Dreadlock holiday    (video) (intro) (midi)

Em - D - Am (2x) + Em - D - Am (4x)

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1. I was walkin' down the street

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concentratin' on truckin' right,

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I heard a dark voice beside of me,

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and I looked round in a state of fright.

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I saw four faces, one mad, a brother from the gutter,

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they looked me up and down a bit,

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and turned to each other. I say !

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I don't like cricket, oh no, I love it !

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I don't like cricket, oh no, I love it !

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Don't you walk thru my words, you got to show some respect,

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don't you walk thru my words,

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'cause you ain't heard me out yet.

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2. Well, he looked down at my silver chain,

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he said, I'll give you one dollar.

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I said, you've got to be jokin' man,

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it was a present from me Mother.

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He said, I like it, I want it, I'll take it off your hands,

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and you'll be sorry you crossed me, you'd better understand

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that you're alone, a long way from home, and I say :

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I don't like reggae, no no, I love it !

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I don't like reggae, no no, I love it !

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Don't you cramp me style, don't you queer on me pitch,

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don't you walk thru my words,

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'cause you ain't heard me out yet

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 4th here)

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3. I hurried back to the swimming pool,

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sinkin' pina coladas.

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I heard a dark voice beside me say,

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”Would you like something harder?“

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She said, I've got it you want it, my harvest is the best,

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and if you try it, you'll like it,

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and wallow in a dreadlock holiday. And I say :

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Don't like Jamaica, oh no, I love her !

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Don't like Jamaica, oh no, I love her !

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Don't you walk thru my words, you got to show some respect,

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don't you walk thru my words,

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'cause you ain't heard me out yet.

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I don't like cricket, oh no, I love it !

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I don't like reggae, no no, I love it !

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Don't like Jamaica, oh no, I love her !

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I don't like cricket ...

(orig. + midi = capo 3rd) (10cc)