Yalla Yalla Chords by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

Tempo:
82.025 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Yalla Yalla chords
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[C]
[F]
[C] [F] For [G] so long, [E] liberty, [A] [F] let's forget you [G] didn't show.
[E] [A] Not in my time, [F]
[G] but in our sons' and [E] daughters' time.
[A] When you get the feeling, [G] [E] call when you got a [A] room.
[F] Meantime, [C] we're cutting [Em] our hands at the keybite [A] shop.
In the [D] streets of fear, [C] we're getting all [Em] our best taekwondo [Am] moves on a barrel of beer.
[C] We're trying to get a [E] signal on the record, rapping [A] to the TTI [F] bus, singing.
[C] And just sucking the [E] wine right out of the [A] vine, spitting it [F] out again.
[C] Grooving, let's cut out of the scene, [F] go grooving.
[C]
Grooving, let's cut out of the [F] scene, go grooving.
[C]
[F] Drive, [C] drive, drive.
[Am] Just don't smoke, just rest [C] after a ride.
Yala, yala, yala, yala.
[Am] Yala, yala, [C] yala, yala.
Yala, yala, yala, yala.
[Em] Don't rely [D] on a moon.
[F] Umo [C] 3 was in the treacherous three.
[F] There's old school, new school, and Brown and [C] McGee.
Going underwater to [Am] explode.
Now [D] night is falling on the grove.
I have a dream.
[G]
[C] Yala, yala, yala, yala.
[Am] Yala, yala, [F] yala, [C] yala.
Yala, yala, yala, yala.
Don't rely on a moon.
Yala, yala, yala, yala.
[Am] Yala, yala, [F] yala, yala.
[C] Yala, yala, yala, yala.
[Am] Just stumble out of our hole.
[C] Tonight in the grove.
[F] [Am]
[C] [F] [Am] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [Am]
[G] Well, so long, liberty.
[A] Just let's forget [G] you never showed.
[A] Not in my time.
[G] But in a son's and daughter's time.
[Am] When you get the [G] feeling.
Oh, when you got a [A] room.
Meantime.
[C] We're putting our hands on the keypad shop.
In the streets of fear.
For getting all those best tack.
On the [F] moose.
On a barrel of beer.
[C] Trying to get a signal through from Riker FM.
[F] To the TGI bus.
CNN.
[C] Sucking the swine.
Right out of the [F] vine.
And I'm not spitting it back again.
[C] Grooving.
Let's cut out of the scene.
[F] Go grooving.
[C] Grooving.
Let's cut out of the scene.
Go [F] grooving.
Drive.
[C] [G]
[C] There's no object left.
For us.
[Am] [Fm]
[C]
[C] Drive.
Drive.
Somebody got a vision.
On a [F] homeland.
From a township.
[C] From a township window.
[F] [C]
Through a township window.
Through a township window.
[F]
[C] Some crazy widow.
[A] [C] Some crazy widow. There's television.
Sun seething.
Life seeming like a homeland.
Life seeming like a homeland.
[F] On the [C] plains.
Not in focus yet.
[F] [C]
Seem like a homeland.
[F] On the plains.
Not in focus yet.
[G]
[C]
Move.
Let the star mission.
[F] Maximum density.
[C]
Yalla yalla yalla yalla.
Yalla yalla yalla yu.
Get it lying on my body.
Yalla yalla yalla yalla.
Yalla yalla yalla yu.
Yalla yalla yalla yalla.
Hold it to a shine.
Shine a gold shine.
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To learn Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Yalla Yalla chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, F and C of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 82 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 164. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ For [G] so long, [E] liberty, _ [A] _ [F] let's forget you [G] didn't show.
[E] _ [A] Not in my time, [F] _
[G] but in our sons' and [E] daughters' time.
[A] _ When you get the feeling, [G] _ [E] call when you got a [A] room.
_ [F] Meantime, [C] we're cutting [Em] our hands at the keybite [A] shop.
In the [D] streets of fear, [C] we're getting all [Em] our best taekwondo [Am] moves on a barrel of beer.
[C] We're trying to get a [E] signal on the record, rapping [A] to the TTI [F] bus, singing.
[C] And just sucking the [E] wine right out of the [A] vine, spitting it [F] out again.
[C] Grooving, let's cut out of the scene, [F] go grooving.
_ [C] _
Grooving, let's cut out of the [F] scene, go grooving.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] Drive, [C] drive, _ _ drive.
_ [Am] Just don't smoke, just rest [C] after a ride. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yala, yala, yala, yala.
[Am] Yala, yala, [C] yala, yala.
Yala, yala, yala, yala.
[Em] Don't rely [D] on a moon.
[F] Umo [C] 3 was in the treacherous three.
[F] There's old school, new school, and Brown and [C] McGee.
Going underwater to [Am] explode.
Now [D] night is falling on the grove.
I have a dream. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Yala, yala, yala, yala.
[Am] Yala, yala, [F] yala, [C] yala.
Yala, yala, yala, yala.
Don't rely on a moon.
Yala, yala, yala, yala.
_ [Am] Yala, yala, [F] yala, yala.
[C] Yala, yala, yala, yala.
[Am] Just stumble out of our hole.
[C] Tonight in the grove.
_ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _
[G] Well, so long, liberty.
[A] Just let's forget [G] you never showed.
[A] Not in my time. _
[G] But in a son's and daughter's time.
[Am] When you get the [G] feeling.
_ Oh, when you got a [A] room.
_ Meantime.
[C] We're putting our hands on the keypad shop.
In the streets of fear.
For getting all those best tack.
On the [F] moose.
On a barrel of beer.
[C] Trying to get a signal through from Riker FM.
[F] To the TGI bus.
CNN.
[C] Sucking the swine.
Right out of the [F] vine.
And I'm not spitting it back again.
[C] Grooving.
Let's cut out of the scene.
[F] Go grooving. _ _
[C] Grooving.
Let's cut out of the scene.
Go [F] grooving. _ _
Drive.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] There's no object left.
For us. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Drive. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Drive.
Somebody got a vision.
On a [F] homeland.
From a township.
[C] From a township window.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Through a township window.
Through a township window. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] Some crazy widow.
[A] _ [C] Some crazy widow. There's television.
_ _ _ _ Sun seething.
Life seeming like a homeland.
Life seeming like a homeland.
[F] _ On the [C] plains.
_ Not in focus yet.
[F] _ _ _ [C] _
Seem like a homeland.
[F] _ On the plains.
Not in focus yet.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Move.
_ _ _ Let the star mission.
_ _ _ [F] Maximum density.
[C] _
Yalla yalla yalla yalla.
Yalla yalla yalla yu.
_ _ _ Get it lying on my body.
Yalla yalla yalla yalla.
_ Yalla yalla yalla yu.
Yalla yalla yalla yalla.
Hold it to a shine.
Shine a gold shine. _ _ _ _ _ _

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