Biography:
Eddy Grant (b. 1948) is a Guyanese musician.
Born Edmond Montague Grant on the 5th March 1948 in Plaisance, Guyana, he emigrated with parents to London, England when he was still young. As a teenager he formed the multi-racial group The Equals. He sported dyed blonde hair, and had his first million-selling number-one hit in 1968, when he was the lead guitarist and main songwriter with his song "Baby Come Back". Grant openly used his songwriting for political purposes
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[Chorus]
Am Dm6
Yeah, oh yeah
E7#9 Am
Mmm, oh yeah
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
Mmm, alright
Am Dm6
Oh you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh you got me mama
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
[Verse 1]
Am
Oh mama
Dm6 Am
You gonna mourn me in the wrong time
Am Dm6
Oh you got me mama
E7#9 Am
You gonna mourn me on the front line
Am Dm6 Am
They got me living on top of my existence
E7#9 Am
Oh appreciating my resistance
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
[Chorus]
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
[Verse 2]
N.C.
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm^
Oh what kind of man could I be
E7#9 Am
If I can't talk about what I see
aAm Dm6 Am
Oh they tell me do beware
E7#9 Am
Take your little money and go
Am Dm6
Me, no want no dirty money
E7#9 Am
No, me, no want no dirty money
[Chorus]
Am Dm
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Born in the wrong time
[Verse 3]
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
Ah yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm E7#9 Am
Woo woo yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm6
Do all my brothers in Africa
E7#9 Am
All stop shooting your brother
Am Dm6
Do all my brothers in Africa
E7#9 Am
All stop shooting your brother
Am Dm6
I need your brother in Africa
E7#9 Am
Oh we are born from the same mother
[Chorus]
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Born on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
Oh, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
Woo-woo-woo, yeah, yeah
Am Dm6
Oh yeah, aah
[Instrumental Solo]
Am Dm6
Me, no want nobody?s money
E7#9 Am
There lord they sugar me no want to see
Am Dm6
Me, no want to shoot Palestine
E7#9 Am
Oh I have land, oh I have mine
[Chorus]
Am Dm
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
[Verse 4]
Am Dm6
Stop this brother killing brother
E7#9 Am
Over in our land in Africa
Am Dm6
Stop this brother shooting sister
E7#9 Am
Over in our land in Africa
[Chorus]
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
[Verse 5]
Am Dm6
Me no want no bloody money
E7#9 Am
Me have a talk about what I see
Am Dm6
I don't want your bribery
E7#9 Am
Me have a talk about what I see
Am Dm6
Me no want to go America
E7#9 Am
Oh, me no want to be come big Star
Am Dm6
Me no want to take cocaine
E7#9 Am
Oh, to block off my brain
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah
E7#9 Am
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama, oh mama
E7#9 Am
You got me living on the front line
Am Dm6
Living on the front line
E7#9 Am
They got me living on the front line
Am Dm6
They got me living on the front line
E7#9 Am
They got me born in the wrong time
Am Dm6
Yeah, oh yeah
E7#9 Am
Mmm, oh yeah
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
Mmm, alright
Am Dm6
Oh you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh you got me mama
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
[Verse 1]
Am
Oh mama
Dm6 Am
You gonna mourn me in the wrong time
Am Dm6
Oh you got me mama
E7#9 Am
You gonna mourn me on the front line
Am Dm6 Am
They got me living on top of my existence
E7#9 Am
Oh appreciating my resistance
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
[Chorus]
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
[Verse 2]
N.C.
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm^
Oh what kind of man could I be
E7#9 Am
If I can't talk about what I see
aAm Dm6 Am
Oh they tell me do beware
E7#9 Am
Take your little money and go
Am Dm6
Me, no want no dirty money
E7#9 Am
No, me, no want no dirty money
[Chorus]
Am Dm
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Born in the wrong time
[Verse 3]
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
Ah yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm E7#9 Am
Woo woo yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm6
Do all my brothers in Africa
E7#9 Am
All stop shooting your brother
Am Dm6
Do all my brothers in Africa
E7#9 Am
All stop shooting your brother
Am Dm6
I need your brother in Africa
E7#9 Am
Oh we are born from the same mother
[Chorus]
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Born on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
Oh, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm6 E7#9 Am
Woo-woo-woo, yeah, yeah
Am Dm6
Oh yeah, aah
[Instrumental Solo]
Am Dm6
Me, no want nobody?s money
E7#9 Am
There lord they sugar me no want to see
Am Dm6
Me, no want to shoot Palestine
E7#9 Am
Oh I have land, oh I have mine
[Chorus]
Am Dm
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
[Verse 4]
Am Dm6
Stop this brother killing brother
E7#9 Am
Over in our land in Africa
Am Dm6
Stop this brother shooting sister
E7#9 Am
Over in our land in Africa
[Chorus]
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
[Verse 5]
Am Dm6
Me no want no bloody money
E7#9 Am
Me have a talk about what I see
Am Dm6
I don't want your bribery
E7#9 Am
Me have a talk about what I see
Am Dm6
Me no want to go America
E7#9 Am
Oh, me no want to be come big Star
Am Dm6
Me no want to take cocaine
E7#9 Am
Oh, to block off my brain
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama you got me
E7#9 Am
Living on the front line
Am Dm6
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah
E7#9 Am
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Am Dm6
Oh mama, mama, oh mama
E7#9 Am
You got me living on the front line
Am Dm6
Living on the front line
E7#9 Am
They got me living on the front line
Am Dm6
They got me living on the front line
E7#9 Am
They got me born in the wrong time
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