Véh akpùnì ah,
Nyuy asəəvi ah
Ver ayôv aben nìn afùnìn ah,
ver aber
Aduwa fómbìy ah là'leéy bam,
asa'ka fovèra
Aduduùn aduduùn fómbìy ah,
là'leéy bám
Journey mercies to the dearly departed
As we proceed with the stɾuggle you [A7started
May da Most High see us through till it's sorted
If not, di youths gonna be [Am]the next target
Tribute to [C7]the fallen soldiers of Africa
Tribute to [C7]the victims gone early to [C7]the grave
Tribute to [C7]the warriors of justice we know
Tribute we never let your legacy go
We say
Tribute to [C7]the fallen soldiers of Africa
Tribute to [C7]the victims gone early to [C7]the grave
Tribute to [C7]the warriors of justice we know oh
Tribute we never let your legacy go
I and [Bm]I seen lotta heroes go
(ah yúiri ah, ih lày akàh)
Way before my [A]time
and [Bm]even now they still go oh oh
(límìh du ah fómbìy ah tìír abèr)
Babylon [C7]system [A]take 'em [A]out in a ɾow
(ah gòh jínyáŋ isòh kà)
But da fire still burn
we still fight and [Bm]them [A]know
(ven nanin yuv)
(Hooza! ásàfanaka)
Time to [C7]make a change,
time to [C7]write another history
(Hooza! ásàfanaka)
Chant down the plague
the people need to [C7]feel some victory
(Hooza! ásàfanaka)
Need another face Africa no more a cemetery
(Hooza! ásàfanaka)
I pay my [A]ɾespect through this melody
(yaaaaaahhhh) Vinyóh vebívíh koóyavèrá wòng,
(yah yah yah) mbiìy abamíh
(yah yah yah) venà yúwah, venà yúwah ah
(yah yah yah) ah kúvsin ah
Journey mercies to [C7]the dearly departed
As we proceed with the stɾuggle you [A7started
May da Most High see us through till it's sorted
If not, di youths gonna be [Am]the next target
Tribute to [C7]the fallen soldiers of Africa
Tribute to [C7]the victims gone early to [C7]the grave
Tribute to [C7]the warriors of justice we know
Tribute we never let your legacy go
We say
Tribute to [C7]the fallen soldiers of Africa
Tribute to [C7]the victims gone early to [C7]the grave
Tribute to [C7]the warriors of justice we know oh
Tribute we never let your legacy go
It's a dynasty we gotta keep alive
Let their seeds grow to [C7]tɾees,
the ɾeason [C7]why we pine
A worldwide move every ghetto [C7]gotta move
outt' the loop time to [C7]bloom
My people I salute
(yaaaaaahhhh)
Combined energies create a spiritual weapon [C7]
(yah yah yah)
And every spell cast on [C7]us we can take on [C7]
(yah yah yah)
Babylon [C7]can't kill the spirit, no they're dead wrong [Am]
(yah yah yah)
The suffaration [C7]must stop
(yaaaaaahhhh)
Tribute to [C7]the fallen soldiers of Africa
(yah yah yah)
Tribute to [C7]the victims gone early to [C7]the grave
(yah yah yah)
Tribute to [C7]the warriors of justice we know oh
(yah yah yah)
Tribute we never let your legacy go
We say
Tribute to [C7]the fallen soldiers of Africa
Tribute to [C7]the victims gone early to [C7]the grave
Tribute to [C7]the warriors of justice we know oh
Tribute we never let your legacy go
Tribute!
Hooza! ásàfanaka
Hooza! ásàfanaka
Hooza! ásàfanaka
Hoooo!
