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Rollerskates

Steel Pulse

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...ROLLER SKATES... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'Earth Crisis' (1984)*


Intro:

Am, Dm, Am, Em

Am  Dm, E7 (x4)

Verse 1:

Am
 Out on the corner,
        Dm
With my roller skates,
Am
 Having fun,
With the girls,
         Dm
Says I'm feeling,
      E7
Great woah.

Am
 In the dark,
Of the night,
Dm            E7
 Street lamps glowing,
Am
 On full blast,
      Dm     E7
Is my radio, radio.

Interlude:

Am  Dm, E7 (x2)

Verse 2:

Am
 Up comes this guy,
In his flashy car,
Dm
 In his mouth,
        E7
Stuck a big cigar.
Am
 Needed my help,
Said he lost his way,
Dm
 I never heard,
  E7
A word he said.

   Am
To find some street,
Said he wanted,
   Dm
In-structions,
E7    Am
 So I turned,
Down the music
To point out,
   Dm
Di-rections,
E7
 Guess what?

Bridge 1:

Am
 Guy jumped on me,
Messed up my clothes,
Dm
 Smashed and grabbed,
   E7
My radio.
Am
 Calling,
All detectives;
  Dm
A criminal,
         E7
At large smoking,
  Am
A big fat cigar,
In a flashy car
    Dm
And think him,
           E7
Some super-star.

Chorus 1:

Am
 Life,
Life without music,
Dm       E7
 I can't go, go no.
Am
 Life without music,
Dm       E7
 I can't go no.

Interlude:

Am                 Dm
 I'm gonna get him,
    E7
The last thing I do,
Am                  Dm
 Must get a beating,
         E7
Till him red and blue.

Verse 3:

Am
 Didn't take long,
To catch him,
Dm
 Parked up car,
    E7
And music blasting.
Am
 On the sidewalk,
He was dancing,
Dm
 Stealing the show,
    E7
The people watching.

Am
 Roller skate gang,
Dm
 Was hot on,
    E7
His tracks,
Am
 Stick him up mister,
Dm
 Give me back,
E7
 Give me back,
Am
 Give me back,
Give me back,
   Dm     E7
My radio.

Bridge 2:

Am
 Guy jumped on me,
Messed up my clothes,
Dm
 Smashed and grabbed,
   E7
My radio.
Am
 Calling,
All detectives;
  Dm
A criminal,
         E7
At large smoking,
  Am
A big fat cigar,
In a flashy car
    Dm
And think him,
           E7
Some super-star.

Chorus 2:

Am
 Life,
Life without music,
Dm       E7
 I can't go no.
Am
 Life without music,
Dm       E7
 I can't go no.

Break:

Am
 Jumped on me,
Messed up my clothes,
Dm
 Smashed and,
           E7
Grabbed my radio.

Am
 Can't get away,
Crime don't pay,
Dm
 (Smashed and,
           E7
Grabbed my radio).
           Can't get,
Away with...
Am     Bm
 That.

*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 4:

Bm
 Life without music,
Em
 Bimma!
F#7
 Murder style,
         Bm 
(I can't go).
Dem have fe,
Get a beatin',
Em       F#7
 Say dem have fe,
Get a beatin'.
Bm
 Nothing greater,
Nothing best,
         Em
Like the music,
        F#7
From my wireless.
    Bm
The only thing,
That I detest
       Em
Is the man who,
         F#7
Steal my wireless.

          Bm
Him ha fe run,
Like a fugitive,
          Em
Him ha fe run,
                F#7
From detective.
          Bm
Him ha fe run,
Like a fugitive,
          Em
Him ha fe run,
                F#7
From detective.

Bm
 Samuel Thomas,
Is the thief name,
He must lead,
  F#7
A life of shame.
Bm
 Some a dem,
Call him Uncle Sam,
Em
 Some a dem,
               F#7
Call him Uncle Tom.
Bm
 Uncle Sam,
And Uncle Tom,
Em
 Yes they are,
    F#7
The same man,
Bm
 S.A.M. means,
"Stealaway music",
Em
 T.O.M. means,
F#7
 "Thiefer of music".

Coda:

    Bm
The drum,
And the bass,
Have fe move,
Me waist,
Em
 Lyrics and song,
       F#7
Are fe keep me strong.
Bm
 Ridim' and skank,
Me have JAH fe thank,
Em
 Samuel Thomas him,
F#7
 Have fe get vank.
    Bm
Him have fe,
Get a beatin',
    Em
Him have fe,
              F#7
Get a beatin'.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am      Dm      Em      E7      Bm      F#7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xxx555  xxx765  xxx987  xxx454  xxx777  xxx656


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com

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