...PASS THE DUTCHIE... by Musical Youth
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*from 'The Youth Of Today' (1982)*
Intro:
(n.c)
This generation, rules the nation,
With version.
Music happen to be the food of love,
Sounds to really make you rub and scrub.
I say;
Chorus 1:
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side.
Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.
Verse 1:
Cmaj7
It was a cool and lovely,
Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7
Breezy after-noon.
Cmaj7
You could feel,
Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7
It 'cos it was the month of June.
Cmaj7
So I left my gate,
Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7
And went out for a walk,
Cmaj7 Dm7
As I pass the Dreadlock's camp,
Cmaj7 Dm7
I heard them say;
Chorus 2:
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side.
Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side.
Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.
Verse 2:
Cmaj7
So I stopped to find out,
Dm7 Cmaj7
What was going on.
(How does it feel,
Dm7
When you've got no food?)
Cmaj7
'Cos the spirit of Jah,
Dm7 Cmaj7
You know he leads you on.
(How does it feel,
Dm7
When you've got no food?)
Dm7 Cmaj7
There was a ring of dreads,
Dm7 Cmaj7
And a session was there in swing.
(How does it feel,
Dm7
When you've got no food?)
Cmaj7
You could feel the chill,
Dm7 Cmaj7
As I seen and heard them say;
(How does it feel,
Dm7
When you've got no food?)
Chorus 3:
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side.
Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/musical_youth/pass_the_dutchie_crd.html ]
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side.
Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.
'Cos me say;
Break:
Cmaj7
Listen to the drum,
Dm7
A me say listen to the bass.
Cmaj7
Give me little music,
Dm7
Make me wind up me waist.
Me say;
Cmaj7
Listen to the drum,
Dm7
A me say listen to the bass.
Cmaj7
Give me little music,
Dm7
Make me wind up me waist.
Cmaj7
Me say east, say west,
Dm7
Say north and south,
Cmaj7
This is gonna really,
Dm7
Make me jump and shout.
Cmaj7
Me say east, say west,
Dm7
Say north and south,
Cmaj7
This is gonna really,
Dm7
Make me jump and shout.
Chorus 4:
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side.
Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side.
Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.
Interlude:
Cmaj7 Dm7 (x8)
Verse 3:
Cmaj7
It was a cool and lovely,
Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7
Breezy after-noon.
Cmaj7
You could feel,
Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7
It 'cos it was the month of June.
Cmaj7
So I left my gate,
Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7
And went out for a walk,
Cmaj7 Dm7
As I pass the Dreadlock's camp,
Cmaj7 Dm7
I heard them say;
Chorus 5:
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side.
Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side,
Cmaj7
Pass the Dutchie,
Dm7
On the left hand side.
Cmaj7
It a gonna burn,
Give me music,
Dm7
Make me jump and prance,
Cmaj7
It a go done,
Give me the music,
Dm7
Make me rock in the dance.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Cmaj7 Dm
EAD GBE EADG B E
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)