Chords for The Mighty Sparrow - 'All Dem Tobago Gyul'

Tempo:
114.95 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

E

F#m

B

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Mighty Sparrow - 'All Dem Tobago Gyul' chords
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[C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[B] [E] [B] [E] This old man from [C#m] Ohio, spending holidays [G#m] in Skago, [F#m] time [G#m] out, he want [F#m] to go, why [A] brother,
I really don't [B] know.
[E]
Immigration [A] told the old man, [F#m] you're now [B] a prohibited [E] immigrant.
[A] Listen, sire, [B] the time expire, [A] we would [B] like to know where you [E] really want [B] to go.
He [E] said, all them [C#m] Tobago girls, [E] tick, tick, tick, like [C#m] a new Sponge ball.
Them [F#m] from Mason Hall, [G#m] easy at all, [F#m] pretty as a doll.
[C#m] Me, I love them [B] sweet [E] Tobago girls.
[G#m] [A] [F#] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [B] [E]
[C#] I have been east, west, [C#m] north and south.
[E] I have seen women [C#m] all around.
[F#] But [A] they cannot [F#m] compare [C#m] with these you [F#m] have done here.
[B] [E] When they walking, [A] background shaking, [F#m] pretty [B] teeth and eyes that just [E] seem to glow.
[A] What they eating, [B] what they drinking, [A] how them [B] looking so I would [E] like to [B] know.
[E] All them [C#m] Tobago girls, [E] sweet, sweet, sweet, [C#m] like a quesadilla, [F#m] boroughs you could call.
[C#m] Or in Interpol, [F#m] me and going at all.
I [C#m] love them [B] sweet [E] Tobago [G#m] girls.
[Am] [G#]
[E] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[E] [C#] [E] On the beach, bathing [G#m] in the sea.
[F#m]
God, take you into hand.
A [C#m] shape, Tobago [F#m] man.
[B] [E] So much beauty [A] all around me.
[F#m] This place [B] have me heart, watch, [E] hold in me head.
[A]
[B] Deportation is no solution.
[Am] Give me [B] permission to stay [E] till I die.
[B] [E]
All Tobago girls, nice and round [C#m] like a butter ball.
[F#m] Do me one small, [C#m] a warm up ball.
Just [F#m] to be them one.
[C#m] Because I love them [B] sweet [E] Tobago [G#m] girls.
[A] [F#] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [B] [E]
[C#] [E] Will you [C#m] incarcerate a man [E] with all the rebel [C#m] intentions?
Your [A] [C#m] country [F#m] is pure bliss for [A] a polygamist.
[B] [E] Oh, what a [A] rapture, the thrill of capture.
[F#m] Ravens [B] and Crusaders, [E] this man, this man.
Oh, [A] I see hope [B] here.
This is utopia.
[A] [B] Perfectly ideal, try [E] and understand.
[B] [E] All [C#m] Tobago girls, [E] trim with them [C#m] which is so vital.
[A] Anytime they call, [C#m] if I have to crawl, [F#m] like a old football.
[C#m] Rolling straight [B] to my [E] Tobago [G#m] girls.
[G#] [E] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[E]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [E]
[G#m] [G#] [F#] [E]
[A#]
[F]
[F]
[A#]
[F]
Key:  
C#m
13421114
E
2311
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
F#m
123111112
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To start learning Mighty Sparrow - All Dem Tobago Gal chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C#m, F#m, C#m, E, C#m, F#m, B, E and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 115. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [E] This old man from [C#m] Ohio, _ _ spending _ holidays [G#m] in Skago, _ _ [F#m] time [G#m] out, he want [F#m] to go, _ _ why [A] brother,
I really don't [B] know.
_ [E] _ _
Immigration [A] told the old man, [F#m] you're now [B] a prohibited [E] immigrant.
_ _ _ [A] Listen, sire, [B] the time expire, [A] we would [B] like to know where you [E] really want [B] to go.
He [E] said, all them [C#m] Tobago girls, [E] tick, tick, tick, like [C#m] a new Sponge ball.
Them [F#m] from Mason Hall, [G#m] easy at all, [F#m] pretty as a doll.
[C#m] Me, I love them [B] sweet [E] Tobago girls.
[G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ I have been east, west, [C#m] north and south.
_ [E] I have seen women [C#m] all around. _
_ _ [F#] But [A] they cannot [F#m] compare _ _ _ [C#m] with these you [F#m] have done here.
[B] _ _ [E] When they walking, [A] background shaking, [F#m] pretty [B] teeth and eyes that just [E] seem to glow.
_ [A] What they eating, [B] what they drinking, [A] how them [B] looking so I would [E] like to [B] know.
_ [E] _ All them [C#m] Tobago girls, [E] sweet, sweet, sweet, [C#m] like a quesadilla, [F#m] boroughs you could call.
[C#m] Or in Interpol, [F#m] me and going at all.
I [C#m] love them [B] sweet [E] Tobago [G#m] girls.
_ [Am] _ [G#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] On the beach, bathing [G#m] in the sea.
_ _ [F#m] _
God, take you into hand.
A [C#m] shape, Tobago [F#m] man.
[B] _ _ [E] So much beauty [A] all around me.
[F#m] This place [B] have me heart, watch, [E] hold in me head.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] Deportation is no solution.
[Am] Give me [B] permission to stay [E] till I die.
[B] _ _ [E] _
All _ Tobago girls, nice and round [C#m] like a butter ball.
[F#m] Do me one small, [C#m] a warm up ball.
Just [F#m] to be them one.
[C#m] Because I love them [B] sweet [E] Tobago [G#m] girls.
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ _ [E] Will you _ [C#m] incarcerate a man [E] with all the rebel [C#m] intentions?
Your _ [A] _ _ [C#m] country [F#m] is pure bliss _ for [A] a polygamist. _
[B] _ _ [E] _ Oh, what a [A] rapture, the thrill of capture.
[F#m] Ravens [B] and Crusaders, [E] this man, this man.
Oh, [A] I see hope [B] here.
This is utopia.
_ [A] _ [B] Perfectly ideal, try [E] and understand.
[B] _ _ [E] _ All _ [C#m] Tobago girls, [E] trim with them [C#m] which is so vital.
_ [A] Anytime they call, [C#m] if I have to crawl, [F#m] like a old football.
[C#m] Rolling straight [B] to my [E] Tobago [G#m] girls.
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Zesty album.

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