Chords & lyrics

54-46 Was My Number Chords

Music by: Toots & The Maytals · 1973
Genre Reggae Views 237
0
Guitar

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
Stick it up, [G]mister
Can you hear what I'm saying now, [G]yeah
Get your hands in the air, [G]sir
(Uhh... Yeah...)
And you will get no hurt, mister, no no no

[Verse 1]
I said, [G]yeah (I said, yeah)
What they [C]say (listen what I say)
Don't you hear I said [G]yeah (Yeah, yeah)
[C]Listen what I say[G] (listen what I say[C])

[Verse 2]
Do you be[G]lieve I would
take such a thing with [C]me
And [G]give it to a police [C]man?
I wouldn't do [G]that (ooh, [C]ooh)
And if I [G]do that, I would say [C]"Sir
Come on and [G]put the charge on [C]me"
I wouldn't do [G]that, [C]no (ooh, ooh)
I wouldn't do [G]that (ooh, [C]ooh)
I'm not a [G]fool to hurt [C]myself
So I was inno[G]cent of what they to [C]me
They was wrong
[G]They were wro[C]ng (ooh, ooh)
Give it to [G]me one time [C](huh)
Give it to me two times [C](huh-huh)
Give it to me three times [C](huh-huh-huh)
Give it to me four times
[C](huh-huh-huh-huh)

[Chorus 1]
[G]54-46 [C]was my num[G]ber[C]
Right [G]now, someone [C]else has that [G]number[C]
[G]54-46 [C]was my num[G]ber[C]
Right [G]now, someone [C]else has that [G]number[C]

[Verse 3]
I said [G]yeah (I said [C]yeah)
Listen what they [G]say
(listen what they [C]say)
Oh I say [G]hear me now (yeah [C]yeah)
Listen what they [G]say
(listen what they [C]say)

[Solo 1]
[G][Vocal [C]solo][G][C]
[G][C][G][C]
[G][C][G][C]

[Bridge 1]
[G]Giv[C]e it to me one[G] time (huh)[C]
Give it to me two times [C](huh-huh)
[D]Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme

[Outro 1]
No, no, no, no
[G][Vocal [C]solo][G][C]
[G][C][G][C]
[Repeat and fade out]
Chords Tap to view chord shapes
Ready to view chords
Select a chord in the lyrics to pin the chord view here.
AI analysis Quick · deep

The quick version summarizes key, main loop, cadence and harmonic colors. The deep version is for closer reading.

Quick version Quick · compact

Optimized for fast rendering and identifying the main pattern.

No quick version yet. Click Generate quick to create a summary.
Deep version Detailed

Generate or regenerate a fuller AI harmonic analysis.

No deep version yet. You can use the quick version first, then generate the deep version when needed.
Discover more Artist · genre · key
18%
160 BPM