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Chorus: In this life, in this life In this life In this, oh, sweet life we're coming in from the cold We're coming in, (Coming in), coming in, (Coming in) Coming in, (Coming in), coming in (Coming in) Coming in from the cold Verse: It's you, it's you It's you I'm talking to Well, you, you, you I'm talking to now Why do you look so sad and forsaken? When one door is closed Don't you know another is open? Would you let the system make you kill your brotherman? No, dread, no Would you make the system make you kill your brotherman? No, dread, no Would you let the system get on top your head again? No, dread, no Well, the biggest man you ever did see once Was just a baby Repeat Chorus ad lib Repeat Verse ad lib Repeat Chorus ad lib and fade
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Check out the real situation Nation war against nation Where did it all begin? When will it end? Chorus: (Well) it seems like total destruction The only solution And there ain't no use No one can stop them now Ain't no use No one (Nobody) can stop them now Give them an inch they take a yard Give them a yard they take a mile Once a man and twice a child And everything is just for a while Repeat Chorus Check in the real situation Nation fights against the nation Where did it all begin? Where will it end? Repeat Chorus ad-lib and fade
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Bad Card 02:50
You a-go tired to see me face You can't get me out of the race Oh, man, you said I'm in your place And then you draw bad card I'll make you draw bad card And then you draw bad card Propaganda spreading over my name Say you want to bring another life to shame Oh, man, you're just a-playing a game And then you draw bad card I'll make you draw bad card I'll make you draw bad card I want to disturb my neighbor 'Cause I'm feeling so right I want to turn up my disco Blow them to full watts tonight In a rub-a-dub style In a rub-a-dub style In a rub-a-dub style In a rub-a-dub style 'Cause we guarding the palace so majestic Guarding the palace so realistic Them a-go tired to see me face You say they can't get me out of the race Oh, man, it's just a big disgrace The way you draw bad card The way you make wrong moves The way you draw bad card I'll make you draw bad card I'll make you draw bad card In a rub-a-dub style, rub-a-dub style [FADE OUT]
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We and Them 03:14
Chorus: We no know How we and them a go work this out We no know How we and them a go work this out But someone will have to pay For the innocent blood That they shed every day Oh, children, mark my word It's what the Bible said, yeah yeah Repeat Chorus But in the beginning Jah created everything Giving man dominion over all things But now it's too late You see, men has lost their faith Eating up all the flesh from off the earth Repeat Chorus No, we no know Repeat Chorus But we now have no friends In a high society We no have no friends Oh, mark my identity We no have no friends. Oh-oh. Repeat Chorus and fade
5.
Work 03:41
We Jah people Can make it work Come together And make it work We can make it work We can make it work 5 days to go Working for the next day 4 days to go Working for the next day 3 days to go Working for the next day 2 days to go Working for the next day 1 day to go working for the Every day is work
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Zion Train 03:36
Chorus: Zion train is coming our way The Zion train is coming our way Oh, people, get on board Thank the Lord I got to catch this train 'Cause there's no other station Then you're going in the same direction Repeat Chorus Which man can save his brother's soul? (Save your brother's soul) Oh man, it's just self control Don't gain the world and lose your soul (Just don't lose your soul) Wisdom is better than silver and gold Oh, where there's a will There's always a way Where there's a will There's always a way, way, way, way Soul train is coming our way The Zion train is coming our way 2,000 years of history Could not be not wiped away so easily 2,000 years of history (Black history) Could not be not wiped so easily Repeat Chorus and fade
7.
She loves to party Have a good time She looks so hearty, feeling fine She loves to smoke Sometime shifting coke She'll be laughing when there ain't no joke Chorus: A pimper's paradise That's all she wants now A pimper's paradise That's all she was A pimper's paradise That's all she wants now Pimper's paradise, that's all she was Every need got an ego to feed Every need got an ego to feed She loves to model up in the latest fashion She's in the scramble And she moves with passion She's getting high Trying to fly the sky Now she is bluesing when there ain't no blues Repeat Chorus Every need got an ego to feed Every need got an ego to feed Repeat Chorus ad-lib and fade
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Chorus: Could you be loved and be loved? Could you be loved and be loved? Don't let them fool you Or even try to school you Oh, no We've got a mind of our own So go to hell if what you're thinking is not right Love would never leave us alone In the darkness there must come out to light Repeat Chorus The road of life is rocky And you may stumble too So while you point your fingers Someone else is judging you Could you be - could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be loved? Don't let them change you Or even rearrange you Oh, no We have one life to live Because they say Only, only Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive Stay alive Repeat Chorus You ain't gonna miss your water Until your well runs dry; No matter how you treat him The man will never be satisfied Could you be - could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be - could you be loved? Could you be - could you be loved? Say something, say something (repeat and fade out)
9.
Chorus: We'll be forever loving Jah We'll be forever loving Jah Some they say see them walking up the street They say we're going wrong to all the people we meet But we won't worry We won't shed no tears We found a way to cast away the fears Repeat Chorus Forever, yes, and forever there'll no end So, old man river, don't cry for me I've got a running stream of love you see So, no matter what stages, oh stages Stages, stages they put us through We'll never be blue No matter what rages Oh, rages, changes, rages they put us through We'll never be blue Repeat Chorus Forever and ever Yes, and forever, 'cause there's no end 'Cause only a fool lean upon Lean upon his own misunderstanding And then what has been hidden From the wise and the prudent Been revealed to the babe and the suckling In everything, in every way, I say Repeat Chorus 'Cause just like a tree planted Planted by the rivers of water That bringeth forth fruits Bringeth forth fruits in due season Everything in life got its purpose Find its reason in every season Repeat Chorus
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Uprising is a 1980 reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Marley died the following year, and Uprising was the final studio album released during his lifetime. This album is one of Marley's most directly religious, with nearly every song addressing his Rastafarian beliefs, culminating in the acoustic recording of "Redemption Song".

Uprising peaked at #41 on Billboard's (North America) Black Albums chart, and #45 on the Pop Albums chart. "Could You Be Loved" was #6 and #56 respectively on the Club Play Singles and Black Singles charts. The album fared better in the UK where it was a top ten hit along with the single "Could You Be Loved" which reached number 5 in the UK singles chart

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released June 1, 1980

Musicians:

Bob Marley – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, piano, guitar, percussion
Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
Carlton Davis - drums
Tyrone Downie – keyboards, backing vocal
Alvin Patterson – percussion
Junior Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocal
Earl Lindo – keyboards
Al Anderson – lead guitar
I Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt) – backing vocals

Technical personnel:

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Producers
Chris Blackwell - Executive producer
Errol Brown – engineer, mixing engineer
the Wailers and Michael Rees - mixed
Chiao Ng – assistant engineer
Ted Jensen - mastering engineer
Neville Garrick – art direction
Adrian Boot – photo

References:
Jump up ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Review: Uprising". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
Jump up ^ Morris, Chris. "Review: Uprising". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
Jump up ^ Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (26 June – 9 July, 1980): 31.

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Tribute to Bob Marley and The Wailers with The I Threes Kingston, Jamaica

Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley.

I Threes, were formed in 1974 to support Bob Marley and the Wailers after Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer – the original Wailer backing vocalists – left the band.

The three members were Marley's wife Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths.
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