Dreadlock Holiday

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(Original Key: [G])

[Em]  [D]  [C]

I was [Em]walkin' down the street[Am]
Concen-[Em]tratin' on truckin' right[Am]
I heard a [Em]dark voice beside of me[Am]
And I looked [Em]round in a state of fright[Am]

I saw four [Em]faces one mad
A [Am]brother from the gutter
They [Em]looked me up and down a bit
And [Am]turned to each [Em]other [D]    [C]
 [N.C.]I say

I don't like [Em]cricket [D]oh [C]no
I [Am]love it[Bm]    [C]
I don't like [Em]cricket [D]oh [C]no
I [Am]love it[Bm]    [C]

Don't you [G]walk thru my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me [D]out [C]yet [Em]     [D]        [C]           [Em]               [D]                  [C]

Well he looked [Em]down at my silver chain [Am]
He said I'll [Em]give you one dollar [Am]
I said You've [Em]got to be jokin' man[Am]
It was a [Em]present from me Mother[Am]

He said I [Em]like it I want it
I'll [Am]take it off your hands
And you'll be [Em]sorry you crossed me
You'd [Am]better understand that you're a-[Em]lone[D]   [C]
A long way from [Em]home [D]     [C]
 [N.C.]And I say

I don't like [Em]reggae [D]no [C]no
I [Am]love it[Bm]    [C]
I don't like [Em]reggae [D]no [C]no
I [Am]love it[Bm]    [C]

Don't you [G]cramp me style
Don't you queer on me pitch
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me [D/F#]out yet[C]    [Em]        [D]           [C]              [Em]                  [D]                     [C]

I hurried [Em]back to the swimming pool[Am]
Sinkin' [Em]pina coladas [Am]
I heard a [Em]dark voice beside me say[Am]
Would you [Em]like something harder   [Am]

She said I've [Em]got it you want it
My [Am]harvest is the best
And if you [Em]try it you'll like it
And [Am]wallow in a Dreadlock Holi-[Em]day  [D]      [C]
 [N.C.]And I say

Don't like Ja-[Em]maica [D]oh [C]no
I [Am]love her[Bm]    [C]
Don't like Ja-[Em]maica [D]oh [C]no
I [Am]love her[Bm]    [C]

Don't you [G]walk thru her words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru her words
'Cause you ain't heard her [D]out [C]yet [Em]     [D]        [C]           [Em]               [D]                  [C]

I don't like [Em]cricket [D]oh [C]no
I [Am]love it ([Bm]Dreadlock [C]Holiday)
I don't like [Em]reggae [D]no [C]no
I [Am]love it ([Bm]Dreadlock [C]Holiday)
Don't like Ja-[Em]maica [D]oh [C]no
I [Am]love her ([Bm]Dreadlock [C]Holiday)

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