Election Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Yes[A] yo[G]u,
Mr. Politi[C]cian[G]
We're not blind, we seeing you
You use the people's [C]misery
[G]for your prey
And you use war to be a business
Now [C]I want you [G]to deal with something
now in the new millenium
How long this a go continue?
[C]And how lon[G]g you believe
you ago last?
I wonder why politician them
won't [D]go 'way
Rasta [C]can't get no peace
inna this [G]land
I wonder why politician them
won't [D]go 'way
Rasta [C]can't get no peace on [G]the land
Rasta chil[C]dren run them 'way
[D]Drive them 'way
[C]When them come,
come [D]talk 'bout [G]election
[C]Iahbingi run them 'way
[D]Drive them 'way
[C]When them come come [D]talk
[G]'bout election
I wonder why the old tief
dem won't [D]go 'way
[C]Can't get no peace inna [G]yard
I wonder why old PJ him
won't [D]go [C]'way
Can't go no peace down a [G]yard,
A two a dem
[C]Run them 'way
[D]Run them 'way
[C]When them come,
come [D]talk 'bout [G]election
An [C]a fi we run them 'way
[D](Nia bingi) run them 'way
[C]When them run come [D]talk
'bout [G]election
Eddie, I wonder why politician them
won't [D]go 'way
[C]Rastaman can't get no
peace [G]a Jungle
Wonder why politician them
won't [D]go 'way
[C]Bingiman can't get no
peace in [G]a 'Jungle
Tivoli and Jungle unite
[C]Drive them 'way
[D]Run them 'way
[C]When them separate [D]you [G]with
election
(Them a friend [C]say) Run
them 'way
Bingiman a [D]drive them 'way
[C]When them come,
come [D]talk 'bout [G]election[C][G]
As God live we must unite
You think I never see [C]when you
[G]go a Switzerland, go
bank up all the people dem money
You think I don't know [C]seh when you
[G]a buy places and prop[E]erty all
[G]Bout where poor people can't
read back fi get back
some of [C]dem tax [G]money
[C](Watch it!)
Depression, [D]frustration
The [C]poor man people
[D]hungry just a f[G]ew days
[C]Frustration. Wise fow[D]l walk like man
[C]Poor people [D]money bank [G]away
We nuh want no politics
Wonder why politician them
won't [D]go 'way
[C]Bingiman want some peace on [G]the land,
Chuh.
Wonder why politicians them
won't [D]go 'way
Bingi[C]man, we want some
peace of the [G]land[C]
Kings and queens, [D]president
[C]All them do [D]is oppress [G]God's people
[C]Prime ministers, [D]underdogs,
[C]Cat a lick, while [D]Jah Jah Lion [G]a watch
[C]Cat a lick, [D]dog a watch
[C]Listen what them [D]say in so
[G]ciety
(No Anglican)
[C]Cat a lick, while [D]old dog a [C]watch
Jah [D]bound to man [G]crotch
[C]Come dow[G]n off yah high horse!
Boy, mi nah pile up no nuff pon
[C]plenty and [G]me nah give
no man who have already
The man who hungry haffe eat
[C]And the man [G]who have
already haffe share
You know, you a hear mi man?
And me have something fi tell
yuh inna the next version
Come down [C]off yah [G]high horse!
Some people a kick fast too long
Big fish a rain [C]from the sky [G]fi you
Everything too [C]easy for [G]you
And it seem to me that the rich
man tax write- off
And the poor man haffe pay that
[C]Boy? [G]Them send very likkle for your money,
them no own a joint.
Ya no understand?