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Trenchtown Rock Chords

Music by: Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1973
Genre Reggae Views 403
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[Intro 1]
[G][D][F][C]

[Chorus 1]
[G]One good thing abou[Dm]t music
When [F]it hits you (You feel no [C]pain)
Whoa, whoa I [G]say one good thing a[Dm]bout music
When it [F]hits you (You feel no [C]pain)
[G]Hit me with music, [D]yeah
[F]Hit me with mu[C]sic now

[Verse 1]
This is
[C](Trench Town rock) Don't watch that
[G](Trench Town rock) [F]Big fish or sprat, now
[C](Trench Town rock) You reap what you sow
[G](Trench Town rock) And [F]only Jah Jah know
[C](Trench town rock) I'll never turn my back
[G](Trench town rock) I'll [F]give the slum a try
[C](Trench town rock)
I'll never let the children cry
[G](Trench Town rock)
'Cause you got [F]to tell Jah Jah why

[Bridge 1]
[Am](Grooving) It's Kingston 12
(Grooving) It's Kingston 12
[Dm](Grooving) It's Kingston 12, now
[Am](Grooving) It's Kingston 12
No want you fi galang so, oh no!
(No want you fi galang so)
Skabadip
(You [Dm]want come cold I up) Skaba diba dip
(But you [Am]can't come cold I up)
Whoa, whoa, I'm a-grooving
And the world knows by now

[Chorus 2]
Now now now, now now now now, you're
[G]Oh [D]now, I said,[F]
you feel [C]no pain, now
[G]One good thing abpu[D]t music
When [F]it hits you
(You feel no [C]pain)
Feel no pain
[G]Hit me with mu[D]sic now, oh now
[F]Hit me with mu[C]sic now
[G]Hit me with mu[D]sic, harder
Bru[F]talize [C]me

[Verse 2]
This is
[C](Trench Town rock) I say don't watch that
[G](Trench Town rock) If you are [F]big fish or sprat
[C](Trench Town rock) You reap what you sow
[G](Trench Town rock) Ay, [F]everyone know now
[C](Trench town rock) Don't turn your back
[G](Trench town rock) I say [F]give the slum a try
[C](Trench town rock) Never let the children cry
[G](Trench Town rock)
Oh you got [F]to tell Jah Jah why

[Bridge 2]
[Am](Grooving) It's Kingston 12
(Grooving) It's Kingston 12
[Dm](Grooving) I said t's Kingston 12, now
[Am](Grooving) Whoa, whoa, whoa,
it's Kingston 12
(No want you fi galang so)
Didn't I told you that
(No want you fi galang so)
We should lead with love
(You [Dm]want come cold I up)
And I don't do that man, no[Am]thing
And look there now!

[Outro 1]
(Grooving) And then it's Kingston 12, uh!
[G]Goo[D]d God![F]
Looky here here [C]now, uh!
[G][D][F][C]
[Fade Out]
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