Chords for Freddie McGregor - Bag A Hype (David Rodigan Special)
Tempo:
158.95 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Bm
C
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
Oh my [Em] Lord, tell [Bm] the youth to [Em] stop walking around, how [Bm] we the big bag of hide, [Em] how [Bm] we
no one under that, [Em] all we need [Bm] is love and unity [Em] to care and protect [Bm] our children [Em] that we want.
[Bm]
[Em] Some of [Bm] them are youths that do not [Em] live right, right up [Bm]
themselves in a big [Em] man's sight,
they know [Bm] no day time different [Em] from night, walk around [Bm] every day with a big [Em] bag of hide,
[Bm] period, big [Em] bag of hide.
[Bm]
[Em] When me talk to [Bm] them they say [Em] respect you, but they have [Bm] none for me [Em] and you, hot in
[Bm] all the places it's a good [Em] feel, but the [Bm]
Babylon them a pressure [Em] me and you, [Bm]
them a pressure
[Em] me and you.
[Bm]
[C] What [G] happened to the good days, [C] when we used to listen [G] to what our parents [C] say, throw away
the man, [G] where must the children play, say [A] we throw away the gun and throw away the knife
[D] and let's skip dance for a [Eb] brighter [Em] day.
Some of [Bm] them are youths that just [Em] do right, shoot [Bm] and don't a brought [Em] them right, fight
[Bm] over ends and a look [Em] will strike, what [Bm] is different I'm a [Em] witness tonight, [Bm]
I'm a witness [Em] tonight.
[Bm]
[Em] When me talk to [Bm] them they say [Em] respect you, but they [Bm] have none for me [Em] and you, hot in
all [Bm] the places it's a [Em] good feel, but the [Bm]
Babylon them a [Em] pressure me and you, [Bm]
them a [Em] pressure
me and you.
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm] [C] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[C] I want to know [G] what happened to the [D] good old days, [C] when we used to fly [Bm] kites and play gigs
every day, [C] listen to your parents [G] and what they have to say, [A] pray up higher every day,
keep saying away, [D] that's what your mama and [B] papa will [Em] say, take [Bm]
it easy youth man [Em] and
do the [Bm] things that's right, [Em] take it [Bm] easy youth man, no [Em] bad apples, no shot in the [Bm] sky, [Em] take
[Bm] it easy and [Em] do the [Bm] things that's right, [Em] be an example to your little [Bm] brethren down the
lane, [Em] show them the [Bm] things that's right, [Em] yeah now.
[Bm]
Oh my [Em] lord, I want [Bm] this me a witness [Em] tonight dear father now, [Bm] the youths them [Em] gonna stray,
[Bm] gonna [Em] stray, [Bm] talking about [Em] them a gangsta, [Bm]
welcome look [Em] straight for ya, [Bm]
talking about
[Em] them a gangsta, [Bm]
radical no want [Em] that mouth ya, [Bm]
[Em] talking about them a gangsta, but a [Bm] radical
no need [Em] that mouth ya, [D]
talking about [Em] them a gangsta yeah.
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
Oh my [Em] Lord, tell [Bm] the youth to [Em] stop walking around, how [Bm] we the big bag of hide, [Em] how [Bm] we
no one under that, [Em] all we need [Bm] is love and unity [Em] to care and protect [Bm] our children [Em] that we want.
[Bm]
[Em] Some of [Bm] them are youths that do not [Em] live right, right up [Bm]
themselves in a big [Em] man's sight,
they know [Bm] no day time different [Em] from night, walk around [Bm] every day with a big [Em] bag of hide,
[Bm] period, big [Em] bag of hide.
[Bm]
[Em] When me talk to [Bm] them they say [Em] respect you, but they have [Bm] none for me [Em] and you, hot in
[Bm] all the places it's a good [Em] feel, but the [Bm]
Babylon them a pressure [Em] me and you, [Bm]
them a pressure
[Em] me and you.
