{Verse:} [A]Buffalo Soldier, [F#m]Dreadlock [D]Rasta [A] There was a Buffalo Soldier in the [F#m]heart of A[D]merica [A] Stolen from Africa, [F#m]brought to A[D]merica [A] Fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for sur[D]vival [A] I mean it, [D]when I [C#m]analyz[D]e the stench[C#m] [D]To me it m[C#m]akes a l[A]ot of sense [D]How the [C#m]Dreadlock [D]Rasta [C#m] [D]Was the [C#m]Buffalo S[A]oldier Said he was a [A]Buffalo Soldier, [F#m]Dreadlock [D]Rasta [A] Buffalo Soldier in the [F#m]heart of A[D]merica [A] [D]If you [C#m]know your [D]history [C#m] [D]Then you wou[C#m]ld know where yo[A]u coming from [D]Then you [C#m]wouldn't have to [D]ask me [C#m] [D]Who the he[C#m]ck do I t[A]hink I am And he was [A]taken from Africa, [F#m]brought to A[D]merica [A] Fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for sur[D]vival [A] I'm just a Buffalo Soldier in the [F#m]heart of A[D]merica [A] Stolen from Africa, [F#m]brought to A[D]merica [A] Said he was fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for surv[D]ival [A] Said he was a Buffalo Soldier win the [F#m]war for A[D]merica [A] {Chant: x2 } Singing [A]woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy, [F#m]Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy [D]yoy-yoy [A]yoy! [F#m]Buffalo Soldier troddin' through the [D]land, wo-ho-[C#m]ooh Said he wanna [F#m]ran, then you wanna hand Troddin' through the [D]land, yea-hea, yea-[C#m]ea [E] Said he was a [A]Buffalo Soldier win the [F#m]war for A[D]merica [A] Buffalo Soldier, [F#m]Dreadlock [D]Rasta [A] Fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for sur[D]vival [A] Driven from the mainland to the [F#m]heart of the [D]Caribbe[A]an {Chant: x2} Singing [A]woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy, [F#m]Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy [D]yoy-yoy [A]yoy! Troddin' through San Juan in the a[F#]rms of A[D]merica [A] Troddin' through Jamaica, a B[F#]uffalo So[D]ldier [A] Fighting on arrival, fig[F#]hting for s[D]urvival [A] Buffalo Soldier, Dre[F#]adlock Ra[D]sta. [A] {Chant x2} Singing [A]woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy, [F#m]Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy [D]yoy-yoy [A]yoy!