Desmond Dekker – The Israelite chords
Chords:
Israelite:Desmond Dekker. #1 in UK and #9 in USA in 1968. INTRO:A#Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sah,A#7so that every mouth can be fed.D# F A# F# G#poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.#1.A#Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sah,A#7so that every mouth can be fed.D# F A# F# G#poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.#2.A#Wife and kids, dem pack up and-a leave me..A#7Darling, she said, I was yours to receive.D# F A# F# G#poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.#3.A#Shirt dem a tear up, trousers a go.A#7I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde.D# F A# F# G#poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.#4.A#After a storm there must be a calm.A#7catch me in your farm..you sound an alarm.D# F A# F# G#poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.(INTERLUDE:) #5.A#Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sah,A#7so that every mouth can be fed.D# F A# F# G#poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.#6.A#Wife and kids, dem pack up and-a leave me..A#7Darling, she said, I was yours to receive.D# F A# F# G#poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.#7.A#Shirt dem a tear up, trousers a go.A#7I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde.D# F A# F# G#poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.#8.A#After a storm there must be a calm.A#7catch me in your farm..you sound an alarm.D# F A# F# G#poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.OUTRO:D# F A#poor, poor me, me-Israelite.(x3)A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.