• Song:

    People Funny Boy

  • Artist:

    Lee Scratch Perry

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

...PEOPLE FUNNY BOY... by Lee Scratch Perry
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*Released 1968*

(Lyrics from: http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/reggae)


Intro:

G#  C# (x2)

Verse 1:

G# (xx1114@1)  C# (x43121@1)        G# (xx1114@1)        C# (x43121@1)Why, why, People Funny Bwoy?
G# (xx1114@1)                    C# (x43121@1)         G# (xx1114@1)           C# (x43121@1)Now that you reach the top; and you turn Big Shot.
G# (xx1114@1)                 C# (x43121@1)            G# (xx1114@1)          C# (x43121@1)All I have done for you; you not re-memeber that.
G# (xx1114@1)                    C# (x43121@1)           G# (xx1114@1)         C# (x43121@1)When you were down an' out; I used to help you out.
    G# (xx1114@1)                  C# (x43121@1)              G# (xx1114@1)        C#But (x43121@1)now that you win jack-pot; you don't re-member that.
G# (xx1114@1)                   C# (x43121@1)             G# (xx1114@1)         C# (x43121@1)Now that you turn Big Shot; bwoy, you 'ave big chat.

Bridge 1:

       G# (xx1114@1)                        C# (x43121@1)                     G# (xx1114@1)        C#You're (x43121@1)lucky, you're lucky, you're lucky, to have rice, and peas a-yard.
    G# (xx1114@1)     C# (x43121@1)           G# (xx1114@1)         C#But (x43121@1)me, poor me, don't have none at all.
         G# (xx1114@1)                 C# (x43121@1)                 G# (xx1114@1)                C#I (x43121@1)want-a,  I want-a, I want-a,  I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.  
         G# (xx1114@1)                 C# (x43121@1)                 G# (xx1114@1)                C#I (x43121@1)want-a,  I want-a, I want-a,  I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.

Interlude:

G#  C# (x4)

Verse 2:

G# (xx1114@1)  C# (x43121@1)        G# (xx1114@1)        C# (x43121@1)Why, why, People Funny Bwoy?
G# (xx1114@1)                    C# (x43121@1)         G# (xx1114@1)           C# (x43121@1)Now that you reach the top; and you turn Big Shot.
G# (xx1114@1)                 C# (x43121@1)            G# (xx1114@1)          C# (x43121@1)All I have done for you; you not re-memeber that.
G# (xx1114@1)                    C# (x43121@1)           G# (xx1114@1)         C# (x43121@1)When you were down an' out; I used to help you out.
    G# (xx1114@1)                  C# (x43121@1)              G# (xx1114@1)        C#But (x43121@1)now that you win jack-pot; you don't re-member that.
G# (xx1114@1)                   C# (x43121@1)             G# (xx1114@1)         C# (x43121@1)Now that you turn Big Shot; bwoy, you 'ave big chat.

Bridge 2:

       G# (xx1114@1)                        C# (x43121@1)                     G# (xx1114@1)        C#You're (x43121@1)lucky, you're lucky, you're lucky, to have rice, and peas a-yard.
    G# (xx1114@1)     C# (x43121@1)           G# (xx1114@1)         C#But (x43121@1)me, poor me, don't have none at all.
         G# (xx1114@1)                 C# (x43121@1)                 G# (xx1114@1)                C#I (x43121@1)want-a,  I want-a, I want-a,  I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.  
         G# (xx1114@1)                 C# (x43121@1)                 G# (xx1114@1)                C#I (x43121@1)want-a,  I want-a, I want-a,  I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G# (xx1114@1)    C# (x43121@1) EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx6544  xx6664


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