Downpressor Man Chords by Peter Tosh
Tempo:
74.2 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
F
G
Bb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Gm] Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run [F] to?
Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[Gm] Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[Dm] Oh, along [Gm] that big sea
You gonna run to the sea
But the sea will be boiling when [F] you run to the sea
The sea will be boiling when [Gm] you run to the sea
And the sea will be [Dm] boiling [C] all [Bb] [Gm] along that day
You gonna run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting [F] when you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting [Gm] when you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting, [Bb] I said, [F] all [Gm] along that day
So I said, Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
I [F] said, Down, Prison [Bb] Man, where you gonna run to?
[Gm] I said, Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[F] Oh, [Gm] along that big
[F] sea
You drinking champagne and laughing, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha [Gm]-ha
You drinking champagne and laughing, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Oh, along that big sea
I wouldn't like to be a flea
Under your comma, I wouldn't [F] like to be a flea
On the collar man, [Gm] I wouldn't like to be a fiend
On your collar all [F]
[Gm] along that day
You can run but you can't hide
[Bb] [F] You can run but you can't hide
[Gm] You can run but you can't hide
On your collar all along that day
You're gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' Him to hide you
You're [F] gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' Him to hide [Gm] you
You're gonna run to the child
Beggin' Him to hide you
[G] [Ab] All, [Dm] [Gm] all, all along that day
And I said [N]
down, press the man
Where you gonna [Gm] run to?
[Bb] Where you gonna run to, down, press the man?
[Gm] Where you gonna run to?
[Gb] [Gm] I [Fm] said all along, [G] along that [Gm] day
Down, press the man
[Fm]
[G]
Where, down, press [Gm] the man
Where you gonna run to?
Down, press the man
I don't know where you gonna run to
All along that day
Down, press the man
You can't run, you can't bribe Jah Jah
[Ab] You can't call him in a bar
You can't [Gm] drink some baby soup
You can't bribe him around the [A] corner
[Gm] [C] You can't taste him face
Down, [Db] [Gm] press the man
Lord, down, press the man
[C] I said [G] down, press [F] the man
Don't run, [Gm] down, press the man
Down, press the man
Where you gonna run to?
Down, press the [F] man
[N] You
[Gm] can't bribe no one
Them no want no money
[Dm] They run left [Fm] money
Cause money get funny
[Eb] [Gm] Down
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Gm] Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run [F] to?
Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[Gm] Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[Dm] Oh, along [Gm] that big sea
You gonna run to the sea
But the sea will be boiling when [F] you run to the sea
The sea will be boiling when [Gm] you run to the sea
And the sea will be [Dm] boiling [C] all [Bb] [Gm] along that day
You gonna run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting [F] when you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting [Gm] when you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting, [Bb] I said, [F] all [Gm] along that day
So I said, Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
I [F] said, Down, Prison [Bb] Man, where you gonna run to?
[Gm] I said, Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[F] Oh, [Gm] along that big
[F] sea
You drinking champagne and laughing, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha [Gm]-ha
You drinking champagne and laughing, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Oh, along that big sea
I wouldn't like to be a flea
Under your comma, I wouldn't [F] like to be a flea
On the collar man, [Gm] I wouldn't like to be a fiend
On your collar all [F]
[Gm] along that day
You can run but you can't hide
[Bb] [F] You can run but you can't hide
[Gm] You can run but you can't hide
On your collar all along that day
You're gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' Him to hide you
You're [F] gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' Him to hide [Gm] you
You're gonna run to the child
Beggin' Him to hide you
[G] [Ab] All, [Dm] [Gm] all, all along that day
And I said [N]
down, press the man
Where you gonna [Gm] run to?
[Bb] Where you gonna run to, down, press the man?
[Gm] Where you gonna run to?
[Gb] [Gm] I [Fm] said all along, [G] along that [Gm] day
Down, press the man
[Fm]
[G]
Where, down, press [Gm] the man
Where you gonna run to?
Down, press the man
I don't know where you gonna run to
All along that day
Down, press the man
You can't run, you can't bribe Jah Jah
[Ab] You can't call him in a bar
You can't [Gm] drink some baby soup
You can't bribe him around the [A] corner
[Gm] [C] You can't taste him face
Down, [Db] [Gm] press the man
Lord, down, press the man
[C] I said [G] down, press [F] the man
Don't run, [Gm] down, press the man
Down, press the man
Where you gonna run to?
Down, press the [F] man
[N] You
[Gm] can't bribe no one
Them no want no money
[Dm] They run left [Fm] money
Cause money get funny
[Eb] [Gm] Down
Key:
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F
G
Bb
C
Gm
F
G
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run [F] to?
Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[Gm] Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[Dm] Oh, along [Gm] that big sea
_ You _ gonna run to the sea
But the sea will be boiling when [F] you run to the sea
The sea will be boiling when [Gm] you run to the sea
And the sea will be [Dm] boiling [C] all _ [Bb] [Gm] along that day
_ You _ _ gonna run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting [F] when you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting [Gm] when you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting, [Bb] I said, [F] all [Gm] along that day
_ So _ I said, Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
I [F] said, Down, Prison [Bb] Man, where you gonna run to?
[Gm] I said, Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[F] Oh, _ [Gm] along that big _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ sea
You drinking champagne and laughing, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha [Gm]-ha
You drinking champagne and laughing, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Oh, _ along that big sea
_ _ _ I wouldn't like to be a flea
Under your comma, I wouldn't [F] like to be a flea
On the collar man, [Gm] I wouldn't like to be a fiend
On your collar all [F] _
[Gm] along that day
_ _ You _ _ can run but you can't hide _ _
[Bb] [F] You can run but you can't hide _ _
[Gm] You can run but you can't _ hide _
On your collar all along that day
_ _ _ You're gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' Him to hide you
You're [F] gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' Him to hide [Gm] you
You're gonna run to the child
Beggin' Him to hide you
[G] [Ab] All, [Dm] _ [Gm] all, _ all along that day
_ _ And I said [N]
down, press the man
Where you gonna [Gm] run to?
_ _ [Bb] _ Where you gonna run to, down, press the man?
_ _ [Gm] Where you gonna run to?
_ [Gb] _ [Gm] I [Fm] said all _ along, _ [G] along that [Gm] day
_ Down, press the man
_ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Where, down, press [Gm] the man
Where you gonna run to?
Down, press the man
I _ don't know where you gonna run to
All along that day
Down, press the man
You can't run, you can't bribe Jah Jah
[Ab] You _ _ _ can't call him in a bar
You can't [Gm] drink some baby soup
You can't bribe him around the [A] corner
[Gm] [C] You can't taste him face
Down, [Db] _ [Gm] press the man
Lord, down, press the man
[C] I said [G] down, press [F] the man
Don't run, [Gm] down, press the man
_ Down, press the man
Where you gonna run to? _
_ Down, press the [F] man
[N] You _
_ [Gm] can't bribe no one
Them no want no money
_ [Dm] They run left [Fm] money
Cause money get funny
_ [Eb] _ [Gm] Down _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run [F] to?
Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[Gm] Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[Dm] Oh, along [Gm] that big sea
_ You _ gonna run to the sea
But the sea will be boiling when [F] you run to the sea
The sea will be boiling when [Gm] you run to the sea
And the sea will be [Dm] boiling [C] all _ [Bb] [Gm] along that day
_ You _ _ gonna run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting [F] when you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting [Gm] when you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting, [Bb] I said, [F] all [Gm] along that day
_ So _ I said, Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
I [F] said, Down, Prison [Bb] Man, where you gonna run to?
[Gm] I said, Down, Prison Man, where you gonna run to?
[F] Oh, _ [Gm] along that big _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ sea
You drinking champagne and laughing, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha [Gm]-ha
You drinking champagne and laughing, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Oh, _ along that big sea
_ _ _ I wouldn't like to be a flea
Under your comma, I wouldn't [F] like to be a flea
On the collar man, [Gm] I wouldn't like to be a fiend
On your collar all [F] _
[Gm] along that day
_ _ You _ _ can run but you can't hide _ _
[Bb] [F] You can run but you can't hide _ _
[Gm] You can run but you can't _ hide _
On your collar all along that day
_ _ _ You're gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' Him to hide you
You're [F] gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' Him to hide [Gm] you
You're gonna run to the child
Beggin' Him to hide you
[G] [Ab] All, [Dm] _ [Gm] all, _ all along that day
_ _ And I said [N]
down, press the man
Where you gonna [Gm] run to?
_ _ [Bb] _ Where you gonna run to, down, press the man?
_ _ [Gm] Where you gonna run to?
_ [Gb] _ [Gm] I [Fm] said all _ along, _ [G] along that [Gm] day
_ Down, press the man
_ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Where, down, press [Gm] the man
Where you gonna run to?
Down, press the man
I _ don't know where you gonna run to
All along that day
Down, press the man
You can't run, you can't bribe Jah Jah
[Ab] You _ _ _ can't call him in a bar
You can't [Gm] drink some baby soup
You can't bribe him around the [A] corner
[Gm] [C] You can't taste him face
Down, [Db] _ [Gm] press the man
Lord, down, press the man
[C] I said [G] down, press [F] the man
Don't run, [Gm] down, press the man
_ Down, press the man
Where you gonna run to? _
_ Down, press the [F] man
[N] You _
_ [Gm] can't bribe no one
Them no want no money
_ [Dm] They run left [Fm] money
Cause money get funny
_ [Eb] _ [Gm] Down _ _ _ _