Concrete Jungle Chords
by Bob Marley
Concrete Jungle by Bob Marley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am, D, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8/7--7/5--5/3--3\5---8/7--7/5--5/3--3/5---------------|
G|--7/6--6/4--4/2--2\4---7/6--6/4--4/2--2/4---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
E|--7-7--10-10-9-9--8-8--7-7--10-10-9-9--8-8--7-----------|
B|--8-8--8--8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8--8--8-8--8-8--8-----------|
G|--7-7--7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
D|--9-9--9--9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--9-9--9-9--9-----------|
A|--7-7--7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Em Am Em
No sun will shine in my day today (no sun will shine)
Am D
The high yellow moon won't come out to play (that high yellow moon won't come out to play)
C Em
I said (darkness) darkness has covered my light
C Em
(And has changed) and has changed my day into night, yeah
G D
Where is the love to be found? (oh-oh-oh) Won't someone tell me?
Em Am Em
'Cause life (sweet life) must be somewhere to be found (must be somewhere for me)
Em Am
Instead of concrete jungle (jungle)
Em
Where the living is hardest
Am
Concrete jungle (jungle)
Em
Man you got to do your best
Em Am
No chains around my feet
Em
But I'm not free, oh-ooh
Am D
I know I am bound here in captivity
G C Em
'yeah, now (never, never) I've never known happiness
C Em
(never, never) I've never known what sweet bless is
G D
Still, I'll be always laughing like a clown; Won't someone help me?
Em
'Cause I (sweet life)
Am Em
I've got to pick myself from off the ground
(Must be somewhere for me), he-yeah
Em Am
In this a concrete jungle (jungle)
Em
I said, what do you cry for me (concrete jungle) now, o-oh
Am Em
Concrete jungle (jungle), ah, won't you let me be (concrete jungle), now
Hey! Oh, now
Solo: Em Am Em Am D C
C Em G D
2:52
E|-------------|--------------------------------|
B|------6~~----|---------5h6p5---5----5h6p5-----|
G|-------------|-4h5-5/7-------7---7--------7-5-|
D|--5h7-----7~-|--------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-5/7-7/9-9-9h10p9h10p9h10/12|----------------12----12-12--|
D|----------------------------|-14b~14b~r--14b----14--------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------12-------------------|
B|--------------------12----15p12----12-15b---|
G|-12h14p12----12-14b-------------14----------|
D|----------14--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
3:09
E|------------------|--------------------17-|-----------------17b-17b-17br-|
B|-17brp15----15-15-|----15-17brp15----15---|-15----15-17b-15--------------|
G|--------h16-------|-16----------h16-------|----16------------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
E|--p16p15----15----|-14-17p14----|-14-15p14-15p14-15-|-14-15p14----------|
B|---------17----17-|----------15-|-------------------|----------15-15/17-|
G|------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
3:25
E|------------------|----------------15-------------|
B|-17brp15----15h17-|-15-17-15-17-17b---17b-17b-17b-|
G|--------h16-------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------17b~~~-15----|
B|-17brp15----15-----------17-|
G|--------h16-----------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Em Am Em
I said that life (sweet life) it must be somewhere to be found
(Must be somewhere for me)
Am
Oh, instead, concrete jungle (jungle) collusion (concrete jungle)
Em
Confusion (confusion). Eh!
Am Em
Concrete jungle (jungle) baby, you've got it in
Am Em
Concrete jungle (jungle), now. Eh
Am
Concrete jungle (jungle)
Em
What do you stand for me (concrete jungle), now?