The Israelites (1969)    (intro)    (midi)

       A

    Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sah,

                             A7

    so that every mouth can be fed

       D     E           A           - F - G

    poor poor me-israelite.

       A

1. Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sah,

                             A7

    so that every mouth can be fed,

       D     E           A           - C - D

    poor poor me-israelite.

       A

2. Wife and kids, dem pack up and a leave me,

                                            A7

    darling, she said, I was yours to receive,

       D     E           A           - C - D

    poor poor me-israelite.

        A

3. Shirt dem a tear up, trousers a go,

                                               A7

    I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde

       D     E           A           - C - D

    poor poor me-israelite.

      A

4. After a storm there must be a calm,

                                                  A7

    catch me in your farm, you sound an alarm,

       D     E           A           - C - D

    poor poor me-israelite.

+ A - C - D   - A - D    - A - C - D       A - E

                                                   D     E           A

+ repeat verses 1 through    + Poor poor me-isrealite. (3x) ...

(orig. = capo 1st)    (Desmond Dekker)