...THE PRINCE... by Madness
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*from 'One Step Beyond' (1979)*
Intro:
(n.c)
Buster, he sold the heat,
D C# c
(n.c)
With a Rocksteady beat.
c B Bb
Interlude:
G G7 G G/F G/F# (x2)
Verse 1:
G G7 G G/F
An earthquake is e-rupting,
G/F# G G7 G G/F
But not in Orange Street.
G/F# G G7 G G/F
A ghost dance is pre-paring,
G/F# G G7 G G/F
You got to help us with your feet.
G/F# C7
If you're not in the mood to dance,
Step back, grab yourself a seat.
G G7 G G/F
This may not be uptown Ja-maica,
G/F# G G7 G G/F G/F#
But we promise you a treat.
Chorus 1:
D7
Buster bowl me over,
With your bogus dance,
C7
Shuffle me off my feet.
G G7 G G/F
Even though I'll keep on running,
G/F# G G7 G G/F
I'll never get to orange street.
Verse 2:
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G/F# G G7 G G/F
So I set it up my-self to say,
G/F# G G7 G G/F
For the man who set the beat.
G/F# G G7 G G/F
So I'll leave it up to you out there,
G/F# G G7 G G/F
To get him back on his feet.
Chorus 2:
D7
Buster bowl me over,
With your bogus dance,
C7
Shuffle me off my feet.
G G7 G G/F
Even though I'll keep on running,
G/F# G G7 G G/F
I'll never get to orange street.
Interlude:
G G/F G/F#,
G G/F G/F# c,
G/F G c
G G/F G/F# G,
G/F G D,
c G G/F G/F#,
G G/F G/F#
Coda:
G G/F G/F# G G7 G
Bring back the;
G/F G/F# G G7 G
Who is the?
G/F G/F# G G7 G
We want the;
G/B Gm/Bb F/A G
Bring back The Prince.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D C# c B Bb G G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x46664 x32010 x24442 x13331 320003 323000
G/F G/F# C7 D7 G/B Gm/Bb F/A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
100033 200033 x32310 xx0212 x20033 xx0333 x33211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)