wanna lose ya
Never let them [Dm]fool [Am]you[C]
I don't [G]wanna [Am]lose ya
I don't wanna [F]lose [C]ya[G]
Never let [Dm]them [Am]fool you
I don't [G]wanna lose [Dm]ya

[Outro 1]
[C][Am]