I saw Matisyahu play this live and watched the guitarists hands... I am 100% that this
is the real chords to this song....
Its literally 4 Barre Chords
Em D A Bm
e----7-------5--------5---------7------------------------------|
B----8-------7--------5---------7------------------------------|
G----9-------7--------6---------7------------------------------|
D----9-------7--------7---------9------------------------------|
A----7-------5--------7---------9------------------------------|
E----0-------x--------5---------7------------------------------|
At the beginning he picks out the chords nicely like this...
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------8-------------7--------------5------------7---------|
G---------9-------------7--------------6------------7-------|
D----9--------9-----7-------7--------------7------------9---|
A--7--------7-----5-------5-------7------7------9-----9-----|
E-------------------------------5--------------7------------|
The verses he uses upstrokes for that reggae style sound
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/matisyahu/346217.html ]
e----7---7----5---5----5---5----7---7--------------------|
B----8---8----7---7----5---5----7---7--------------------|
G----9---9----7---7----6---6----7---7--------------------|
D----9---9----7---7----7---7----9---9--------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
The Chorus is played with downstrokes and with different timing
e----7---7----5--5--5----5---5----7--7--7-------------------------|
B----8---8----7--7--7----5---5----7--7--7-------------------------|
G----9---9----7--7--7----6---6----7--7--7-------------------------|
D----9---9----7--7--7----7---7----9--9--9-------------------------|
A----7---7----5--5--5----7---7----9--9--9-------------------------|
E----0---0----x--x--x----5---5----7--7--7-------------------------|
The Album version Intro is played like this in case you were wondering
e----7-------5--------5------7-----------------------------|
B----8-------7--------5------7-----------------------------|
G----9-------7--------6------7-----------------------------|
D----9-------7--------7------9-----------------------------|
A----7-------5--------7------9-----------------------------|
E---------------------5------7-----------------------------|
e----7----------------5------5------7-----------------------------|
B----8--h10p8p7h8-----7------5------7-----------------------------|
G----9----------------7------6------7-----------------------------|
D----9----------------7------7------9-----------------------------|
A----7----------------5------7------9-----------------------------|
E----------------------------5------7-----------------------------|
