Chords for Lee Scratch Perry-Party Time
Tempo:
133.6 bpm
Chords used:
F
Gm
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I am the government and I cannot be governed.
[F] I govern myself [Gm] and I rule myself.
I create myself and I make myself.
[F]
I say I rule my destiny, Allah Jiffa.
[Gm] And I don't deal in falsehood.
So don't you deal in dhal.
Because [F] I am Big Cocky Wally and I'm saying to you,
You can [Gm] never take the sun out of my eyes.
No you can't.
You can [C] never take the moon [F] out of my eyes.
I'm saying, you can [Gm] never take the stars out of my eyes.
You can take my spirit, you can take my [F] soul.
You can, no you can't.
You can't take my heart, you can't take my [Gm] thoughts.
You can't take my mind, you can't take my soul.
You can't take my life, you can't take my life.
[F] You can't, you can't, you can't.
Italian Six-Volts, Italian [Gm] registrations,
You can never take the sun out of my eyes.
You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
[G] You can [F] never take the water out of my eyes.
You can never take the water out of my eyes.
You can [Gm] never take the skies out of my eyes.
You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
You can [F] never take the clouds out of my eyes.
I am the essence.
We are happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
[Gm]
You are happy.
[F]
You are happy.
[Gm]
You are happy.
You are [F] happy.
You are [Gm] happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
I am the essence.
I am the chasm.
[F] You can take the joy out of my thoughts.
You can take my soul.
You can take my [Gm] more.
Because I am the rock and roll.
I am the rock and [F] roll.
And I am the magic scroll.
[Gm] You can never take the joy out of my heart.
I am the magic scroll.
You can never take the joy out of my [F] thoughts.
You can take my soul.
You can never take my soul.
[Gm] You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
You can never [F] take the sky out of my eyes.
You can never take the clouds out of my eyes.
I am the essence.
We are happy.
[Gm]
You are happy.
You are happy.
[F] Come on, come on, come on.
Will I be in my 40s now?
[Gm]
Will everything be the same?
[F]
[F] I govern myself [Gm] and I rule myself.
I create myself and I make myself.
[F]
I say I rule my destiny, Allah Jiffa.
[Gm] And I don't deal in falsehood.
So don't you deal in dhal.
Because [F] I am Big Cocky Wally and I'm saying to you,
You can [Gm] never take the sun out of my eyes.
No you can't.
You can [C] never take the moon [F] out of my eyes.
I'm saying, you can [Gm] never take the stars out of my eyes.
You can take my spirit, you can take my [F] soul.
You can, no you can't.
You can't take my heart, you can't take my [Gm] thoughts.
You can't take my mind, you can't take my soul.
You can't take my life, you can't take my life.
[F] You can't, you can't, you can't.
Italian Six-Volts, Italian [Gm] registrations,
You can never take the sun out of my eyes.
You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
[G] You can [F] never take the water out of my eyes.
You can never take the water out of my eyes.
You can [Gm] never take the skies out of my eyes.
You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
You can [F] never take the clouds out of my eyes.
I am the essence.
We are happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
[Gm]
You are happy.
[F]
You are happy.
[Gm]
You are happy.
You are [F] happy.
You are [Gm] happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
I am the essence.
I am the chasm.
[F] You can take the joy out of my thoughts.
You can take my soul.
You can take my [Gm] more.
Because I am the rock and roll.
I am the rock and [F] roll.
And I am the magic scroll.
[Gm] You can never take the joy out of my heart.
I am the magic scroll.
You can never take the joy out of my [F] thoughts.
You can take my soul.
You can never take my soul.
[Gm] You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
You can never [F] take the sky out of my eyes.
You can never take the clouds out of my eyes.
I am the essence.
We are happy.
[Gm]
You are happy.
You are happy.
[F] Come on, come on, come on.
Will I be in my 40s now?
[Gm]
Will everything be the same?
[F]
Key:
F
Gm
C
G
F
Gm
C
G
_ I am the government _ and I cannot be governed.
[F] _ _ I govern myself [Gm] and I _ rule myself.
