[Verse 1] [D/A] Fre-- [C][D] ezin', [D/A] rests his [C] head on a [D] pillow made of [D/A] concrete [C] , [D] again [D/A] Oh, Fee- [C] -lin [D] ' [D/A] maybe he'll [C] see a little [D] better set a [D/A] days, [C] ooh [D] yeah [D/A] Oh, haaa [C] aaan [D] d out, [D/A] faces that he [C] sees time a [D] gain ain't that fa [D/A] miliar, [C] ooh [D] yeah [D/A] Oh, daaa [C] aaar [D] k grin, [D/A] he can't help, [C] when he's [D] happy looks in [D/A] sane, o [C] h ye [D] ah
[Chorus 1] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh... Oh, s [D] omeday y [Bb] et, he'll begin his l [D] ife [C] again [Dsus2] life a-- [C] gain [Dsus2] life a-- [C] gain...
[Verse 2] [D/A] Kne--e l [C] in', [D] [D/A] looking through the [C] paper though he [D] doesn't know to [D/A] read, [C][D] ooh yeah [D/A] Oh, pra- [C] -yin [D] ', [D/A] now to something [C] that has never [D] showed him any [D/A] thing [C][D] [D/A] Oh, fee- [C] -lin [D] ', [D/A] understands the [C] weather of the [D] winters on its [D/A] way [C][D] [D/A] Oh, cei- [C] -lin [D] gs, [D/A] few and far be [C] tween all the [D] legal halls of [D/A] shame, [C] yeah [D] ...
[Chorus 2 - Can play Bb with low D if want to make bigger] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh.. [D] Oh, some [Bb] day yet, he'll begin his [D] life [C] again Oh, w [D] hispering h [Bb] ands, gently lead, lead him away [D] ... [C] [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way, [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way... [Dsus2][C] Yeah!
[Solo] C D
[Chorus 2] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh.. [D] Oh, some [Bb] day yet, he'll begin his [D] life [C] again Oh, w [D] hispering h [Bb] ands, gently lead, lead him away [D] ... [C] [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way, [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way... [Dsus2][C] Yeah!
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[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)