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Natty dread - Bob Marley and the wailers

Transcribed by reggae man
Instruments : Guitar
       6. NATTY DREAD  [Alan Cole; Rita Anderson]


/break d'intro avec cuivres/
4Bm 4C#m
4Bm C#m C#m7


A D F#m Bm
            Dread, Natty Dread now,                         (Natty Dread)
            Dreadlock Congo Bongo I.                        (Natty Dread)
            Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon:                   (Natty Dread)
            A dreadlock Congo Bongo I.                      (Natty Dread)
            Eh!  Children get your culture                  (Natty Dreadlock)
            And don't stay there and gesture, a-ah,         (Natty Dreadlock)
            Or the battle will be hotter                    (Natty Dreadlock)
            And you won't get no supper.                    (Natty Dreadlock)


            Natty Dread, Natty Dread, now;                  (Natty Dread)
            A dreadlock Congo Bongo I.                      (Natty Dread)
            Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon -                  (Natty Dread)
            Roots Natty, Roots Natty!                       (Natty Dread)


            Then I walk up the first street,                (Natty Dreadlock)
            And then I walk up the second street to see.    (Natty Dreadlock)
            Then I trod on through third street,            (Natty Dreadlock)
            And then I talk to some Dread on fourth street. (Natty Dreadlock)
            Natty Dreadlock in a fifth street,              (Natty Dreadlock)
            And then I skip one fence to sixth street.      (Natty Dreadlock)
            I've got to reach seventh street:               (Natty Dreadlock)
            Natty Dreadlock Bingy Bongo I                   (Natty Dread)
            Natty dread, Natty Dread, now,                  (Natty Dread)
            Roots Natty Congo I.                            (Natty Dread)


8Bm
            Oh, Natty, Natty,
             8C#m
            Natty 21,000 miles away from home, yeah!
             8Bm
            Oh, Natty, Natty,
             8Bm
            And that's a long way for Natty to be from home.


A D F#m Bm
            Don't care what the world seh;                  (Natty Dread)
            I'n'I couldn't never go astray.                 (Natty Dread)
            Just like a bright and sunny day:               (Natty Dread)
            Oh, we're gonna have things our way.            (Natty Dread)
            Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock,                   (Natty Dreadlock)
            Dreadlock Congo Bongo I.                        (Natty Dreadlock)
            Don't care what the world seh;                  (Natty Dreadlock)
            I'n'I gonna have things our way.                (Natty Dreadlock)
            If a egg Natty in a the red -                   (Natty Dreadlock)
            If a egg Natty in a the red.                    (Natty Dreadlock)
            Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock.   /fadeout/
Transcribed by dashar133
Instruments : Bass
Intro :
G--4-------------|--4--------------|
D--------------2-|--------------2--|
A---2--2---234---|---2--2---234----|
E----------------|-----------------|


Verse/chorus (main riff) play until bridge
G---------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------4---------------|
A--------4-5--------0-2-2--------464---------0-2-2--|
E--5-555--------222----------5--5--------222--------|


Bridge (2:12 approx.)
G------------------------------6-----------|
D----------------------------6-------------|
A--2--2222-----2--2222-----4------444-4-44-|
E---------2-2---------2-2------------------|

G------------------------------6-------------|
D----------------------------6---------------|
A--2--2222-----2--2222-----4------444-4---44-|
E---------2-2---------2-2--------------------|

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