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Soul Saga (Song Of The Buffalo Soldier) Chords

Music by: Quincy Jones
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[Verse 1]
[Am]Buffalo [C]soldier
[Am][G][C][Am]

[Interlude 1]
Buffalo soldier
[Am]

[Verse 2]
Buffalo [Am]soldier
Buffalo soldier

[Interlude 2]
Buffalo soldier
[Am]

[Verse 3]
Bet your [Am]mama never told ya
Mm- mm- mm, hmm
Mm- mm, mm- mm, mm- mm-
mm
Mm- mm, mm- mm,
mm- mm- mm- mm

[Verse 4]
Bet your [Am]mama never told ya
about the Buffalo soldier
To the rescue, the rescue, ride, brother, ride
To the rescue, the rescue,

[Verse 5]
Buffalo soldier ride
[Am]
Standing in the middle of the burning sun,
[Dm]frying[Am]
Well, well, well, riding high, staying low
Fighting every day until my fingers numb,
[G]trying[Am]
Hey, lightning fast, thunder strong, yeah

[Verse 6]
[Am]Why, why would he have,
[C]yea[Am]h?
Buffalo soldier (well, [C]well, well, well)
Buf[Am]falo soldier [C](ooh, ooh- [Am]hoo,
oh- ooh)

[Verse 7]
Yeah, yeah, mm, mm, mm
[Am]
Run through the woods upon my
hands and my knees daily
Yeah, dignified, sanctified,
super [C]soldier[Am][F][Am]
No recognition did we ever receive, baby
[F]Yea[Am]h, rid[F]ing hi[Am]gh,
staying [F]low, [Am]yeah

[Verse 8]
Yeah, yeah, mm, come on
[Am]Buffalo soldiers ride (well,
well, well, well)
Buf[C]falo [Am]soldiers ride[C][G]
[Am](mm, mm)
[F]Yeah, [Am]talk to me (take them
sisters up the beaten path)
[F]Yeah, yeah, [Am]come on, people

[Verse 9]
Buffalo [Am]soldiers ride (yeah,
well, well, well, well)
Buffalo soldiers [Dm]ride
(ooh- hoo, oh- oo[Am]h)
Buffalo soldiers ride (yeah,
well, well, well, well)
[F]Buf[Am]falo soldiers ride
[F](yeah, yeah, yeah)
Buffalo sol[Am]diers ride

[Verse 10]
We're dignified super soldiers
We're sanctified super soldiers
We're dignified super soldier[E]s
[A]We're [Am]sanctified super soldier[G]s (come on,
stand up [Am]on your own feet now)

[Verse 11]
[Am]Buffalo soldiers ride (e- yeah, mm,
[G]hm [Am]m, hmm, hmm)
Buffalo soldiers [Am]ride
(hey, whoo)
Buffalo soldiers ride (ooh- ooh, ooh- hoo,
[F]oh- ooh)
Buffalo [Am]soldiers ride (Buffalo soldiers,
get [Am]on that horse and ride)
Buffalo soldiers ride (yeah, yeah,
lightning fast)
Buffalo soldiers ride
(yeah, coming strong)
Buffalo soldiers ride (be so strong,
stand up on your own two feet)
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