A                  D
I took a spliff this morning of
         A            D
The international herb
   A              D                    A             D
It make I feel so groovy man (the international herb)
   A                       D                   A             D
It gives me inspiration in music man (the international herb)
   A                      D                    A             D
So that is why I can't refuse it man (the international herb)
   A                         D                     A            D
My bredren nuh love it and I love it man (the international herb)
    A                        D                    A             D
The span of my life is not a bucket man (the international herb)


[Chorus]
A
Hey!
A          A        D    E
Jah (rastafari) selassie I
A          A        D    E
Jah (rastafari) live it up
A          A        D    E
Jah (rastafari) me tell yu
A          A        D    E
Jah (rastafari)


[Verse 2]
  A               D                    A             D
It’s good for meditation man (the international herb)
A                      D                   A            D
And it was way from creation man (the international herb)
          A             D                     A            D
Even the doctors knows about it too (the international herb)
A                       D                    A            D
Scientists they knows about it man (the international herb)
A                         D                      A            D
Take a draw and don't you doubt it man (the international herb)
           A                     D                    A            D
For if you go to Africa you will see it man (the international herb)
A                              D                    A            D
Run up by Englan' and you will see it too (the international herb)
A                          D                    A
Step by Bermuda and you’ll see it man (the international herb)
     D
Run clear he! he!


[Outro]
A             D             A             D
Me ya tell yu'waa (the international herb)
A                       D                      A            D
Man I just can't do without it man (the international herb)
A                       D                      A            D
Come from Taiwan life in a stick yeh (the international herb)
A               D                          A            D
Colombian style rope it back too (the international herb)
A                    D                                      A            D
School children they love it and they love it man (the international herb)
A                         D                      A            D
I saw there birds and birds eat it man (the international herb)
A                D                    A            D
And I got to utilize it man (the international herb)
A                         D                      A            D
No one can tell I to brutalize it man (the international herb)
[fade out)