Tenement Yard Chords by Gregory Isaacs

Tempo:
76.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

Em

G

F#

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gregory Isaacs - Tenement Yard   1984 chords
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[Bm] [G] [Bm] [Em]
I [Bm] [G] [Bm] [Em]
do [Bm] much cuss cuss, [Em] [Bm] [Em]
everyday [Bm] I just cuss [Em] cuss, [Bm] [Em] and I don't want to [Bm] live no longer,
it's a little long.
[Em] I'm gonna get in a mill [Bm] yard, [Em] so well I'm [Bm] glad, I'm [Em] gonna get in a mill [Bm] yard.
[Em] [Bm] [G] I listen to my [Bm] friend's call, [Em] [Bm] [Em] and my neighbor's [Bm] have to know,
[Em] [Bm] [Em] he gets a bit [Bm] in a quarrel, [Em] [Bm] [Em] makes a motion [Bm] like an empty [Em] barrel.
[Bm] So [Em] I do [Bm] much cuss cuss, [Em] [Bm] [Em]
everyday [Bm] I just cuss [Em] cuss, [F#] [Em] and I don't want to [Bm] live no longer,
it's a little long.
[Em] I'm gonna get in a mill [F#] yard, [Em] so well [Bm] I'm glad, [Em] I'm gonna get in a mill [F#] yard.
[G] [Em]
[F#m] [G] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [G] Oooooooo, oooooooo, [Bm]
oooooooo, [Em]
[Bm] oooooooo, oooooooo
[G]
Working [Bm] is just a [Em] shanty, [Bm] [Em]
a little [Bm] shelter than wanted.
If you don't want to live no longer, [G] listen and not [Bm] know.
If [Em] you don't want to live [Bm] no [Em] [Bm] longer, [Em]
[Bm] [G] listen and [Bm] not know.
[Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em] If [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] you [Em] [Bm] don't [Em] want to live [Bm] [G] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [G] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] no [G] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em] longer, [Bm] listen [Em] and not know.
If you [Bm] don't [Em] want [Em] to live no longer, listen and [Bm] not [Em] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [G] [Bm] know.
[Em]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
Em
121
G
2131
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
Em
121
G
2131
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To jam and learn Gregory Isaacs - (12 Mix) Tenement Yard chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bm, Em, Bm, G and Bm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 77 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 154. With the song's key of E Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em]
I [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em]
do [Bm] much cuss cuss, [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em]
everyday [Bm] I just cuss [Em] cuss, _ [Bm] _ [Em] and I don't want to [Bm] live no longer,
it's a little long.
_ [Em] I'm gonna get in a mill [Bm] yard, [Em] so well I'm [Bm] glad, I'm [Em] gonna get in a mill [Bm] yard.
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] I listen to my [Bm] friend's call, [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] and my neighbor's [Bm] have to know,
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] he gets a bit [Bm] in a quarrel, [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] makes a motion [Bm] like an empty [Em] barrel.
_ [Bm] So [Em] I do [Bm] much cuss cuss, [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em]
everyday [Bm] I just cuss [Em] cuss, _ [F#] _ [Em] and I don't want to [Bm] live no longer,
it's a little long.
[Em] I'm gonna get in a mill [F#] yard, [Em] so well [Bm] I'm glad, [Em] I'm gonna get in a mill [F#] yard.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ [G] Oooooooo, oooooooo, [Bm] _ _
_ _ oooooooo, _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] oooooooo, oooooooo
_ _ [G]
Working [Bm] is just a [Em] shanty, _ [Bm] _ _ [Em]
a little [Bm] shelter than wanted.
If _ _ _ you don't want to live no longer, [G] listen and not [Bm] know.
If [Em] you don't want to live [Bm] no _ [Em] _ [Bm] longer, _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] listen and [Bm] not know.
_ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] If [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
[Bm] you _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] don't [Em] want to live [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] no [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] longer, [Bm] listen [Em] and not know.
If you [Bm] don't _ [Em] _ _ want [Em] to live no longer, listen and [Bm] not _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ [Bm] know.
_ [Em] _

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