Small Axe Chords
by Bob Marley
Small Axe by Bob Marley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D#. It uses the chords D#, A#, Cm and F7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(D# A# Cm A#)
D# A# F7
why boasterh theyself, oh evil man
D# A# F7
playing smart and not being clever
D# A# F7
i say you're working inequity to achieve vanity, yeah
D# A# F7
but the goodness of Jah Jah I-dless for I-ver
D# A#
if you are a big tree
Cm A#
we are the small axe
D# A#
sharpend to cut you down
Cm A#
ready to cut you down
D# A# F7
these are the words of my master
D# A# F7
telling me that no weak heart shall prosper
D# A#
whosever diggeth a pit
F7
shall fall in it, shall fall in it
D# A#
whosever diggeth a pit
F7
shall bury in it, bury in it
D# A#
if you are a big tree
Cm A#
we are the small axe
D# A#
sharpend to cut you down
Cm A#
ready to cut you down
Paz... Jah Bless!!!