...CHANT A PSALM... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'True Democracy' (1982)*


Intro:

B  Bb  Ab (x2)

Abm  Ebm  E  F#

Verse 1:

   Abm       Ebm    E              F#
Re-joice, re-joice; good tidings I bring you.
Abm   Ebm  E             F#
 Hear ye;   a message to you my friend.
Abm  Ebm      E           F#
 Voi-ces cry, invoke your angels,
Abm            Ebm             E       F#
 When pressure drop, it cannot conquer dread, no.

Abm        Ebm      E      F#
 So blow a-way your bluesy feeling.
Abm      Ebm           E              F#
 Spirits say; take the world off your shoulder.
Abm              Ebm      E               F#
 One foot in the grave; a foolish step to take.
Abm         Ebm          E       F#
 Who sow in tears, shall reap in joy.

         Abm       Ebm  E            F#
Wise man doctrines,      assure your safety,
Abm      Ebm                   E            F#
 No more stumbling block; back stabbers get down.
Abm     Ebm                     E             F#
 To the righteous revealed, the secret of the scriptures.
Abm             Ebm        E           F#        Ebm      Abm
 The wicked dem portion is vanity, dis-ciples of Lucifer...

Bridge 1:

F#       C#m    Abm
 In your hands, lie your destination,
C#m          Ebm                     Abm
 The book of true life; you hold the key.
F#        C#m        Abm
 Mystical powers, to you unfold,
C#m          Ebm           E          F#
 Seek ye the half that has never been told.

Break:

Ebm
 Get behind me, Satan, get behind me, Satan. I've got to;

Chorus 1:

F#     C#m  Abm
 Chant,  a  Psalm a day, (I want to);
C#m    Ebm  Abm
 Chant,  a  Psalm a day, (I've got to);
F#     C#m  Abm
 Chant,  a  Psalm a day, (I want to);
C#m    Ebm  Abm
 Chant,  a  Psalm a day.

Interlude:

F#                     C#m     Abm
 Chant a Psalm a day, (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day, chant a Psalm a day).
C#m                    Ebm     Abm
 Chant a Psalm a day, (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day, chant a Psalm a day).
F#                     C#m     Abm
 Chant a Psalm a day, (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day, chant a Psalm a day).
C#m                    Ebm     Abm
 Chant a Psalm a day, (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day, chant a Psalm a day).

Break:

B  Bb  Ab

Verse 2:

(n.C)                      Abm      Ebm         E           F#
 I reach ya, I reach ya, I reach ya, reach in a vision, yeh, come on.
Abm   Ebm          E    F#
 Come walkies down easy street.
Abm            Ebm       E               F#
 Attract these angels in dreams and your prayers.
Abm           Ebm                 E             F#
 Remember the Three Holy Children, remember the visions of Daniel,
Abm           Ebm             E  F#
 Remember the magic of Moses, so;

Abm        Ebm      E      F#
 So dash a-way your bluesy feeling.
Abm      Ebm           E              F#
 Spirits say; take the world off your shoulder.
Abm              Ebm      E               F#
 One foot in the grave; a foolish step to take.
Abm         Ebm          E       F#
 Who sow in tears, shall reap in joy.

Abm            Ebm             E       F#
 When pressure drop, it cannot conquer dread, no.
Abm            Ebm             E       F#
 When pressure drop, it cannot conquer dread, no.
       Abm      Ebm       E         F#
Got to be wise, yes, yes, in dis ya I-wah,
Abm     Ebm          E          F#        Abm
 Woe be-tide for the wicked dis-ciples of Lucifer...

Break:

Ebm
 Get behind me, Satan, get behind me, Satan.

Chorus 2:

F#     C#m  Abm
 Chant,  a  Psalm a day, (I've got to);
C#m    Ebm  Abm
 Chant,  a  Psalm a day.

Break:

F#                     C#m     Abm
 Chant a Psalm a day, (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day, chant a Psalm a day).
C#m                    Ebm     Abm
 Chant a Psalm a day, (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day, chant a Psalm a day).

Coda:

F#        C#m  Abm
 Moses he did, chant, chant,
C#m        Ebm  Abm
 Samson he did, chant, chant.
  F#       C#m  Abm
E-lijah he did, chant, chant, so;
C#m         Ebm            Abm
 I want the whole a we fe, chant.

F#          C#m  Abm
 Solomon he did, chant, chant,
    F#          C#m    Abm
His father King David, chant, chant.
F#        C#m      Abm
 John the Baptist, chant, chant,
C#m         Ebm            Abm
 I want the whole a we fe, chant.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   B       Bb      Ab      Abm     Ebm     E        F#        C#m

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EAD G B E  EADGBE
 799877  688766  466544  466444  x68876  x79997  x91111119  x46654


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