Chords for Gregory Isaacs - 'Kingston 14' from Made In Jamaica reggae documentary, DVD out now
Tempo:
94.25 bpm
Chords used:
Am
F
Dm
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [G]
[C] [Am] And [G] I'm getting old, [C] the only [A] place I go [G] home
[Cm] [A] Lost in the [G] city, [Am] some city
[F] Lost in the city, city town
Lost in the city, [Am] city town
You'll see where this town
[F] Lost in the city, city town
[Am] Looking back from the street
[F] Then I dreamed the other night
I was in San Francisco, [Am] five
[F] The real dreamer, a lonely stranger
Somewhere in the company
Oh, city from the top of the city
Oh, the best time came to stay
This town, [A#] overcome [Am] all [Dm] around
[Am] It's [F] been like a mirror, [Am] now
[F] I remember every day
That every hunger fears me
The heat is tough to mange
That I was two [Am] months old
The heat, the cold
[F] He was sick [Am] [Dm] now, [Am] because of his ill dream,
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] and his mind was [Am] ill.
[F] Oh, [Am] very nice [Dm] little boy,
[Am] he came [Dm] home from [Am] school,
[F] he did not have a [Am] heart,
none did he have in the world.
[F] Oh, [N] well this is Gregory Isaacs, the cool ruler, you know.
Yeah, well I was born in West End, Kingston, you know,
then [F#] I'm told that in [Am] 2014.
West End, Kingston,
[F] West End, Kingston,
[Am] [F] [Am] Look down in the ghetto,
young and fit like the whole world,
[F] [Am] [F] [Am] and I'll never get too far,
respect the one heart,
Oh, [N] well I started singing from the first time I was born, you know.
Sing about West End, Kingston, and how to release the run, you know.
Like Jim Brown and them thing there,
and the people I grew up with, you know.
Shock and Molder, and a place where we used to celebrate,
and them thing, the Clyde Mashup, and you know,
Bucking Marshall, and all them in the pass away still, you know.
Well them kind of man was tough, you know.
Militant rebel, militant, you understand?
They have some false pretence,
when they play me company in the sense,
they have their false pretence,
but they're on the wrong side of the fence.
You know, so, yeah man,
because the day to day living where you know people will go through different things,
there are people who get free, man, people who, you see.
[C] [Am] And [G] I'm getting old, [C] the only [A] place I go [G] home
[Cm] [A] Lost in the [G] city, [Am] some city
[F] Lost in the city, city town
Lost in the city, [Am] city town
You'll see where this town
[F] Lost in the city, city town
[Am] Looking back from the street
[F] Then I dreamed the other night
I was in San Francisco, [Am] five
[F] The real dreamer, a lonely stranger
Somewhere in the company
Oh, city from the top of the city
Oh, the best time came to stay
This town, [A#] overcome [Am] all [Dm] around
[Am] It's [F] been like a mirror, [Am] now
[F] I remember every day
That every hunger fears me
The heat is tough to mange
That I was two [Am] months old
The heat, the cold
[F] He was sick [Am] [Dm] now, [Am] because of his ill dream,
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] and his mind was [Am] ill.
[F] Oh, [Am] very nice [Dm] little boy,
[Am] he came [Dm] home from [Am] school,
[F] he did not have a [Am] heart,
none did he have in the world.
[F] Oh, [N] well this is Gregory Isaacs, the cool ruler, you know.
Yeah, well I was born in West End, Kingston, you know,
then [F#] I'm told that in [Am] 2014.
West End, Kingston,
[F] West End, Kingston,
[Am] [F] [Am] Look down in the ghetto,
young and fit like the whole world,
[F] [Am] [F] [Am] and I'll never get too far,
respect the one heart,
Oh, [N] well I started singing from the first time I was born, you know.
Sing about West End, Kingston, and how to release the run, you know.
Like Jim Brown and them thing there,
and the people I grew up with, you know.
Shock and Molder, and a place where we used to celebrate,
and them thing, the Clyde Mashup, and you know,
Bucking Marshall, and all them in the pass away still, you know.
Well them kind of man was tough, you know.
Militant rebel, militant, you understand?
They have some false pretence,
when they play me company in the sense,
they have their false pretence,
but they're on the wrong side of the fence.
You know, so, yeah man,
because the day to day living where you know people will go through different things,
there are people who get free, man, people who, you see.
Key:
Am
F
Dm
G
A
Am
F
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Am] And [G] I'm getting old, [C] the only [A] place I go [G] home
[Cm] [A] Lost in the [G] city, [Am] some city
_ [F] Lost in the city, city town
Lost in the city, [Am] city town
You'll see where this town
[F] Lost in the city, city town
[Am] Looking back from the street
[F] Then _ _ _ _ _ I dreamed the other night
I was in San Francisco, [Am] five
[F] The real _ dreamer, a lonely stranger _ _
Somewhere _ in the company _
_ Oh, _ city from the top of the city
Oh, _ the best time came to stay
_ _ _ _ This town, _ _ _ _ [A#] overcome [Am] all [Dm] around
[Am] It's [F] been like a mirror, [Am] now
_ [F] I _ _ _ _ _ remember every day
That every hunger fears me
The heat is tough to mange
_ That I was two [Am] months old
The heat, _ _ the cold
[F] _ _ _ _ He was sick [Am] [Dm] now, _ _ [Am] because of his ill dream,
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] and his mind was [Am] ill.
_ [F] _ Oh, _ _ _ [Am] very nice [Dm] little boy,
[Am] he came [Dm] home from [Am] school,
[F] he did not have a [Am] heart,
_ none did he have in the world.
[F] _ Oh, _ [N] well this is Gregory Isaacs, the cool ruler, you know.
Yeah, well I was born in West End, Kingston, you know,
then [F#] I'm told that in [Am] 2014.
_ _ West End, Kingston, _
[F] _ _ _ _ West End, Kingston,
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] Look down in the ghetto,
_ young and fit like the whole world, _
[F] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ and I'll never get too far,
_ respect the one heart, _
_ _ Oh, [N] well I started singing from the first time I was born, you know. _
Sing about West End, Kingston, and how to release the run, you know.
Like Jim Brown and them thing there,
and the people I grew up with, you know.
Shock and Molder, and a place where we used to celebrate,
and them thing, the Clyde Mashup, and you know,
Bucking Marshall, and all them in the pass away still, you know.
Well them kind of man was tough, you know.
Militant rebel, militant, you understand? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They have some false pretence,
when they play me company in the sense, _
they have their false pretence,
but they're on the wrong side of the fence.
You know, so, _ yeah man,
because the day to day living where you know people will go through different things,
there are people who get free, man, people who, you see.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Am] And [G] I'm getting old, [C] the only [A] place I go [G] home
[Cm] [A] Lost in the [G] city, [Am] some city
_ [F] Lost in the city, city town
Lost in the city, [Am] city town
You'll see where this town
[F] Lost in the city, city town
[Am] Looking back from the street
[F] Then _ _ _ _ _ I dreamed the other night
I was in San Francisco, [Am] five
[F] The real _ dreamer, a lonely stranger _ _
Somewhere _ in the company _
_ Oh, _ city from the top of the city
Oh, _ the best time came to stay
_ _ _ _ This town, _ _ _ _ [A#] overcome [Am] all [Dm] around
[Am] It's [F] been like a mirror, [Am] now
_ [F] I _ _ _ _ _ remember every day
That every hunger fears me
The heat is tough to mange
_ That I was two [Am] months old
The heat, _ _ the cold
[F] _ _ _ _ He was sick [Am] [Dm] now, _ _ [Am] because of his ill dream,
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] and his mind was [Am] ill.
_ [F] _ Oh, _ _ _ [Am] very nice [Dm] little boy,
[Am] he came [Dm] home from [Am] school,
[F] he did not have a [Am] heart,
_ none did he have in the world.
[F] _ Oh, _ [N] well this is Gregory Isaacs, the cool ruler, you know.
Yeah, well I was born in West End, Kingston, you know,
then [F#] I'm told that in [Am] 2014.
_ _ West End, Kingston, _
[F] _ _ _ _ West End, Kingston,
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] Look down in the ghetto,
_ young and fit like the whole world, _
[F] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ and I'll never get too far,
_ respect the one heart, _
_ _ Oh, [N] well I started singing from the first time I was born, you know. _
Sing about West End, Kingston, and how to release the run, you know.
Like Jim Brown and them thing there,
and the people I grew up with, you know.
Shock and Molder, and a place where we used to celebrate,
and them thing, the Clyde Mashup, and you know,
Bucking Marshall, and all them in the pass away still, you know.
Well them kind of man was tough, you know.
Militant rebel, militant, you understand? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They have some false pretence,
when they play me company in the sense, _
they have their false pretence,
but they're on the wrong side of the fence.
You know, so, _ yeah man,
because the day to day living where you know people will go through different things,
there are people who get free, man, people who, you see.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _