It Bun Me Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Respect is going on tonight aspect
Ward a man in a prison
for all the a reason
Can't judge a man before you
walk a mile inna him shoes
Shags man say so
Watch [D]this

[Verse 2]
It [G]bun me fi see mi little
brother [C]in a [D]jail[G]
Bun me fi see the youth
stand up behind the [D]rail
It [G]bun me, another black man in a [D]jail
Bun me fi see the youth

[Verse 3]
stand up behind the rail
[D]Hurt [G]me fi see mi little
[D]brother in a jail
A twenty [G]five years to life and
[C]50 million [D]dollar bill
Many [G]time trying to escape
and many times [D]fail
And [Em]eat him [G]bread that is stale
and get him [C]lick [D]with gippo
Now [G]the tracks are in tears,
the [C]boy face look [D]pale
Man [G]them beat him with the baton,
read him person[C]al mail
[D]Him could a gra[G]duate Harvard
and graduate [D]Yale
But him muma have rebut it
[Ab]'cause she know her son [G]fail
[D]It

[Verse 4]
[G]bun me fi see mi [C]brother [D]in a jail
[G]Bun me fi see the youth
stand up be[C]hind the [D]rail
It [G]bun me, another black man [Em]in a ja[D]il
[G]Bun me fi see the youth stand
up behind the [D]rail

[Verse 5]
Before [G]you
Commit the crime make
sure you can [D]do the time
No bother [G]pair with no idiot
'cause them we [Em]drop [D]dime
[G]Bank book have fi find in case you're
off and [D]bare the find
'Cause they will [G]lock you in a prison
[D]Away [Em]from man[D]kind
[E]Every[G]day you bark your face
when you have no gal fi [D]grain
Inna one [G]big,
dotty parlor catch up and you're be[D]hind

[Verse 6]
It [D]bun me fi see mi [G]little brethren in a jail
Bun me fi see the [Ab]youth
stand [G]up behind the rail
It bun me, another black man [C]in a [D]jail[G]
Bun me fi see the youth stand
up behind the rail

[Verse 7]
[G]Jamaica a the land of wood and [D]water
The [G]wood might a free but
you have fi pay fi [D]water
Every [G]time light go down they use
the [C]wood [D]make fire
Resources [G]use up the country
Hand up and shout
Another man lick, yell help,
we neither [C]see [D]or go
[G]They here beat,
be and bib well none of [Ab]them [E]no [D]better
Right a [G]now we want a new
brand [C]prime [G]minister[D]
We want a [G]little ghetto youth
with some [C]bright [G]idea[D]

[Verse 8]
It [D]bun me fi see mi little brother [Ab]in a jail
[G]Bun me fi see the youth
stand up behind the rail
It bun me, another black man [C]in a [D]jail[G]
Bun me fi see the youth stand
up behind the [D]rail

[Verse 9]
[G]Youths and youths hitch up
on the [D]corner
Better you [G]be a hustler
than to be a [D]smuggler
If you [G]is a smuggler you
'bout go kill all [D]danger
Better you [G]sell some
stockist, cough up all [Em]glean[D]er
If you [G]is a smuggler you
carry a [D]revolver
You either [G]behind the bar or six foot [D]under

[Verse 10]
It [G]bun me fi see mi little brother [C]in a [D]jail
[G]Bun me fi see the youth
stand up behind the [D]rail
It [G]bun me, another black man [D]in a jail

[Verse 11]
Bun me fi see mi brethrin behind the rail
[G]Bun me fi see mi little brother [Em]in a j[D]ail
[G]A 25 years to life and
50 million dollar [D]bill
Many [G]time trying to escape
and [C]many [G]times [D]fail
Eat him [G]bread that is stale and
get him [C]lick [E]with [D]gippo
The [G]tracks are in tears,
the boy face look [D]pale
Them [G]beat him with the baton,
read him [C]personal mail
[D]Him could a gra[G]duate Harvard,
graduate [D]Yale
[G]Him muma have rebut it
'cause she know her [D]son fail

[Verse 12]
It [G]bun me fi see mi little brother in a [D]jail[G]
Bun me fi see the youth
stand [C]up behind the [D]rail
It [G]bun me, another black man [D]in a jail
[G]Bun me fi see the youth stand
up be[D]hind the rail

[Verse 13]
Ja[G]maica a the land of wood
and [D]water[G]
Wood might a free but you have
fi pay fi [D]water
Every [G]time light go down they use
the wood [Em]make [D]fire
[G]Resources use up the country
Hand up and shout
Another [G]man lick, yell help,
we neither see or [D]go
They here [G]beat,
be and bib well none of [C]them no bet[D]ter
Right a [G]now we want a new
brand prime minister
Want a little ghetto- youth
with [G]some bright idea
Want fi [G]make the ghetto- people
them [C]start [D]prosper
Want fi make the ghetto- [G]people
them start [D]live better
Come [G]take it from Shaggy
deh round mike a lecture
[D]Put your hand inna the air and
[Ab]read the Holy Script
Chaka

[Verse 14]
'Cause it [G]bun me fi see mi
brethrin in a [D]jail[G]
Bun me fi see the youth
stand [C]up behind the [D]rail
It [G]bun me, another black man in [D]a jail
Bun me fi see the youth
stand up behind the rail