...CHANT A PSALM... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'True Democracy' (1982)*
Intro:
B A# G# (x2)
Abm Ebm E F#
Verse 1:
G#m D#m
Re-joice, re-joice;
E F#
Good tidings I bring you.
G#m D#m
Hear ye;
E F#
A message to you my friend.
G#m D#m
Voi-ces cry,
E F#
Invoke your angels,
G#m D#m
When pressure drop,
E F#
It cannot conquer dread, no.
G#m D#m E F#
So blow a-way your bluesy feeling.
G#m D#m
Spirits say;
E F#
Take the world off your shoulder.
G#m D#m
One foot in the grave;
E F#
A foolish step to take.
G#m D#m E F#
Who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
G#m D#m
Wise man doctrines,
E F#
Assure your safety,
G#m D#m
No more stumbling block;
E F#
Back stabbers get down.
G#m D#m
To the righteous revealed,
E F#
The secret of the scriptures.
G#m D#m E
The wicked dem portion is vanity,
F# D#m G#m
Dis-ciples of Lucifer...
Bridge 1:
F# C#m
In your hands,
G#m
Lie your destination,
C#m D#m
The book of true life,
G#m
You hold the key.
F# C#m G#m
Mystical powers, to you unfold,
C#m D#m
Seek ye the half,
E F#
That has never been told.
Break:
D#m
Get behind me satan,
Get behind me satan.
I've got to;
Chorus 1:
F# C#m
Chant,
G#m
A Psalm A day,
(I want to);
C#m D#m
Chant,
G#m
A Psalm A day,
(I've got to);
F# C#m
Chant,
G#m
A Psalm A day,
(I want to);
C#m D#m
Chant,
G#m
A Psalm A day.
Interlude:
F#
Chant a Psalm a day,
C#m G#m
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
C#m
Chant a Psalm a day,
D#m G#m
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
F#
Chant a Psalm a day,
C#m G#m
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
C#m
Chant a Psalm a day,
D#m G#m
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
Break:
B A# G#
Verse 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/steel_pulse/chant_a_psalm_crd.html ]
(n.c)
I Reach ya, I Reach ya,
G#m D#m
I Reach ya,
E F#
Reach in a vision yeh, come on.
G#m D#m E F#
Come walkies down easy street.
G#m D#m
Attract these angels,
E F#
In dreams and your prayers.
G#m D#m
Remember the three Holy children,
E F#
Remember the visions of Daniel,
G#m D#m E F#
Remember the magic of Moses, so;
G#m D#m E F#
So dash a-way your bluesy feeling.
G#m D#m
Spirits say;
E F#
Take the world off your shoulder.
G#m D#m
One foot in the grave;
E F#
A foolish step to take.
G#m D#m E F#
Who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
G#m D#m
When pressure drop,
E F#
It cannot conquer dread, no.
G#m GD#m
When pressure drop,
E F#
It cannot conquer dread, no.
G#m D#m
Got to be wise yes yes,
E F#
In dis ya I-wah,
G#m D#m E
Woe be-tide for the wicked,
F# G#m
Dis-ciples of Lucifer...
Break:
D#m
Get behind me satan,
Get behind me satan.
Chorus 2:
F# C#m
Chant,
G#m
A Psalm A day,
(I've got to);
C#m D#m
Chant,
G#m
A Psalm A day.
Break:
F#
Chant a Psalm a day,
C#m G#m
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
C#m
Chant a Psalm a day,
D#m G#m
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
Coda:
F# C#m G#m
Moses he did, chant, chant,
C#m D#m G#m
Samson he did, chant, chant.
F# C#m G#m
E-lijah he did, chant, chant, so;
C#m D#m G#m
I want the whole a we fe, chant.
F# C#m G#m
Solomon he did, chant, chant,
F# C#m G#m
His father King David, chant, chant.
F# C#m G#m
John the Baptist, chant, chant,
C#m Ebm
I want the whole a we fe,
C#m D#m G#m
I want the whole a we fe, chant.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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B A# G# G#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx4442 xx3331 xx6544 xxx444
D#m E F# C#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx8876 xxx454 xxx676 xx6654
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
