Tokoloshe Man
John Kongos
Song: Tokoloshe man Artist: John Kongos Composer: John Kongos Tabbed by: DJ 30th June 2013 CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of C) 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!! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | / || ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^