• Song:

    Pass The Dutchie

  • Artist:

    Musical Youth

  • Album:

    Musical Youth Anthology

...PASS THE DUTCHIE... by Musical Youth
----------------------.................

*from 'The Youth Of Today' (1982)*


Intro:

(n.c)
 This generation,
Rules the nation,
With version.

Music happen to be,
The food of love,
Sounds to really,
Make you rub and scrub.
I say;

Chorus 1:

Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side.
           Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
        Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
        Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
        Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.

Verse 1:

         Cmaj7
It was a cool and lovely,
Dm7           Cmaj7  Dm7
 Breezy after-noon.
          Cmaj7
You could feel it 'cos,
   Dm7              Cmaj7  Dm7
It was the month of June.
     Cmaj7
So I left my gate and,
Dm7             Cmaj7  Dm7
 Went out for a walk,
     Cmaj7                Dm7
As I pass the dreadlocks' camp,
             Cmaj7  Dm7
I heard them say;

Chorus 2:

Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side.
           Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
        Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
        Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
        Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.

Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side.
           Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
        Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
        Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
        Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.

Verse 2:

     Cmaj7
So I stopped to find out,
Dm7             Cmaj7
 What was going on.
(How does it feel,
            Dm7
When you've got no food?)
         Cmaj7
'Cos the spirit of Jah,
    Dm7               Cmaj7
You know he leads you on.
(How does it feel,
            Dm7
When you've got no food?)
            Cmaj7
There was a ring of dreads,
      Dm7
And a session,
             Cmaj7
Was there in swing,
(How does it feel,
            Dm7
When you've got no food?)
          Cmaj7
You could feel the chill,
     Dm7                 Cmaj7
As I seen and heard them say;
(How does it feel,
            Dm7
When you've got no food?)

Chorus 3:

Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side.
           Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
        Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
        Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
        Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.

Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side.
           Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
        Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
        Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
        Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.

Break:

            Cmaj7
'Cos me say listen to the drum,
         Dm7
A me say listen to the bass.
Cmaj7
 Give me little music,
        Dm7
Make me wind up me waist.

       Cmaj7
Me say listen to the drum,
         Dm7
A me say listen to the bass.
Cmaj7
 Give me little music,
        Dm7
Make me wind up me waist.

       Cmaj7
Me say east, say west,
    Dm7
Say north and south,
Cmaj7
 This is gonna really,
        Dm7
Make me jump and shout.

       Cmaj7
Me say east, say west,
    Dm7
Say north and south,
Cmaj7
 This is gonna really,
        Dm7
Make me jump and shout.

Chorus 4:

Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side.
           Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
        Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
        Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
        Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.

Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side.
           Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
        Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
        Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
        Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.

Interlude:

Cmaj7  Dm7 (x8)

Verse 3:

Verse 1:

         Cmaj7
It was a cool and lovely,
Dm7           Cmaj7
 Breezy after-noon.
(How does it feel,
            Dm7
When you've got no food?)
          Cmaj7
You could feel it 'cos,
   Dm7              Cmaj7
It was the month of June.
(How does it feel,
            Dm7
When you've got no food?)
     Cmaj7
So I left my gate and,
Dm7             Cmaj7
 Went out for a walk,
(How does it feel,
            Dm7
When you've got no food?)
     Cmaj7                Dm7
As I pass the dreadlocks' camp,
             Cmaj7
I heard them say;
(How does it feel,
            Dm7
When you've got no food?)

Chorus 5:

Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side.
           Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
        Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
        Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
        Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.

Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
 Pass the Dutchie,
       Dm7
On the left hand side.
           Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
        Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
        Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
        Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

  Cmaj7     Dm

 EAD GBE  EADGBE
 xx10987  xxx765


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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