...BAD MAN... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'Handsworth Revolution' (1978)*
Intro:
Bm D Em (x2)
Bridge 1:
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Dem (244322@1)dread seh,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Dem (244322@1)dread seh,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Dem (244322@1)dread seh,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Dem (244322@1)dread seh.
BmNo (x24432@1)matter how,
EmYou (022000@1)bad, I man;
F#m (244222@1)Badder than you,
BmNo (x24432@1)matter how,
EmYou (022000@1)dread, I man;
F# (244322@1)Dreader than you.
BmNo (x24432@1)matter how you hard,
Em (022000@1) F#I (244322@1)man harder than you,
BmNo (x24432@1)matter how you raw,
EmI (022000@1)more-weak heart,
F# (244322@1)Back way so.
Chorus 1:
Bm (x24432@1)A bad man no,
EmWant (022000@1)go back,
F#mInto (244222@1)cap-tivity,
Bm (x24432@1)A bad man no,
EmWant (022000@1)go back,
F#mTo (244222@1)slavery.
BmUp-rising, (x24432@1)Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)From the claws,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Of (244322@1)the wicked.
Verse 1:
BmTwo (x24432@1)bulls can't reign,
Em (022000@1) F#In (244322@1)one pen,
BmTwo (x24432@1)lions can't roar,
Em (022000@1) F#In (244322@1)a small den.
BmTwo (x24432@1)scorpions,
Don't sting at,
Em (022000@1) F#The (244322@1)same spot,
BmTwo (x24432@1)guns can't fire,
Em (022000@1) F#The (244322@1)same bullet shot so;
Chorus 2:
Bm (x24432@1)A bad man no,
EmWant (022000@1)go back,
F#mInto (244222@1)cap-tivity,
Bm (x24432@1)A bad man no,
EmWant (022000@1)go back,
F#mTo (244222@1)slavery.
BmUp-rising, (x24432@1)Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)From the claws,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Of (244322@1)the wicked.
Verse 2:
BmTwo (x24432@1)kings don't wear,
Em (022000@1) F#mThe (244222@1)same crown,
BmTwo (x24432@1)beauties don't have,
Em (022000@1) F#mThe (244222@1)same gown on.
BmTo-morrow (x24432@1)is too late,
Em (022000@1) F#mTo (244222@1)leave town,
Bm (x24432@1)If you're still,
Here at noon,
There'll be one,
Big, big, big,
Em (022000@1) F#m (244222@1)Showdown so;
Chorus 3:
BmUprising, (x24432@1)Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)Upri-sing.
BmUprising, (x24432@1)Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)Upri-sing.
Break:
F#m (244222@1)I give you,
Bm'Till (x24432@1)noon to go,
F#m (244222@1)On your way to,
BmSur-vival, (x24432@1)where,
F#m (244222@1)Your heart will beat,
BmMore (x24432@1)fonder with life,
F#m (244222@1)And breath still,
BmEnters (x24432@1)your body.
Bridge 2:
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Dem (244322@1)dread seh,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Dem (244322@1)dread seh,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Dem (244322@1)dread seh,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Dem (244322@1)dread seh.
BmNo (x24432@1)matter how,
EmYou (022000@1)bad, I man;
F#m (244222@1)Badder than you,
BmNo (x24432@1)matter how,
EmYou (022000@1)dread, I man;
F# (244322@1)Dreader than you.
BmNo (x24432@1)matter how you hard,
Em (022000@1) F#I (244322@1)man harder than you,
BmNo (x24432@1)matter how you raw,
EmI (022000@1)more-weak heart,
F# (244322@1)Back way so.
Verse 3:
Bm (x24432@1)If you still coming,
Em (022000@1) F#Me (244322@1)nah run,
Bm (x24432@1)If you still coming,
Em (022000@1) F#Me (244322@1)ah go, drop you.
Bm (x24432@1)If you still coming,
Em (022000@1) F#Me (244322@1)nah run,
Bm (x24432@1)So better stop running,
Em (022000@1) F#Be-fore (244322@1)I, break you.
Bm (x24432@1)So run and hide,
Em (022000@1) F#Before (244322@1)I, find you,
Bm (x24432@1)Woe betide if,
Em (022000@1) F#I (244322@1)catch up on you,
Bm (x24432@1)If you still coming,
Em (022000@1) F#I (244322@1)box you down,
Bm (x24432@1)If you still coming,
Em (022000@1) F#I (244322@1)clart you down.
Break:
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)Long time...
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F# (244322@1)We deh under backraw.
Bm (x24432@1)Long time we deh,
Em (022000@1) F#Under (244322@1)back-raw,
Bm (x24432@1)Long time we deh,
Em (022000@1) F#Under (244322@1)back-raw.
Bm (x24432@1)Long time we deh,
Em (022000@1) F#Under (244322@1)back-raw,
Bm (x24432@1)Long time we deh,
Em (022000@1) F#Under (244322@1)back-raw.
Verse 4:
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Four (244322@1)hundred years,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#(Many, (244322@1)many years).
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#Four (244322@1)hundred years,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F#(Many, (244322@1)many years).
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F# (244322@1)Slavery,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F# (244322@1)Slavery,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)F# (244322@1)Slavery,
Bm (x24432@1)Days...
Coda:
Bm (x24432@1)Oh,
Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)You've been bought,
Bm (x24432@1)Oh,
Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)You've been sold.
Bm (x24432@1)Oh,
Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)Cast over me,
Bm (x24432@1)Got strung up,
Em (022000@1) F#For (244322@1)nothing at all.
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)Strange fruit,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)Strange fruit,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)Strange fruit,
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)Strange fruit.
Outro:
Bm Em F#
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1) EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
