Stand up for your right (Lord, Lord) I know you don't know We sick an' tired of your ism-skism game Stand up for your right (Get up, stand up) What life is really worth Get up, stand up (Jah, jah) In case you don't play them strum the Bm six times and then F#m twice. Get up, stand up (Get up, stand up) You can fool some people sometimes. (So we can't give up the fight!) [Chorus 2X: Sheek and Redman] Get up, stand up - throw your hands up. Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights! That's why people haffi like we. So now you see the light, eh! Almighty God is a living man I know you dont know What life is really worth. Great God will come from the sky Get Up, Stand Up (Yeah, yeah) Stand up for your right (Ohh-huuh) Get Up, Stand Up (Get Up, Stand Up) Don't give up the fight (Life is your right) Get Up, Stand Up (So we can't give up the fight) Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight! (Jah, Jah!) © 2020 METROLYRICS, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. The song was penned during the 1970’s going into the 80’s. You will look for yours on earth If you liked this song, I invite you to listen the rest of songs of Bob with english/españoltranscription on it. Get up, stand up! (Get up, stand up!) Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight Preacher man, don't tell me Heaven is under the earth I know you don't know What life is really worth It's not all that glitters is gold 'Alf the story has never been told So now you see the light, eh Stand up for your rights, come on Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights Get up, stand up, … We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game - Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, Lord. Don't give up the fight! Get up, stand up! (Yeah!) Most people think Great God will come from the skies Take away everything And make everybody feel high But if you know what life is worth You will look for yours on earth And now you see the light You stand up for your rights. You stand up for your rights, jah! Stand up for your rights. It was recorded and played live in numerous versions by The Wailers and Bob Marley and the Wailers, along with solo versions by Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. You can fool some people sometimes (so we can't give up the fight!) The isms and skisims is the lies politicians sells to the mass to get their votes. We know when we understand. Get up, stand up! There were churches popping up selling god to folks. You stand up for your rights Get up, stand up Oh brother man, stand up for your rights Get up, stand up What did my sister get? And I was going. Get up, stand up! Get up, stand up! Its not all that glitters is gold; alf the story has never been told: So now you see the light, eh! Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight! (get up, stand up!) Take away everything Not the brand name bottle with your champagne. Don't give up the fight (Don't give it up, don't give it up) Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight! We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game - Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, lord. Get up, stand up (Don't be a nigger in your neighborhood, yeah) Get Up, Stand Up. Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights! The God sign's Get Up Stand Up just enjoy the music.Peace,Love & Hope Brothers & Sisters for a better world.I don't have copyrights or anything like this. I was going... to see my love. Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight, Preacher man don't tell me Get up, stand up, and rock. Get up, stand up: stand up for your right (Lord, Lord!) Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up (Keep us struggling on), Don't give up the fight, yeah So now we see the light (What you gonna do? Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight Get up, stand up (In the morning, get it up) (Keep on struggling on!) ; Marley often performed Get Up, Stand Up as the song during his shows. come on! 'Alf the story has never been told. Stand up for your rights. Copyright: Writer(s): Bob Marley, Peter Tosh Lyrics Terms of Use. Get ready, brother. Heaven is under the earth (So we can't give up the fight!) Get up, stand up, and rock. Jah! [Intro] Bm F#m Bm F#m Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up! Get up, stand up! Bob Marley And The Wailers performing 'Get Up, Stand Up' live at The Open Air Festival in Munich, Germany on the 1st of June during the 1980 Uprising Tour. Stand up for your rights! Heaven is under the earth. And make-a everybody feel high (Life is your right!) We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game - Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, Lord. Stand up for your right (Get up, stand up) Get up, stand up - throw your hands up. Stand up for your right (Lord, Lord) Get up, stand up (Keep us struggling on) Don't give up the fight, yeah. The meaning behind the lyrics can be interpreted as both religious and anti-religious depending on your point of view. Enough is enough. So now you see the light, eh! I was flowing. Stand up for your rights! Most people think (Keep on struggling on!) (keep on struggling on!) Half the story has never been told Get up, stand up! only to throw them a bone which they kill each other for. Stand up for your right (In the night) Get up, stand up! I was going... to see my love. Get up now Get up, stand up now Sitting inside a soul Crying every day for more (x2) That won't help Crying every day for more Fly a bird in the evening sun Burning out of control (x2) That won't help C'mon, C'mon... Get Up, Stand Up Time is going down now My summer love is fading Get up, stand up: stand up for your right But you can't fool all the people all the time Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight! Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights. He was speaking to the mass; mostly poor citizens that weren’t standing up for their rights and were being used by politicians. [Sheek Louch] Hey yo, I got a letter from the governor, the other day. We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game - Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, Lord. (Life is your right!) Get up, stand up! Get up, stand up (Get up, stand up) (Get up, stand up!) On one hand, the line, `Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights,' can be seen as a rallying call to stand up and demand respect for the Rastafarian religion. You stand up for your right, Come on! I know you don't know. Facts about “Get Up, Stand Up” The song was written by legendary Jamaican reggae musician Peter Tosh and Marley. Get up, stand up, sisters. Get up, stand up (Jah, jah) Stand up for your right (Oh, hoo) Get up, stand up: stand up for your right, Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right Get Up, Stand Up, don't give up the fight [Bridge: The Wailers and Bridge] Get Up, Stand Up. (Yeah!) Preacher man, don't tell me. It's not all that glitters is gold I say don't give up the fight. Marquee Memories: 311 & Dirty Heads Reminisces Seeing Bob Marley Concert, 27 Best Ever Songs From Movie Soundtracks, HOT SONG: 21 Savage x Metro Boomin - "My Dawgâ" - LYRICS, NEW SONG: Rod Wave - POP SMOKE - "MOOD SWINGS" ft. Lil Tjay - LYRICS, NEW SONG: AC/DC - "Shot In The Dark" - LYRICS, NEW SONG: Shawn Mendes - "Wonder" - LYRICS. Get Up Stand Up Get up, stand up Stand up for your right Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight Get up, stand up Stand up for your right Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight Preacherman don't tell me, heaven is under the earth I know, you don't know, what life is really worth If all that glitters was gold Heard the story which never been told (Life is your right!) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -----Marc from London, England Preacherman, dont tell me, Heaven is under the earth. Get up, stand up. Get ready, sister. It's not all that glitters is gold. GET UP STAND UP (PHUNK INVESTIGATION CLUB MIX) Lyrics by Stellar Project Feat Brandi Emma No-one can hear the things I whisper No-one but you can hear the sound of … This was during the time the island plunged into civil war. Don't give up the fight (Life is your right) Almighty God is a living man. It originally appeared on The Wailers' 1973 album Burnin'. But I stand for revolution. “That song say man can live,” said Bob Marley in 1975. We sick an' tired of your ism-skism game. … Get on board the train. We know when we understand For the evening train would be too late. If you are one of those who believe that sounds better if played in Cm then the chords are Bm--> Cm and F#m--> Gm. Tell dem, Dragon bring the agony. Stand up for your rights! The song was recorded and released in 1973 as a single from the 1973 album titled Burnin’ by The Wailers. (Lord, Lord!) (Get up, stand up!) Meaning that garrison war is what comes when they fight for the scraps. Don't give up the fight! And now you see the light, You stand up for your rights, jah! (Keep on struggling on!) But if you know what life is worth (Lord, Lord!) [Brother Ali] This track ain't asking you a damn thing. Get up, stand up, Get up, stand up. Don't give up the fight! (yeah!) All y'all pretty bitches throw your motherfuckin hands up. So you better Stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up! Get up, stand up, and rock. Get up, stand up: stand up for your right I said, don't give up the fight Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights Get up, stand up I beg you, don't give up the fight We sick and tired of your ism-skism game Dying and going to heaven in a Jesus name, Lord Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight! Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, Lord. Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights! (life is your right!) Get up, stand up (I don't think that should be very good, Lord) (Get up, stand up) Get up, stand up (So we can't give up the fight) Don’t wait until you die, which is the Christian belief that the church sells to profit and comfort off the poor. Don't give up the fight! Don't give up the fight. About Get Up, Stand Up "Get Up, Stand Up" is a song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Don't give up the fight, I'm beggin' you to. Get up, stand up. Don't give up the fight! (lord, lord!) Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language: Get up, stand up: stand up for your right (I thought that he said “is not on the Earth”, but he says not that “not”, cause that would have the right meaning; it seems he uses “under” to express “afterlife”), Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right, Preacher man don't tell me heaven is under the earth, Most people think great God will come from the sky, We're sick and tired of your ism and schism game. (Oh-hoo!) ), We gonna stand up for our rights (Yeah, jah, jah!) Stand up for your right (Oh, hoo) He was attempting assure people that life is on Earth. All my thug niggaz throw your motherfuckin hands up. Don't give up the fight! (Yeah!) (Get up, stand up!) Probably better than the other version with one chord. 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