• 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:

Ab  C# (x2)

Verse 1:

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

Bridge 1:

       Ab                          C#                       Ab          C#
You're lucky, you're lucky, you're lucky, to have rice, and peas a-yard.
    Ab       C#             Ab          C#
But me, poor me, don't have none at all.
         Ab                  C#                  Ab                  C#
I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.
         Ab                  C#                  Ab                  C#
I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.

Interlude:

Ab  C# (x4)

Verse 2:

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

Bridge 2:

       Ab                          C#                       Ab          C#
You're lucky, you're lucky, you're lucky, to have rice, and peas a-yard.
    Ab       C#             Ab          C#
But me, poor me, don't have none at all.
         Ab                  C#                  Ab                  C#
I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.
         Ab                  C#                  Ab                  C#
I 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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   Ab      C#

 EADGBE  EADGBE
 466544  x46664


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