_ _ _ I create myself and I make myself.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
I say _ I rule my destiny, Allah Jiffa.
_ [Gm] _ And I don't deal in falsehood.
_ So don't you deal in dhal. _
_ Because [F] I am Big Cocky Wally and I'm saying to you, _ _ _ _ _
_ You can [Gm] never take the sun out of my eyes.
No you can't. _ _ _ _
You can [C] never take the moon [F] out of my eyes.
I'm saying, _ you _ _ _ can [Gm] never take the stars out of my eyes.
_ _ You can take my spirit, you can take my [F] soul.
You can, _ no you can't.
You can't take my heart, you can't take my [Gm] thoughts.
You can't take my mind, you can't take my soul.
You can't take my life, you can't take my life.
[F] You can't, you can't, you can't.
Italian Six-Volts, _ _ _ Italian [Gm] registrations,
You can never take the sun out of my eyes.
_ You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
[G] You can [F] never take the water out of my eyes.
You can never take the water out of my eyes.
You can [Gm] never take the skies out of my eyes.
_ You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
You can [F] never take the clouds out of my eyes.
I am the essence.
We are happy.
You are happy.
You are _ happy.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You are _ _ happy.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You are happy. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You are happy. _
You are _ [F] _ happy. _
You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are [Gm] happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
I am the essence. _ _ _ _
I am the chasm.
[F] You can take the joy out of my thoughts.
You can take my soul. _
You can take my [Gm] more.
Because I am the rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ _ I am the rock and [F] roll.
And I am the magic scroll. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ You can never take the joy out of my heart.
I am the magic scroll.
You can never take the joy out of my [F] thoughts.
_ You can take my soul.
_ _ You can never take my soul.
_ [Gm] You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
_ _ _ _ You can never _ _ [F] _ take the sky out of my eyes.
You can never take the clouds out of my eyes.
I am the essence.
We _ _ are happy. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You are happy.
You are happy.
[F] Come on, come on, come _ on.
Will I be in my 40s now?
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Will everything be the same?
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ I govern myself [Gm] and I _ rule myself.
_ _ _ I create myself and I make myself.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
I say _ I rule my destiny, Allah Jiffa.
_ [Gm] _ And I don't deal in falsehood.
_ So don't you deal in dhal. _
_ Because [F] I am Big Cocky Wally and I'm saying to you, _ _ _ _ _
_ You can [Gm] never take the sun out of my eyes.
No you can't. _ _ _ _
You can [C] never take the moon [F] out of my eyes.
I'm saying, _ you _ _ _ can [Gm] never take the stars out of my eyes.
_ _ You can take my spirit, you can take my [F] soul.
You can, _ no you can't.
You can't take my heart, you can't take my [Gm] thoughts.
You can't take my mind, you can't take my soul.
You can't take my life, you can't take my life.
[F] You can't, you can't, you can't.
Italian Six-Volts, _ _ _ Italian [Gm] registrations,
You can never take the sun out of my eyes.
_ You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
[G] You can [F] never take the water out of my eyes.
You can never take the water out of my eyes.
You can [Gm] never take the skies out of my eyes.
_ You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
You can [F] never take the clouds out of my eyes.
I am the essence.
We are happy.
You are happy.
You are _ happy.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You are _ _ happy.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You are happy. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You are happy. _
You are _ [F] _ happy. _
You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are [Gm] happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
You are happy.
I am the essence. _ _ _ _
I am the chasm.
[F] You can take the joy out of my thoughts.
You can take my soul. _
You can take my [Gm] more.
Because I am the rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ _ I am the rock and [F] roll.
And I am the magic scroll. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ You can never take the joy out of my heart.
I am the magic scroll.
You can never take the joy out of my [F] thoughts.
_ You can take my soul.
_ _ You can never take my soul.
_ [Gm] You're lucky, oh how the heart you try.
_ _ _ _ You can never _ _ [F] _ take the sky out of my eyes.
You can never take the clouds out of my eyes.
I am the essence.
We _ _ are happy. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You are happy.
You are happy.
[F] Come on, come on, come _ on.
Will I be in my 40s now?
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Will everything be the same?
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _