Kinky Reggae

. . . 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 :

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

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