. . . mr . brown . . . by bob marley
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* released 1970 *

intro :

C# F# G# F# ( x4 )

verse 1 :

C# F# G# F# C#
( who , ooh , ooh , ooh , is mr . brown? )
F# G# F# C# F# G# F#
mr brown is a clown who rides to town in a coffin .
C# F#
( where he be found? ) in the coffin ,
G# F# C# F# G#
where there is three crows on top and two is laughing .
F# C# F# G# F# C# F# G#
oh , what a con – fusion! ooh , yeah , yeah!
F# C# F# G# F# C# F# G#
what a bother – ation , ooh , now , now!
F# C# F# G# F# C# F# G#
who is mr . brown? i wanna know now!
F# C# F# G# F#
he is nowhere to be found .

verse 2 :

C# F# G# F#
from mandeville to slide – A – ville , coffin runnin’ A – round ,
C# F# G# F#
up – setting , upsetting , up – setting the town , asking for mr . brown .
C# F# G# F#
from mandeville to slide – A – ville , coffin runnin’ A – round ,
C# F# G# F#
up – setting , upsetting , up – setting the town , asking for mr . brown .

C# F# G# F# C#
i wanna know who . . . ( is mr . brown ) ?
F# G# F#
is mr . brown controlled by remote?

bridge :

F# A# F# A#
oh , calling duppy conqueror ,
F# A#
i’m the ghost – catcher; this is your chance ,
oh big , big bill bull – bucka ,
G#
take your chance; prove yourself! oh , yeah!

verse 3 :

C# F# G# F# C# F#
down in pa – rade ,
G# F# C# F# G# F# , C# F#
people runnin’ like a masquerade .
G# F# C# F# G# F#
the po – lice make a raid ,
C# F# G# F# , C# F# G#
oh , yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , they think it fade .

F# C# F#
what a thing in town ,
G# F# C# F# G# F#
crows chauffeur – driven A – round .
C# F# G#
skankin’ as if they had never known ,
F# C# F# G# F# , C#
the man they call “mr . brown” .
F# G# F#
i can tell you where he’s from now . . .

coda :

C# F# G# F#
from mandeville to slide – A – ville , coffin runnin’ A – round ,
C# F# G# F#
up – setting , upsetting , up – setting the town , asking for mr . brown .

( fade )

chord diagrams :
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C# F# G# A#

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
x46664 244322 466544 688766

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