...ROLLER SKATES... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'Earth Crisis' (1984)*


Intro:

Am, Dm, Am, Em

Am  Dm, E7 (x4)

Verse 1:

Am (x02210@1)                       Dm (xx0231@1)          E7 (020130@1)Out on the corner with my roller skates,
Am (x02210@1)                                 Dm (xx0231@1)           E7 (020130@1)Having fun with the girls, says I'm feeling great, woah.
Am (x02210@1)                       Dm (xx0231@1)         E7 (020130@1)In the dark of the night, street lamps glowing,
Am (x02210@1)                 Dm (xx0231@1)   E7 (020130@1)On full blast is my radio, radio.

Interlude:

Am  Dm, E7 (x2)

Verse 2:

Am (x02210@1)Up comes this guy in his flashy car,
Dm (xx0231@1)                   E7 (020130@1)In his mouth, stuck a big cigar.
Am (x02210@1)Needed my help, said he lost his way,
Dm (xx0231@1)              E7 (020130@1)I never heard, a word he said.

   Am (x02210@1)                                DmTo (xx0231@1)find some street; said he wanted in-structions,
E7 (020130@1)  Am (x02210@1)So I turned down the music,
                Dm (xx0231@1)      E7To (020130@1)point out di-rections, guess what?

Bridge 1:

Am (x02210@1)Guy jumped on me, messed up my clothes,
Dm (xx0231@1)                    E7 (020130@1)Smashed and grabbed my radio.
Am (x02210@1)Calling all detectives;
  Dm (xx0231@1)               E7A (020130@1)criminal at large, smoking,
  AmA (x02210@1)big fat cigar, in a flashy car,
    Dm (xx0231@1)                 E7And (020130@1)think him some super-star.

Chorus 1:

Am (x02210@1)                       Dm (xx0231@1)    E7 (020130@1)Life, life without music, I can't go, go no.
Am (x02210@1)                 Dm (xx0231@1)    E7 (020130@1)Life without music, I can't go no.

Interlude:

Am (x02210@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)I'm gonna get him,
    E7The (020130@1)last thing I do,
Am (x02210@1)                Dm (xx0231@1)Must get a beating,
          E7'Till (020130@1)him red and blue.

Verse 3:

Am (x02210@1)Didn't take long to catch him,
Dm (xx0231@1)               E7 (020130@1)Parked up car and music blasting.
Am (x02210@1)On the sidewalk he was dancing,
Dm (xx0231@1)                    E7 (020130@1)Stealing the show; the people watching.

Am (x02210@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)           E7 (020130@1)Roller skate gang was hot on his tracks,
Am (x02210@1)                  Dm (xx0231@1)          E7 (020130@1)Stick him up mister; give me back, give me back,
Am (x02210@1)                            Dm (xx0231@1)  E7 (020130@1)Give me back, give me back, my radio.

Bridge 2:

Am (x02210@1)Guy jumped on me, messed up my clothes,
Dm (xx0231@1)                    E7 (020130@1)Smashed and grabbed my radio.
Am (x02210@1)Calling all detectives;
  Dm (xx0231@1)               E7A (020130@1)criminal at large, smoking,
  AmA (x02210@1)big fat cigar, in a flashy car,
    Dm (xx0231@1)                 E7And (020130@1)think him some super-star.

Chorus 2:

Am (x02210@1)                       Dm (xx0231@1)    E7 (020130@1)Life, life without music, I can't go, go no.
Am (x02210@1)                 Dm (xx0231@1)    E7 (020130@1)Life without music, I can't go no.

Break:

Am (x02210@1)Jumped up on me, messed up my clothes,
Dm (xx0231@1)                    E7 (020130@1)Smashed and grabbed my radio.

Am (x02210@1)Can't get away, crime don't pay,
Dm (xx0231@1)                     E7 (020130@1)(Smashed and grabbed my radio).
                      Can't get,
            Am (x02210@1)  BmAway (x24432@1)with...that.

*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 4:

Bm (x24432@1)                 Em (022000@1)   F#7 (242352@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)Life without music, bimma! Murder style, (I can't go).
                           Em (022000@1)     F#7Dem (242352@1)have fe get a beatin', say; dem have fe get a beatin'.
Bm (x24432@1)                                     Em (022000@1)           F#7 (242352@1)Nothing greater, nothing best, like the music, from my wireless.
    Bm (x24432@1)                             Em (022000@1)             F#7The (242352@1)only thing that I detest, is the man who steal my wireless.

          BmHim (x24432@1)ha fe run like a fugitive,
          Em (022000@1)               F#7Him (242352@1)ha fe run from detective.
          BmHim (x24432@1)ha fe run like a fugitive,
          Em (022000@1)               F#7Him (242352@1)ha fe run from detective.

Bm (x24432@1)Samuel Thomas is the thief name,
               F#7He (242352@1)must lead a life of shame.
Bm (x24432@1)Some a dem call him Uncle Sam,
Em (022000@1)                       F#7 (242352@1)Some a dem call him Uncle Tom.
Bm (x24432@1)Uncle Sam and Uncle Tom,
Em (022000@1)               F#7 (242352@1)Yes, they are the same man.
Bm (x24432@1)S.A.M. means "Stealaway music",
Em (022000@1)           F#7 (242352@1)T.O.M. means "Thiefer of music".

Coda:

    BmThe (x24432@1)drum and the bass, have fe move me waist,
Em (022000@1)                     F#7 (242352@1)Lyrics and song, are fe keep me strong.
Bm (x24432@1)Ridim' and skank; me have Jah fe thank,
Em (022000@1)                F#7 (242352@1)Samuel Thomas; him have fe get vank.
    BmHim (x24432@1)have fe get a beatin',
    Em (022000@1)                  F#7Him (242352@1)have fe get a beatin'.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am (x02210@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)    Em (022000@1)    E7 (020130@1)    Bm (x24432@1)    F#7 (242352@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xxx555  xx7765  xx9987  xxx454  xxx777  xxx656


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