. . . caution . . . by bob marley
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* released 1970 *

intro :

Am Em Dm ( x4 )

verse 1 :

Am Em Dm Am
here i Am walkin’ down the street ,
Em Dm
( walking , walking , walking , walking , walking , walking , walking ) ,
Am Em Dm Am
and the children . . . every – thing is so sweet .
Em Dm
( wo – wo – wo sweet , wo – wo – wo sweet ) .

Am Em
i’m doin’ my best ,
Dm Am Em Dm
and i’m doin’ it slow .
Am Em
but there is just one thing ,
Dm Am Em Dm
i would like you to know .

bridge 1 :

G Am
ooh , when you wet it’s slipper – y , yeah ,
F C
when it damp it crampin’!
G Am
if it’s slidin’ you will tumble down ,
F C
won’t want you on the ground .

chorus 1 :

Em Am
caution; the road is wet ,
Em Am
black soul is black as jet . ( did you hear me? )
Em Am
caution; the road is hot ,
Em Am
you got to do better than that .

bridge 2 :

G Am
’cos , when you wet it’s slipper – y , yeah ,
F C
when it damp it crampin’!
G Am
if its slidin’ up and down ,
F C
don’t want you on the ground , brother!

break :

Am Em Dm

Am Em Dm Am Em Dm
hit me from the top , you crazy mutha – funker .
Am Em Dm Am Em Dm
hit me from the top , you crazy mutha – funker .
Am Em Dm
hit me from the top , you crazy mutha – funker . eh!

bridge 3 :

G Am
when you wet it’s slipper – y , yeah ,
F C
when it damp it crampin’!
G Am
if it’s slidin’ you’re tumbling down ,
F C
don’t want you on the ground . don’t , don’t . . .

chorus 2 :

Em Am
caution; the road is wet ,
Em Am
black soul is black as jet . ( did you hear me? )
Em Am
caution; the road is hot ,
Em Am
said; you got to do better than that .

( fade )

chord diagrams :
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Am Em Dm G F C

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
577555 x79987 x57765 355433 133211 x35553

tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2006 ( clumsyband@hotmail . com )