...DAT... by Pluto Shervington
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*from 'Pluto' (1976)*


Intro:

G (G#7) A7, D7  C  G

Verse 1:

(n.C)       G#7 (xx1112@1)A7 (x02020@1)Rasta Ozzy from up de hill,
   C (x32010@1)                    GDe-cide (320003@1)fi check 'pon 'im grocery bill.
                    G#7 (xx1112@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
An' when him add up de  t'ings him need,
         C (x32010@1)                    GDe (320003@1)dunny done wha' him save, fi buy likkle weed.

Bridge 1:

                 DHim (xx0232@1)han 'pon him jaw, Lord;
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)Red him eye an' just meditate.
               D (xx0232@1)The time is so hard, Lord;
C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)I man now t'ink 'bout emigrate.
            DI (xx0232@1)mek up me mind, Lord;
  C (x32010@1)                      GI (320003@1)might as well go 'gainst I man faith.
               DSo (xx0232@1)a-forward a-market;
  C (x32010@1)                    GI (320003@1)sight the butcher bwoy by de gate.

Chorus 1:

          G(You (320003@1)wan' goat?) No I might a-kill I queen,
             A7(Try (x02020@1)de beef nuh?) I no check fi no grass weh green.
           D7(Wha' (xx0212@1)bout fowl?) What'cha know; is time fi a change,
      C (x32010@1)                       D (xx0232@1) G(Mere (320003@1)fish?) Got children out-a dat range.

              G(How (320003@1)'bout de steak?) What'cha know, me no sight me rate,
     A7(Try (x02020@1)tripe?) Bu'n me belly when I pull me pipe.
               D7(What (xx0212@1)about de pork then?) Hush your mouth man; me brethren hear,
C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)Sell I a pound of dat t'ing there.

Interlude:

G (G#7) A7, D7  C  G

Verse 2:

G (320003@1)                  G#7 (xx1112@1)A7 (x02020@1)So when the butcher pull up a stool,
   C (x32010@1)                       GBe-gin (320003@1)fi question Ozzy; how him so fool?
                         G#7 (xx1112@1)A7What (x02020@1)kind a sump'in cook in a pot?
         C (x32010@1)                 GFrom (320003@1)him born, him never did hear 'bout dat.

Bridge 2:

                     DWell, (xx0232@1)what'cha know, master?
C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)Give I time mek'a try explain.
                 DIt's (xx0232@1)just like a flim show,
       C (x32010@1)                 GFi (320003@1)pro-tect the humble; we change the name.
                  DI (xx0232@1)would have feel so cute,
        C (x32010@1)                 GFi (320003@1)come in and ask we some 'Arnold fat'.
             DI (xx0232@1)and I feel safer,
      C (x32010@1)                    GIf (320003@1)we change the subject and call it dat.

Chorus 2:

          G(You (320003@1)wan' goat?) No I might a-kill I queen,
             A7(Try (x02020@1)de beef nuh?) I no check fi no grass weh green.
           D7(Wha' (xx0212@1)bout fowl?) What'cha know; is time fi a change,
      C (x32010@1)                       D (xx0232@1) G(Mere (320003@1)fish?) Got children out-a dat range.

              G(How (320003@1)'bout de steak?) What'cha know, me no sight me rate,
     A7(Try (x02020@1)tripe?) Bu'n me belly when I pull me pipe.
               D7(What (xx0212@1)about de pork then?) Hush your mouth man; me brethren hear,
C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)Sell I a pound of dat t'ing there.

Interlude:

G (G#7) A7, D7  C  G

Verse 3:

G (320003@1)           G#7 (xx1112@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
 Ozzy pay off de  butcher bill,
C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)Tek de parcel and trod up the hill.
                     G#7 (xx1112@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
Like a spite, who do you t'ink him meet?
      C (x32010@1)           GRasta (320003@1)Jeremiah from down the street.

Bridge 3:

G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)Guidance me Brethren;
   C (x32010@1)                GIs (320003@1)wha' you have in a dat dere bag?
              DHim (xx0232@1)kinda get frighten,
       C (x32010@1)               GAnd (320003@1)be-gin fi hide it be-neat' him rag.
                 DThat (xx0232@1)man no fear I, Lord,
       C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)Mek we go up me yard and take a sat.
                    DMeanwhile, (xx0232@1)light, a fire;
       C (x32010@1)                 GI (320003@1)will help you eat off de pound a dat.

Chorus 3:

          G(You (320003@1)wan' goat?) No I might a-kill I queen,
             A7(Try (x02020@1)de beef nuh?) I no check fi no grass weh green.
           D7(Wha' (xx0212@1)bout fowl?) What'cha know; is time fi a change,
      C (x32010@1)                       D (xx0232@1) G(Mere (320003@1)fish?) Got children out-a dat range.

              G(How (320003@1)'bout de steak?) What'cha know, me no sight me rate,
     A7(Try (x02020@1)tripe?) Bu'n me belly when I pull me pipe.
               D7(What (xx0212@1)about de pork then?) Hush your mouth man; me brethren hear,
C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)Sell I a pound of dat t'ing there.

Outro:

G (G#7) A7, D7  C  G

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G (320003@1)     G#7 (xx1112@1)   A7 (x02020@1)    D7 (xx0212@1)    C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx5433  xx1112  x02223  xx0212  xx5553  xx7775


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)