[Bm]
[C] What [G] happened to the good days, [C] when we used to listen [G] to what our parents [C] say, throw away
the man, [G] where must the children play, say [A] we throw away the gun and throw away the knife
[D] and let's skip dance for a [Eb] brighter [Em] day.
Some of [Bm] them are youths that just [Em] do right, shoot [Bm] and don't a brought [Em] them right, fight
[Bm] over ends and a look [Em] will strike, what [Bm] is different I'm a [Em] witness tonight, [Bm]
I'm a witness [Em] tonight.
[Bm]
[Em] When me talk to [Bm] them they say [Em] respect you, but they [Bm] have none for me [Em] and you, hot in
all [Bm] the places it's a [Em] good feel, but the [Bm]
Babylon them a [Em] pressure me and you, [Bm]
them a [Em] pressure
me and you.
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm] [C] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[C] I want to know [G] what happened to the [D] good old days, [C] when we used to fly [Bm] kites and play gigs
every day, [C] listen to your parents [G] and what they have to say, [A] pray up higher every day,
keep saying away, [D] that's what your mama and [B] papa will [Em] say, take [Bm]
it easy youth man [Em] and
do the [Bm] things that's right, [Em] take it [Bm] easy youth man, no [Em] bad apples, no shot in the [Bm] sky, [Em] take
[Bm] it easy and [Em] do the [Bm] things that's right, [Em] be an example to your little [Bm] brethren down the
lane, [Em] show them the [Bm] things that's right, [Em] yeah now.
[Bm]
Oh my [Em] lord, I want [Bm] this me a witness [Em] tonight dear father now, [Bm] the youths them [Em] gonna stray,
[Bm] gonna [Em] stray, [Bm] talking about [Em] them a gangsta, [Bm]
welcome look [Em] straight for ya, [Bm]
talking about
[Em] them a gangsta, [Bm]
radical no want [Em] that mouth ya, [Bm]
[Em] talking about them a gangsta, but a [Bm] radical
no need [Em] that mouth ya, [D]
talking about [Em] them a gangsta yeah.
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Oh my [Em] Lord, _ tell [Bm] the youth to [Em] stop walking around, how [Bm] we the big bag of hide, [Em] _ _ how [Bm] we
no one under that, [Em] _ all we need [Bm] is love and unity [Em] to care and protect [Bm] our children [Em] that we want.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ Some of [Bm] them are youths that do not [Em] live right, right up [Bm]
themselves in a big [Em] man's sight,
they know [Bm] no day time different [Em] from night, walk around [Bm] every day with a big [Em] bag of hide,
_ [Bm] period, _ big [Em] bag of hide.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] When me talk to [Bm] them they say [Em] respect you, but they have [Bm] none for me [Em] and you, hot in
[Bm] all the places it's a good [Em] feel, but the [Bm]
Babylon them a pressure [Em] me and you, [Bm] _
them a pressure
[Em] me and you.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] What _ _ _ _ _ [G] happened to the good days, _ [C] _ when we used to listen [G] to what our parents _ _ _ [C] say, throw away
the man, [G] where must the children play, say [A] we throw away the gun and throw away the knife
[D] and let's skip dance for a [Eb] brighter [Em] day.
_ Some of [Bm] them are youths that just [Em] do right, shoot [Bm] and don't a brought [Em] them right, fight
[Bm] over ends and a look [Em] will strike, what [Bm] is different I'm a [Em] witness tonight, _ [Bm]
I'm a witness [Em] _ tonight.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ When me talk to [Bm] them they say [Em] respect you, but they [Bm] have none for me [Em] and you, hot in
all [Bm] the places it's a [Em] good feel, but the [Bm]
Babylon them a [Em] pressure me and you, [Bm] _
them a [Em] pressure
me and you.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I want to know [G] what happened to the [D] good old days, [C] _ _ when we used to fly [Bm] kites and play gigs
every day, _ [C] _ _ listen to your parents [G] and what they have to say, [A] pray up higher every day,
keep saying away, [D] that's what your mama and [B] papa will [Em] say, _ take [Bm]
it easy youth man [Em] and
do the [Bm] things that's right, _ [Em] _ take it [Bm] easy youth man, no [Em] bad apples, no shot in the [Bm] sky, _ [Em] _ take
[Bm] it easy and [Em] _ do the [Bm] things that's right, [Em] be an example to your little [Bm] brethren down the
lane, [Em] _ show them the [Bm] things that's right, _ [Em] yeah now.
