Chords for Gadfrey Lewis - Dreadlocks Man (1982)
Tempo:
123.85 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
Bm
C#m
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [Bm]
[D#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [Bm]
[F#m]
[C#m] [Bm]
[C#m] [F#]
It's a great block's [G#m] man [F#m]
knocking at your door.
Is there anyone [B] there [F#] [F#m] with a crown on your head?
There's got to be one from every family.
There's got to [C#m] be two from every [F#m] city.
[C#m] It's what the [F#] Bible says that you know [F#m] yourself.
In the olden days, way back in Africa,
[G#m] [F#m]
our fathers blew their logs as a part of nature.
And then the wicked man came and captured them,
trimmed off their logs and sawed them to size.
But now we want to be free to live in unity.
It's a great block's [G#] man knocking on your door [F#m] again.
Are you ready [Bm] now to live together [F#m] as a nation?
We've got to be one and one for all.
We've got to be all and all for one.
To fight for life, to be free again.
[C#m]
[Bm] [D] [E] [F#m]
[C#m] [Bm]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[C#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
There's got to be one from every family.
There's got to be two from every city.
It's what the Bible says that you know yourself.
Don't forget now in the olden [Bm] days, [D] way back in Africa,
[F#m]
our fathers blew their [Bm] logs as a [F#m] part of nature.
And then the wicked man came and captured them,
trimmed off their logs and sawed them to size.
But now we want to be free to live in unity.
But now we want to be free to live in unity.
I'll come again, [Bm] I'll knock again, [F#m] or I'll see you in time.
[C#m] [D] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[D#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [Bm]
[F#m]
[C#m] [Bm]
[C#m] [F#]
It's a great block's [G#m] man [F#m]
knocking at your door.
Is there anyone [B] there [F#] [F#m] with a crown on your head?
There's got to be one from every family.
There's got to [C#m] be two from every [F#m] city.
[C#m] It's what the [F#] Bible says that you know [F#m] yourself.
In the olden days, way back in Africa,
[G#m] [F#m]
our fathers blew their logs as a part of nature.
And then the wicked man came and captured them,
trimmed off their logs and sawed them to size.
But now we want to be free to live in unity.
It's a great block's [G#] man knocking on your door [F#m] again.
Are you ready [Bm] now to live together [F#m] as a nation?
We've got to be one and one for all.
We've got to be all and all for one.
To fight for life, to be free again.
[C#m]
[Bm] [D] [E] [F#m]
[C#m] [Bm]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[C#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
There's got to be one from every family.
There's got to be two from every city.
It's what the Bible says that you know yourself.
Don't forget now in the olden [Bm] days, [D] way back in Africa,
[F#m]
our fathers blew their [Bm] logs as a [F#m] part of nature.
And then the wicked man came and captured them,
trimmed off their logs and sawed them to size.
But now we want to be free to live in unity.
But now we want to be free to live in unity.
I'll come again, [Bm] I'll knock again, [F#m] or I'll see you in time.
[C#m] [D] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
Key:
F#m
Bm
C#m
F#
D
F#m
Bm
C#m
[F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a great block's [G#m] man [F#m] _
knocking at your door. _ _ _ _
Is there anyone [B] _ there [F#] [F#m] with a crown on your head? _ _ _ _
There's got to be one from every family. _
There's got to [C#m] be two from every [F#m] city.
[C#m] It's what the [F#] Bible says that you know [F#m] yourself. _ _ _ _
In the olden days, way back in Africa,
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ our fathers blew their logs as a part of nature. _ _ _
And then the wicked man came and captured them,
trimmed off their logs and sawed them to size.
But now we want to be free to live in unity. _ _ _ _
_ It's a great block's [G#] man _ _ knocking on your door [F#m] again. _
_ Are you ready [Bm] now to live together [F#m] as a nation? _ _ _
_ _ We've got to be one and one for all.
We've got to be all and all for one.
To fight for life, to be free _ _ again. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's got to be one from every family.
_ There's got to be two from every city.
It's what the Bible _ says that you know yourself. _ _ _
_ Don't forget now in the olden [Bm] days, [D] way back in Africa,
_ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ our fathers blew their [Bm] logs as a [F#m] part of nature. _
_ _ _ And then the wicked man came and captured them,
trimmed off their logs and sawed them to size.
But now we want to be free to live in unity. _ _ _
_ _ But now we want to be free to live in unity. _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll come again, [Bm] I'll knock again, [F#m] or I'll see you in time.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a great block's [G#m] man [F#m] _
knocking at your door. _ _ _ _
Is there anyone [B] _ there [F#] [F#m] with a crown on your head? _ _ _ _
There's got to be one from every family. _
There's got to [C#m] be two from every [F#m] city.
[C#m] It's what the [F#] Bible says that you know [F#m] yourself. _ _ _ _
In the olden days, way back in Africa,
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ our fathers blew their logs as a part of nature. _ _ _
And then the wicked man came and captured them,
trimmed off their logs and sawed them to size.
But now we want to be free to live in unity. _ _ _ _
_ It's a great block's [G#] man _ _ knocking on your door [F#m] again. _
_ Are you ready [Bm] now to live together [F#m] as a nation? _ _ _
_ _ We've got to be one and one for all.
We've got to be all and all for one.
To fight for life, to be free _ _ again. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's got to be one from every family.
_ There's got to be two from every city.
It's what the Bible _ says that you know yourself. _ _ _
_ Don't forget now in the olden [Bm] days, [D] way back in Africa,
_ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ our fathers blew their [Bm] logs as a [F#m] part of nature. _
_ _ _ And then the wicked man came and captured them,
trimmed off their logs and sawed them to size.
But now we want to be free to live in unity. _ _ _
_ _ But now we want to be free to live in unity. _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll come again, [Bm] I'll knock again, [F#m] or I'll see you in time.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _