Israelites Chords by Desmond Dekker

Tempo:
142 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Db

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Israelites, Desmond Dekker chords
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Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir, so that every mouth can be [Eb] fed.
[F] Oh, [Bb] me Israelite, [Gb] sir.
[Ab] [Bb] Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir, so that every mouth can be [Eb] fed.
[F] Oh, [Bb] me Israelite, [Db] sir.
[Bb] White man, monkeys, they can't come and leave me.
Darling, they said I was yours to receive.
[Eb] Oh, [F] [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
[Db] [Bb] Should the material chosen suckle, I don't want to end up like Bonnie and [Eb]
[F] Clyde.
[Bb] Oh, me Israelite, [Db] sir.
[Bb] After a storm there must be a calm.
No protection in the farm, you sound your alarm.
[Eb]
[F] Oh, [Bb] me Israelite, [Db] sir.
[Bb]
[Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Db] [Bb]
[F] I [Bb] said to get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir, so that every mouth can be [Eb] fed.
Oh,
[F] [Bb] me Israelite, [Db] sir.
White [Bb] man, monkeys, they can't come and leave me.
Darling, they said I was yours to receive.
[Eb] Oh, [F] [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
[Db] [Bb] Should the material chosen suckle, I don't want to end up like Bonnie [Eb]
[F] and Clyde.
Oh, [Bb] me Israelite, [Db] sir.
[Bb] After a storm there must be a calm.
No protection in the farm, you sound your alarm.
[Eb] Oh, [F] [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
[Eb] Oh,
[F] [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
No wonder we're not [Eb] working so hard.
[F] Oh, [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
[Eb] Oh, [F] [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
[Eb] Oh,
[F] [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
[Eb] Oh,
[F] [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
Oh,
[F] [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
Oh, me Israelite, sir.
Oh, me Israelite, [Eb] sir.
Oh, me Israelite, sir.
[F] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Desmond Dekker - Israelites chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Eb, F, Bb, Eb, Db, Bb, Bbm and Bb. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 71 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 142 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Bb Major.

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Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir, so that every mouth can be [Eb] fed. _ _
_ [F] _ Oh, _ _ [Bb] me _ _ Israelite, [Gb] sir. _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir, so that every mouth can be [Eb] fed. _
[F] Oh, _ _ _ [Bb] me _ Israelite, [Db] sir.
_ _ [Bb] White man, monkeys, they can't come and leave me.
Darling, they said I was yours to receive.
[Eb] _ _ Oh, [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Should the material chosen suckle, I don't want to end up like Bonnie and [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] Clyde.
[Bb] Oh, me Israelite, [Db] sir.
_ _ [Bb] _ After a storm there must be a calm.
No protection in the farm, you sound your _ alarm.
[Eb] _
[F] Oh, _ _ _ [Bb] me Israelite, [Db] sir.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ I [Bb] said to get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir, so that every mouth can be [Eb] fed.
Oh, _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] me _ Israelite, [Db] sir.
White _ _ [Bb] man, monkeys, they can't come and leave me.
Darling, they said I was yours to receive.
[Eb] _ _ Oh, [F] _ _ _ [Bb] me _ Israelite, sir.
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Should the material chosen _ suckle, I don't want to end up like Bonnie _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] and Clyde.
Oh, [Bb] me Israelite, [Db] sir.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ After a storm there must be a calm.
No protection in the farm, you sound your _ alarm.
[Eb] Oh, [F] _ _ _ [Bb] me _ Israelite, _ _ sir.
[Eb] _ Oh, _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] me _ Israelite, sir.
No wonder we're not [Eb] working so hard. _ _
[F] Oh, _ _ [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Oh, [F] _ _ _ [Bb] me _ Israelite, _ _ sir.
[Eb] _ Oh, _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] me _ Israelite, _ _ sir.
[Eb] _ Oh, _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] me Israelite, _ _ sir.
_ Oh, _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] me Israelite, sir.
Oh, me Israelite, sir.
Oh, me Israelite, [Eb] sir.
Oh, me Israelite, sir. _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _

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Within the album Rude Boy Ska, written by Desmond Dekker, you'll find this song.

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