_ [Bm] _
Oh my [Em] lord, _ I want [Bm] this me a witness [Em] tonight dear father now, [Bm] _ the youths them [Em] gonna stray, _
[Bm] gonna [Em] stray, _ _ [Bm] talking about [Em] them a gangsta, _ [Bm] _
welcome look [Em] straight for ya, _ [Bm] _
talking about
[Em] them a gangsta, _ [Bm]
radical no want [Em] that mouth ya, _ [Bm] _
[Em] talking about them a gangsta, but a [Bm] radical
no need [Em] that mouth ya, _ [D] _
talking about [Em] them a gangsta yeah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Oh my [Em] Lord, _ tell [Bm] the youth to [Em] stop walking around, how [Bm] we the big bag of hide, [Em] _ _ how [Bm] we
no one under that, [Em] _ all we need [Bm] is love and unity [Em] to care and protect [Bm] our children [Em] that we want.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ Some of [Bm] them are youths that do not [Em] live right, right up [Bm]
themselves in a big [Em] man's sight,
they know [Bm] no day time different [Em] from night, walk around [Bm] every day with a big [Em] bag of hide,
_ [Bm] period, _ big [Em] bag of hide.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] When me talk to [Bm] them they say [Em] respect you, but they have [Bm] none for me [Em] and you, hot in
[Bm] all the places it's a good [Em] feel, but the [Bm]
Babylon them a pressure [Em] me and you, [Bm] _
them a pressure
[Em] me and you.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] What _ _ _ _ _ [G] happened to the good days, _ [C] _ when we used to listen [G] to what our parents _ _ _ [C] say, throw away
the man, [G] where must the children play, say [A] we throw away the gun and throw away the knife
[D] and let's skip dance for a [Eb] brighter [Em] day.
_ Some of [Bm] them are youths that just [Em] do right, shoot [Bm] and don't a brought [Em] them right, fight
[Bm] over ends and a look [Em] will strike, what [Bm] is different I'm a [Em] witness tonight, _ [Bm]
I'm a witness [Em] _ tonight.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ When me talk to [Bm] them they say [Em] respect you, but they [Bm] have none for me [Em] and you, hot in
all [Bm] the places it's a [Em] good feel, but the [Bm]
Babylon them a [Em] pressure me and you, [Bm] _
them a [Em] pressure
me and you.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I want to know [G] what happened to the [D] good old days, [C] _ _ when we used to fly [Bm] kites and play gigs
every day, _ [C] _ _ listen to your parents [G] and what they have to say, [A] pray up higher every day,
keep saying away, [D] that's what your mama and [B] papa will [Em] say, _ take [Bm]
it easy youth man [Em] and
do the [Bm] things that's right, _ [Em] _ take it [Bm] easy youth man, no [Em] bad apples, no shot in the [Bm] sky, _ [Em] _ take
[Bm] it easy and [Em] _ do the [Bm] things that's right, [Em] be an example to your little [Bm] brethren down the
lane, [Em] _ show them the [Bm] things that's right, _ [Em] yeah now.
_ [Bm] _
Oh my [Em] lord, _ I want [Bm] this me a witness [Em] tonight dear father now, [Bm] _ the youths them [Em] gonna stray, _
[Bm] gonna [Em] stray, _ _ [Bm] talking about [Em] them a gangsta, _ [Bm] _
welcome look [Em] straight for ya, _ [Bm] _
talking about
[Em] them a gangsta, _ [Bm]
radical no want [Em] that mouth ya, _ [Bm] _
[Em] talking about them a gangsta, but a [Bm] radical
no need [Em] that mouth ya, _ [D] _
talking about [Em] them a gangsta yeah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _