JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "African" merupakan lagu reggae yang dibawakan oleh musisi asal Jamaika, Peter Tosh.
Lagu rilisan 1977 tersebut dimuat dalam albumnya yang bertajuk Equal Rights.
"African" menjadi trek ke-6 dari delapan lagu dalam album tersebut.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu I Could Have Lied - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "African" dari Peter Tosh.
INTRO A A# B
B A
Don't care where you come from
B A
As long as you're a black man
B A
You're an African
(CHORUS)
B A
No mind your nationality
B A
You have got the identity of an African
B A
'Cause if you come from Clarendon
B A
And if you come from Portland
B A
And if you come from Westmoreland
B A
You're an African
CHORUS
B A
No mind your nationality
B A
You've got the identity of an African
B A
'Cause if you come Trinidad
B A
And if you come from Nassau
B A
And if you come from Cuba
B A
You're an African
CHORUS
B A
No mind your complexion
B A
There is no rejection
B A
You're an African
B A
'Cause if your plexion
High(3x)
If your complexion low, low, low
B A
And if your plexion in between
You're an African
CHORUS
B A
No mind denomination
B A
That is only segregation
You're an African
B A
'Cause if you go to the Catholic
And if you go to the Methodist
B A
And if you go to the Church of Gods
You're an African
CHORUS
B A
No mind your nationality
You have got the identity of an African
B A
'Cause if you come from Brixton
And if you come from Weesday
And if you come from Wingstead
And if you come from France
...Brooklyn
...Queens
...Manhattan
...Canada
...Miami
...Switzerland
...Germany
...Russia
...Taiwan