...KINKY REGGAE... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Catch A Fire' (1973)*
Intro:
Am Gm (x4)
Verse 1:
Am Gm Am
I went down-town, (said I went downtown),
Gm Am
I saw Miss Brown, (said, I saw Miss Brown),
Gm Am
She had brown sugar, (had brown sugar),
Gm Am
All over her booga-wooga, (over her booga-wooga).
Gm Am
I think I might join the fun, (I might join the fun),
Gm Am
But I had to hit and run, (had to hit and run).
Gm Am
See I just can't settle down, (just can't settle down),
Gm
In a kinky part of town.
Bridge 1:
Am F
Ride on, don't you know I've got to;
Am
(Ride on), oh baby.
Am F
Ride on, see, I just can't settle down.
Am
(Ride on), oh, I'm a-leavin' town.
Chorus 1:
Am Gm Am
(Kinky Reggae), Kinky Reggae, take me a-way! (Kinky Reggae, now),
Kinky Reggae, now! oh, Kinky Reggae,
Gm Am
All I've got to say; Kinky Reggae, now!
Am Gm Am
Kinky Reggae, oh baby! Kinky Reggae, now!
Gm Am Gm
It's gonna be Kinky Reggae, (keep it up),
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae, now! An' I would say...
Bridge 2:
Am F
Ride on, ride on, ride on,
Am
(Ride on), oh, ride on, baby!
Am F
Ride on, come on, woah-oh-oh,
Am
(Ride on), woah-now, eh!
Verse 2:
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Am Gm Am
I went down to Piccadilly Circus; (ooh-ooh-ooh),
Gm Am
Down there I saw Marcus, (ooh-ooh-ooh).
Gm Am
He had a candy tar, (ooh-ooh-ooh),
Gm Am
All over his chocolate bar, (ooh-ooh-ooh).
Gm Am
I think I might join the fun, (I might join the fun),
Gm Am
But I had to hit and run, (had to hit and run).
Gm Am
See I just can't settle down, (just can't settle down),
Gm
In a kinky part of town.
Bridge 3:
Am F
Nice one; that's what they say,
Am
(Nice one), but I'm leavin you today.
Am F
(Nice one), oh, darlin', please don't pay;
Am
(Nice one), mama say, mama say...
Chorus 2:
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae, Kinky Reggae, uh!
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae, now! Take it or leave it!
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae; believe it! Eh!
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae, now!
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae; it's gonna be, Kinky Reggae!
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae, now! Cuka-yeah, now!
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae, sca-ba-dool-ya-bung, baby!
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae now oh-oh-ooh!
Bridge 4:
Am F
(Ride on!) ride on! Come on, yeah!
Am
(Ride on), riding on, riding on!
Am F
Ride on, Kinky Reggae,
Am
Come on, ride on! eh! eh!
Chorus 3:
Am Gm Am
Kinky, Kinky, Kinky as Kinky can be,
Gm
Reggae, yeah, eh!
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae; let me hear you say now,
Am
Kinky Reggae, now, oh.
Gm Am Gm
It's Kinky Reggae,
Am Gm
Kinky Reggae, now.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am Gm F
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
