Chords for Andy Narell and Relator Food Prices.wmv

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[Am] _ _ [G#m] _ [E] A friend of mine come and tell me about [B] two months ago to bring back the old time calypso.
He said, well, we later people keep asking everywhere _ [G#m] to [F#] bring back an old time reminder.
_ [G#] I said, it's a good idea [Am] without a [G] doubt.
But what the France, they want me [F] to sing about [E] is then [B] he declare [A] sing about the price of [B] food and how things [E] so dear.
[B] O'Crow selling $5 for [E] five, $6 for salary, _ $4 for sign.
They raise currents and they raise rates.
Egg is $12 and $14, now a dozen.
[Em] _ Egg is now $5 my friend and it's $10.25 [E] a pound now.
For Melon [G] Gen, [C] a lime long time was old [Em] talking fun, but now a lime is [A] $1 [B].25 for [Em] one. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ I said, well, partner, everything that you just [B] said was true. _
[C#] Money today don't have no [B] value.
[Em] If you argue, people going to say that you're funny [B] _ [C] and tell you how [Em] you can't eat the [E] money.
It's true you [Am] can't push the money [Em] down your throat, but [Fm] people still not [Em] getting the [F] money's worth.
[Bm] And the vendors and them so [Am] fierce.
They just raise [B] the price when something gets scarce.
_ [Em] $4 a bunch of Crestle, _ _ bok choy is $12.50 a [B] bundle.
_ $11.50 now for potato, _ some places it's $12 for tomato.
[Em] _ _ [E] Callaloo bush, $10.50 in tongue and carrot selling now $12 a [A] pound.
So [C] if you brave to still go in the [Em] market, I could tell you [G] that you only taking [Em] basket. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ [Em] Now when you have to compare all these prices of [B] foodstuff, _ salaries [C#] today are not enough.
[B] You notice [Em] up to now I [B] have not mentioned the [Bm] grocery.
That is more headache [Em] and a threat set of money.
[E] Apart from that is [Am] light bill and rent to [C#] pay.
God alone know how [G] people are making [B] out today.
[E] _ I could tell you [Am] then people catching [B] their aunt, uncle, [Em] aunt, nanny.
$30, _ low upon koshak, curry is $28, dutton, most kaila [B] $25 for redfish, that is advantage.
Some places it's $10, they want for cabbage, [Em] ripe fig $6, green fig $45.
For people [E] only struggling to [A] survive, [C] imagine [Am] cauliflower $6 a [Em] head.
So we're struggling [B] to buy _ [B]
marijuana.
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_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ [C#] Well, I'm going to offer some solution before I conclude.
Get an itching [F#m]
garden [C#] and plant your own food.
But then again, everybody don't have their own backyard.
Government must [F#] control prices in Trinidad.
[E] _ Subsidize farmers [Am] and increase salaries.
[G] And [D] in a case like [G] that, we're going to get [B] an ease [E] and clamp down on this racket.
[B] _ [Em] About this scarcity of goods [F#m] and the black market.
A pong a garlic, low is $8.15.
_ $6 a pong for crisp to [B] feed.
_ Pumpkin is $8.50 if you please.
And in the shell is $16 for pigeon [Em] peas.
14 ounces of salt fish is $12.69.
It's like pushing the [E] umbrella up from [A] behind.
[C] A chicken is $30 [Am] and $2 [C].50 to [Em] pluck.
So it's cheaper to buy [F#m] feed and raise your [Em] own cock. _ _ _ _ _
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