[Verse 1 - Upstrum to simulate snare roll to start and heavy muted downstrum - and keep going during verse] [Bm] Take a look at my [A6] girlfriend [Gmaj7] She's the only one I got [Bm] Not much of a [A6] girlfriend I [Gmaj7] never seem to get a lot
[F#7] Take a jumbo across the water [Bm] Like to see America [F#7] See the girls in California I'm [Em] hoping it's going to come [A] true But there's [Em] not a lot I can [A] do
[Verse 2] [Bm] Could we have kippers for [A6] breakfast [Gmaj7] Mummy dear, Mummy dear (run E 3 5) [Bm] They got to have 'em in [A6] Texas 'Cause [Gmaj7] everyone's a millionaire
[F#7] I'm a winner, I'm a sinner Do you [Bm] want my autograph [F#7] I'm a loser, what a joker I'm [Em] playing my jokes upon [A] you While there's [Em] nothing better to [A] do, hey
[Hook] [F#7] Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' [Bm] do da do da do [F#7] Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do [Bm] da do da do La la [G] la, la la [Em] la, la la la [A] laaaaaaaa
[Verse 3] [Bm] Don't you look at my [A6] girlfriend, girlfriend 'Cause [Gmaj7] she's the only one I got [Bm] Not much of a [A6] girlfriend, girlfriend I [Gmaj7] never seem to get a lot - What's she got? Not a lot
[F#7] Take a jumbo across the water [Bm] Like to see America [F#7] See the girls in California I'm [Em] hoping it's going to come [A] true But there's [Em] not a lot I can [A] do, hey
[Hook] [F#7] Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' [Bm] do da do da do [F#7] Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' [Bm] do da do da do Hey [F#7] u-um, hey u-um, hey [Bm] u-um, hey u-um Hey [F#7] u-um, hey u-um, hey u- [Bm] um, hey u-um La la [G] la, la la [Em] la, la la la [A] la ............... [End]
[Intro - No drums - D to C is typically D as passing chord] [Gm] ([F]) [D#] (x2) (Drums In - Strumming pattern XxXX xxXx B S [Gm][Cm] x 2
[Verse 1] I was [Gm] walkin' down the street [Cm] Concen- [Gm] tratin' on truckin' right [Cm] I heard a [Gm] dark voice beside of me [Cm] And I looked [Gm] round in a state of fright [Cm]
[Bridge 1] I saw four [Gm] faces one mad A [Cm] brother from the gutter They [Gm] looked me up and down a bit And [Cm] turned to each [Gm] other [F][D#] [Gm][F][D#] I say
[Chorus 1] I don't like [Gm] cricket [F] oh [D#] no I [Cm] love it [Dm][D#] I don't like [Gm] cricket [F] oh [D#] no I [Cm] love it [Dm][D#]
[Break - Drums B B B S] Don't you [Bb] walk thru my words You got to show some respect Don't you walk thru my words 'Cause you ain't heard me [F] out [D#] yet [Gm] ([F]) [D#] (x2)
[Verse 2] Well he looked [Gm] down at my silver chain [Cm] He said I'll [Gm] give you one dollar [Cm] I said You've [Gm] got to be jokin' man [Cm] It was a [Gm] present from me Mother [Cm]
[Bridge 2] He said I [Gm] like it I want it I'll [Cm] take it off your hands And you'll be [Gm] sorry you crossed me You'd [Cm] better understand that you're a- [Gm] lone [F][D#] A long way from [Gm] home [F][D#] [N.C.] And I say
[Chorus 2] I don't like [Gm] reggae [F] no [D#] no I [Cm] love it [Dm][D#] I don't like [Gm] reggae [F] no [D#] no I [Cm] love it [Dm][D#]
[Break] Don't you [Bb] cramp me style Don't you queer on me pitch Don't you walk thru my words 'Cause you ain't heard me [F] out [D#] yet [Gm] ([F]) [D#] (x2)
[Key Change up semi tone]
[Verse 3] I hurried [G#m] back to the swimming pool [C#m] Sinkin' [G#m] pina coladas [C#m] I heard a [G#m] dark voice beside me say [C#m] Would you [G#m] like something harder [C#m]
[Bridge 3] She said I've [G#m] got it you want it My [C#m] harvest is the best And if you [G#m] try it you'll like it And [C#m] wallow in a Dreadlock Holi- [G#m] day [F#][E] [G#m][F#][E] And I say
[Chorus 3] Don't like Ja- [G#m] maica [F#] oh [E] no I [C#m] love her [D#m][E] Don't like Ja- [G#m] maica [F#] oh [E] no I [C#m] love her [D#m][E]
[Break] Don't you [B] walk thru her words You got to show some respect Don't you walk thru her words 'Cause you ain't heard her [F#] out [E] yet [G#m] ([F#]) [E] (x2)
[Chorus 4] I don't like [G#m] cricket [F#] oh [E] no I [C#m] love it ( [D#m] Dreadlock [E] Holiday) I don't like [G#m] reggae [F#] no [E] no I [C#m] love it ( [D#m] Dreadlock [E] Holiday) Don't like Ja- [G#m] maica [F#] oh [E] no I [C#m] love her ( [D#m] Dreadlock [E] Holiday)
