Chords for "Don't Worry Desmond Dekker" - THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES
Tempo:
85.125 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [A] What happened up on Hemingway, [E] we will never change.
[D] You used to be a friend [A] of [E] mine.
[A] The last five years went by so [E] fast, so fast I find it strange.
[D] The beneficial medicine [A] of the time.
[E] [A] And I, I [E] can barely laugh,
It [D] stays with me after all [A] this [E] time.
[A] And I, I [E] still got your records,
Flash [D] in the selector.
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine.
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [A] The doors were shut, the lines were cut, [E] the balls went up so quick.
[D] The windows of opportunity [A] were [E] small.
[A] Rides to live, to buy, to [E] wine, sides we had to pick.
[D] And oh yeah, I got [A] to call.
[E] [A] I [E] can't hear your laughter,
It [D] stays with me after [A] all this [E] time.
[A] And I, I [E] still got your records,
[D] Flash in the selector.
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [F#] doing fine.
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m] Seats till, our roots [D] till, our drums till, our tune.
[A] It's understanding when it [E] first began.
[F#m] You turned up to the sky, [D] and we climbed up so high.
[A] And we'll carry on the only [E] way we can.
[A] Life's long and low, [E] learn how to forgive.
[F#m] We have to be as good as [E] what we got.
[A] If you forgot, [E] now I still got.
[F#m] What you gave to me way back when [E] we first met.
What you gave to me way back when [A] we first met.
I [E] can't hear your laughter,
[D] It stays with me after [A] all this [E] time.
[A] And I, [E] I still got your records,
[D] Flash in the selector.
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine.
I still got [E] your records, [D] Flash in the selector.
And the word, [F#m] [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine.
[N]
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [A] What happened up on Hemingway, [E] we will never change.
[D] You used to be a friend [A] of [E] mine.
[A] The last five years went by so [E] fast, so fast I find it strange.
[D] The beneficial medicine [A] of the time.
[E] [A] And I, I [E] can barely laugh,
It [D] stays with me after all [A] this [E] time.
[A] And I, I [E] still got your records,
Flash [D] in the selector.
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine.
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [A] The doors were shut, the lines were cut, [E] the balls went up so quick.
[D] The windows of opportunity [A] were [E] small.
[A] Rides to live, to buy, to [E] wine, sides we had to pick.
[D] And oh yeah, I got [A] to call.
[E] [A] I [E] can't hear your laughter,
It [D] stays with me after [A] all this [E] time.
[A] And I, I [E] still got your records,
[D] Flash in the selector.
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [F#] doing fine.
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m] Seats till, our roots [D] till, our drums till, our tune.
[A] It's understanding when it [E] first began.
[F#m] You turned up to the sky, [D] and we climbed up so high.
[A] And we'll carry on the only [E] way we can.
[A] Life's long and low, [E] learn how to forgive.
[F#m] We have to be as good as [E] what we got.
[A] If you forgot, [E] now I still got.
[F#m] What you gave to me way back when [E] we first met.
What you gave to me way back when [A] we first met.
I [E] can't hear your laughter,
[D] It stays with me after [A] all this [E] time.
[A] And I, [E] I still got your records,
[D] Flash in the selector.
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine.
I still got [E] your records, [D] Flash in the selector.
And the word, [F#m] [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine.
[N]
Key:
E
A
D
F#m
F#
E
A
D
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [A] What happened up on Hemingway, [E] we will never change.
[D] You used to be a friend [A] of [E] mine.
[A] The last five years went by so [E] fast, so fast I find it strange.
[D] The beneficial medicine [A] of the time.
[E] _ [A] And I, I [E] can barely laugh,
It [D] stays with me after all [A] this _ [E] time.
[A] And I, I [E] still got your records,
Flash [D] in the selector. _
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] The doors were shut, the lines were cut, [E] the balls went up so quick.
[D] The windows of opportunity [A] were [E] small.
_ [A] Rides to live, to buy, to [E] wine, sides we had to pick.
[D] And oh yeah, I got [A] to call.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ I [E] can't hear your laughter,
It [D] stays with me after _ [A] all this [E] time.
[A] And I, I [E] still got your records,
[D] Flash in the selector. _
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [F#] doing fine. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Seats till, our roots [D] till, our drums till, our tune.
[A] It's understanding when it [E] first began.
_ [F#m] You turned up to the sky, [D] and we climbed up so high.
[A] And we'll carry on the only [E] way we can.
_ _ [A] Life's long and low, [E] learn how to forgive.
[F#m] We have to be as good as [E] what we got.
_ _ [A] If you forgot, [E] now I still got.
[F#m] What you gave to me way back when [E] we first met.
_ What you gave to me way back when [A] we first met.
I [E] can't hear your laughter, _
[D] It stays with me after _ [A] all this [E] time.
[A] And I, _ [E] I still got your records,
[D] Flash in the selector.
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine.
_ I still got [E] your records, _ [D] Flash in the selector.
And the word, [F#m] _ [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [A] What happened up on Hemingway, [E] we will never change.
[D] You used to be a friend [A] of [E] mine.
[A] The last five years went by so [E] fast, so fast I find it strange.
[D] The beneficial medicine [A] of the time.
[E] _ [A] And I, I [E] can barely laugh,
It [D] stays with me after all [A] this _ [E] time.
[A] And I, I [E] still got your records,
Flash [D] in the selector. _
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] The doors were shut, the lines were cut, [E] the balls went up so quick.
[D] The windows of opportunity [A] were [E] small.
_ [A] Rides to live, to buy, to [E] wine, sides we had to pick.
[D] And oh yeah, I got [A] to call.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ I [E] can't hear your laughter,
It [D] stays with me after _ [A] all this [E] time.
[A] And I, I [E] still got your records,
[D] Flash in the selector. _
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [F#] doing fine. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Seats till, our roots [D] till, our drums till, our tune.
[A] It's understanding when it [E] first began.
_ [F#m] You turned up to the sky, [D] and we climbed up so high.
[A] And we'll carry on the only [E] way we can.
_ _ [A] Life's long and low, [E] learn how to forgive.
[F#m] We have to be as good as [E] what we got.
_ _ [A] If you forgot, [E] now I still got.
[F#m] What you gave to me way back when [E] we first met.
_ What you gave to me way back when [A] we first met.
I [E] can't hear your laughter, _
[D] It stays with me after _ [A] all this [E] time.
[A] And I, _ [E] I still got your records,
[D] Flash in the selector.
[F#m] And the word, [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine.
_ I still got [E] your records, _ [D] Flash in the selector.
And the word, [F#m] _ [E] Desmond is [A] doing fine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _