Bob Marley-Stir It Up - BPM - 73
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[Intro - pattern slightly swung - xx XX xx XX - No drums for first time round]
[Snare is just muted downstroke on strings - not slap or full snare]
[A] [A] [D] [E] x 3
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 1]
It's been a [A] long, long time, yeah!
(stir it, stir it, stir it together)
[D] Since I [E] got you on my
[A] mind. (ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Oh- [E] oh!
[A] Now you are here (stir it, stir it, stir it together), I said,
[D] it's [A] so [E] clear
[A] To see what we could do, baby,
(ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Just me and [E] you.
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 2]
[A] I'll push the wood (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
then I [D] blaze ya [E] fire;
[A] Then I'll satisfy your [D] heart's de [E] sire. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Said, I stir it every (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
[D] every [E] minute:
[A] All you got to do, baby, (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[D] Is keep it [E] in, eh!
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 3]
[A] Quench me [D] when I'm [E] thirsty;
[A] Come on and cool me down, ba [D] by, [E] when I'm hot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Your recipe is, - dar [D] lin' - is so [E] tasty,
[A] When you show and [D] stir your [E] pot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Solo] [A] [A] [D] [E] x as many times as necessary
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Repeat Chorus until natural end]