54-46 (Was My Number) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
(Frederick "Toot[G]s" Hibbert)
Stick it up, mister!
Can you hear what I'm [C]saying now, [G]yeah
[C]Get your hands in the air[G], sir!
And you will get no hurt, mister, [C]no no [G]no

[Verse 2]
I said [C]yeah (I said yeah)
[G]Listen what they say
[C](listen what they say)
Can you hear me say, [G]yeah? (yeah yeah)
[C]Listen wha[G]t they say
[C](listen what they say)
Do you be[G]lieve I would take such a thing with me

[Verse 3]
[C]
And [G]give it to a police [C]man?
I wouldn't do [G]that,
oh [C]no (ooh, ooh)
I wouldn't do [G]that [C](ooh, ooh)
And if I [G]do that, I would say "Sir,

[Verse 4]
[C]
Come [G]on and put the charge
[C]on me"
I wouldn't do [G]that [C](ooh, ooh)
I wouldn't do [G]that [C](ooh, ooh)
I'm not a [G]fool to hurt myself

[Verse 5]
[C]
So I was inno[G]cent
of what they done [C]to me
They were [G]wrong (ooh, oo
[C]h), oh yeah
They [G]were wrong [C](ooh, ooh)
You give [G]it to me one time

[Verse 6]
[C](huh)
You give it to me two times
(huh- huh)
You give it to me three times
(huh- huh- huh)
You give it to me four [G]times[C]
(huh- huh- huh- huh)

[Verse 7]
54- 46 was my [G]number,
was my num[C]ber, man
Right [G]now, someone [C]else has
that [G]number[C][G][C]
54- 46 was my [G]number, [C]well
Right [G]now, someone [C]else has that [G]number
[C]And I said yeah

[Verse 8]
[G](I [C]said yeah)
Listen what [G]they say (listen what
they [C]say)
Can you hear me [G]say, yeah? (yeah yeah)
[C]Listen what the[G]y say (li[C]sten what they[G][C]
[G][C][G][C][G][C][G]
[C]say[G])[C][G][C][G][C][G]
[C]Oh, work could not

[Verse 9]
control me now
[G]Oh, [C]no bars could not[G] hold me now[C]
[G]They hold I down and they loc[C]k- a you way
[G]They try to keep I for a yea[C]r and a day
[G]But through the powers
of the [C]Most High God
[G]Got to turn me los[C]e, I s[G]ay[C]

[Verse 10]
54- 46 was my [G]number,
was my num[C]ber, man
Right [G]now, someone [C]else has that [G]number,
[C]wel[G]l[C]
54- 46 was my [G]number,
was my num[C]ber, man
Right [G]now, someone [C]else has that [G]num[C]b

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