[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)
[Verse 1] Are you [G] hanging [Em] up a s [Bm] tocking on your [D] wall? [Dsus4][D][D5] It's the [G] time that [Em] every San [Bm] ta has a [D] ball [Dsus4][D][D5] Does he [C] ride a red nosed [G] reindeer? Does he [C] turn up on his s [G] leigh? Do the fai [Am] ries keep him so [C] ber for a [Dsus4] day? [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the [Bm] future now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Verse 2] Are you [G] waiting [Em] for the fa [Bm] mily to arrive [D] ? [Dsus4][D][D5] Are you [G] sure you [Em] got the [Bm] room to spare in [D] side? [Dsus4][D][D5] Does your [C] granny always [G] tell ya That the [C] old songs are the [G] best? Yet she's [Am] up and rock and [C] rollin' with the rest. [Dsus4][D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the [Bm] future now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Bridge] [Dm] What will your daddy [Bb] do when he sees your [Dm] mama kissin' [Bb] Santa Claus? Ah ah [C][D]
[Verse 3] Are you [G] hanging [Em] up a stoc [Bm] king on your [D] wall? [Dsus4][D][D5] Are you [G] hoping [Em] that the [Bm] snow will start to [D] fall [Dsus4] ? [D][D5] Do you [C] slide up and down the hill [G] side In a [C] buggy you have [G] made? When you [Am] land upon your [C] head then you been slay [Dsus4] ed. [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the fu [Bm] ture now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the fu [Bm] ture now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the fu [Bm] ture now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]
[Chorus] [D] So here it [G] is Merry [Bm] Christmas Every [Bb] body's having fun [D] [G] Look to the fu [Bm] ture now, It's [Bb] only just begun [D]