...DREADLOCK HOLIDAY... by 10cc
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*from 'Bloody Tourists' (1978)*
Intro:
Gm F, Cm (x2)
Gm F, Cm Dm (x4)
Verse 1:
Gm F Cm Dm
I was walkin' down the street,
Gm F Cm
Concen-tratin' on truckin' right,
Dm Gm F Cm Dm
I heard a dark voice beside of me,
Gm F Cm Dm
And I looked round in a state of fright.
Bridge 1:
Gm F
I saw four faces, one mad,
Cm Dm
A brother from the gutter,
Gm F
They looked me up and down a bit,
Cm Dm
And turned to each other.
Interlude:
Gm F, Cm Dm
Gm F, Cm
Dm (n.c)
I say:
Chorus 1:
Gm F
I don't like cricket,
D# Dm
Oh no,
Cm Dm D#
I love it.
Gm F
I don't like cricket,
D# Dm
Oh no,
Cm Dm D#
I love it.
Break 1:
Bb
Don't you walk through my words,
You got to show some respect.
Don't you walk through my words,
Am D7
'Cos you ain't heard me out yet.
Interlude:
Gm F, Cm Dm (x2)
Verse 2:
Gm F Cm Dm
Well he looked down at my silver chain,
Gm F Cm Dm
He said I'll give you one dollar.
Gm F Cm Dm
I said You've got to be jokin' man,
Gm F Cm Dm
It was a present from me mother.
Bridge 2:
Gm F
He said I like it, I want it,
Cm Dm
I'll take it off your hands,
Gm F
And you'll be sorry you crossed me,
Cm Dm
You'd better under-stand,
Gm F Cm
That you're a-lone,
Dm Gm F Cm
A long way from home.
Dm (n.c)
And I say:
Chorus 2:
Gm F
I don't like reggae,
D# Dm
Oh no,
Cm Dm D#
I love it.
Gm F
I don't like reggae,
D# Dm
Oh no,
Cm Dm D#
I love it.
Break 2:
Bb
Don't you cramp me style,
Don't you queer on me pitch.
Don't you walk through my words,
Am D7
'Cos you ain't heard me out yet.
Interlude:
Gm F, Cm Dm,
Gm F, Cm Dm (n.c)
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*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 3:
G#m F# C#m D#m
I hurried back to the swimming pool,
G#m F# C#m D#m
Sinkin' pina coladas,
G#m F# C#m D#m
I heard a dark voice beside me say,
G#m F# C#m D#m
Would you like something harder.
Bridge 3:
G#m F#
She said I've got it, you want it,
C#m D#m
My harvest is the best,
G#m F#
And if you try it you'll like it,
C#m D#
And wallow in a dreadlock holi...
G#m F#
(Dreadlock, holi, Dreadlock holi,
C#m D#m G#m F# C#m
Deadlock holi, Dreadlock holiday).
D#m (n.c)
And I say:
Chorus 3:
G#m F#
Don't like Ja-maica,
E D#m
Oh no,
C#m D#m E
I love her.
G#m F#
Don't like Ja-maica,
E D#m
Oh no,
C#m D#m E
I love her.
Break 3:
B
Don't you walk through her words,
You got to show some respect.
Don't you walk through her words,
A#m D#7
'Cos you ain't heard me out yet.
Interlude:
G#m F#, C#m D#m (x4)
Coda:
G#m F#
I don't like cricket,
C#m D#m
Oh no,
G#m F# C#m D#m
I love it. (Dreadlock Holi-day).
G#m F#
I don't like reggae,
C#m D#m
Oh no,
G#m F# C#m D#m
I love it. (Dreadlock Holi-day).
G#m F#
Don't like Ja-maica,
C#m D#m
Oh no,
G#m F# C#m D#m
I love her. (Dreadlock Holi-day).
G#m F#
I don't like cricket,
C#m D#m
Oh no,
G#m F# C#m D#m
I love it. (Dreadlock Holi-day).
G#m F#
I don't like reggae,
C#m D#m
Oh no,
G#m F# C#m D#m
I love it. (Dreadlock Holi-day).
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Gm F Cm Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xxx333 xx3211 xx5543 xx7765
D# Bb Am D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx8886 xx8766 xxx555 xx7778
G#m F# C#m D#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xxx444 xx4322 xx6654 xx8876
E B A#m D#7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx9997 xx9877 xxx666 xx8889
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
