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"Biko"
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album _The Secret Policeman's Third Ball_
(Various Artists, 1987)

written by Peter Gabriel

performed by Peter Gabriel

Lou Reed: background vocals

Mar 1987
London Palladium, London, England
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        September '77
        Port Elizabeth weather fine
        It was business as usual
        in police room 619

        Oh, Biko, Biko
        because Biko
        Oh, Biko, Biko
        because Biko

        Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
        the man is dead, the man is dead

        When I try to sleep at night
        I can only dream in red
        The outside world is black and white
        with only one colour dead

        Oh, Biko, Biko
        because Biko
        Oh, Biko, Biko
        because Biko

        Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
        the man is dead, the man is dead

        You can blow out a candle
        but you can't blow out a fire
        Once the flames begin to catch
        the wind will blow it higher

        Oh, Biko, Biko
        because Biko
        Oh, Biko, Biko
        because Biko

        Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
        the man is dead, the man is dead



intro   {A...                    synth.bass
        {A}{A}{A}{A}             drums
        {A}{A}{A}{A}             e.piano
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (September '77, Port Elizabeth ...)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- business as usual, in ...)

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- Biko, Biko, because Biko, Oh, -)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- Biko, Biko, because Biko)

        {G}{D(onF#)}{A}{A}       (Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja ...)

e.piano {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (When I try to sleep at night ...)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- outside world is black and ...)

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- Biko, Biko, because Biko, Oh, -)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- Biko, Biko, because Biko)

        {G}{D(onF#)}{A}{A}       (Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja ...)

e.piano {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (Oh-oh, oh-oh -)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- yeah, Oh-oh, oh-oh ...)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- yeah, Oh-oh, oh-oh ...)

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (You can -)

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- blow out a candle, but you ...)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (Once the flames begin to ...)

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- Biko, Biko, because Biko, Oh, -)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}   (- Biko, Biko, because Biko)

        {G}{D(onF#)}{A}{A}       (Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja ...)

e.piano {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}
        {A}{A}

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)
        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}  (Ho-ho-ho)

        {A}{A}{D(onA)}{D(onA)}
        {A}{A}{D(onA)...




* chords

    D(onA)       D(onA)       D(onF#)
1e ---2---      -------      -------
2B ---3---      ---3---      ---3---
3G ---2---  or  ---2---      ---2---
4D ---0---      ---4---      ---0---
5A ---0---      ---0---      ---x---
6E -------      -------      ---2---




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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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