Steel Pulse - Blues Dance Raid Chords & Tabs

 

Blues Dance Raid Chords & Tabs

Steel Pulse Chords & Tabs

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Blues Dance Raid Chords

   
...BLUES DANCE RAID... by Steel Pulse
----------------------...............

*from 'True Democracy' (1982)*


Intro:

Em  D  C  Bm,

Bm  C
     Music a bubble,
G  A
    Not looking for trouble.

Em  D  C  Bm,

Bm  C
     Some shekels.
Fe I shenks,
G  A
     Just a burn up,
De lamb's bread.

Em,

Em  Am  C
Em  Am  C
Em  Am  C

Verse 1:

Em
 From time to time,
Dem a watch I,
Dem a spy wid dem bad eye,
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
C
 (Come a raid I blues).
Em
 Tipped off by informers,
Dem a watch who come out,
And come in,
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
C
 (Come a raid I blues).
         Em
Yes they knew when,
The time would be right,
Run come gate crash I party
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
C
 (Come a raid I blues).
Em
 Raid blues dance,
Raid I blues,
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
C
 (Come a raid I blues).
Em
 Kick off the door,
Woe I name dem call,
I back against de wall,
A rub A daughter,
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
C
 (Come a raid I blues).

Chorus 1:

Bm                     Am
 Dem a run come kill I vibe,
Interfere wid I,
C                    Bm
 The pigs come to de-stroy,
      A   G
Rasta cry blood,
Bm          A   G
 Dreadlocks cry blood.

Verse 2:

Em
 Raid,
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
C
 (Come a raid I blues).

Break:

Em
 Raid blues dance,
Raid blues dance,
Raid I,
Raid blues dance,
Am
 (Raid blues dance),
C
 (Raid I blues).

Verse 3:
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       Em
Out of darkness,
Out of night,
       Am
People screaming,
Batons wheeling,
         C
A lot of bleeding,
Bruised feelings.
       Em
Search warrant for,
Their outivation,
Walkie talkies,
Reinforcements.
Am
 From dem pocket,
Dem draw handcuff,
C
 Dis ya session it rough.
      Em
Every step of the way,
Got to retaliate yeh,
Fight dem back,
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
Mash dem up,
C
 (Come a raid I blues).
Em
 Vex to death,
Dem a threat,
Mek arrest,
Kiss me neck,
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
C
 (Come a raid I blues).
Em
 Raid blues dance,
Raid I blues,
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
  C
A run come a run come who,
 (Come a raid I blues).

Chorus 2:

Bm                 Am
 A run come kill I vibe,
Interfere wid I,
C                    Bm
 The pigs come to destroy,
      A   G
Rasta cry blood,
Bm          A   G
 Dreadlocks cry blood.

Interlude:

Em

Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
C
 (Come a raid I blues).

Break:

Em
 Raid blues dance,
Raid blues dance,
Raid I,
Raid blues dance,
Am
 (Come a raid I blues dance),
C
 (Come a raid I blues).
Em
 (Raid blues dance),
(Raid I Blues),
Am
 (Raid blues dance),
C
 (Raid).

Coda:

       Em
Come a kick in I speaker,
Come a mash up I tweeter,
       Am
Come a lick out I window,
       C
Come a grab up I ratchit.
       Em
Come a move out I soft drink,
Come a rough up the people,
       Am
Come a turn off me system,
        C
Have fe give you,
Some bitch lick.
       Em
Come a smash up I turntable,
Come a scratch up I music,
       Am
Come a drive up you meat van,
                     C
Come a come a come a raid.

Outro:

Em  Am  C

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Em      D       C       Bm      G       A       Am

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx9987  xx7775  xx5553  xx4432  xx5433  xx7655  xxx555


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)