Biography:
Max Romeo (born Maxwell Livingston Smith, 22 November 1947, St. D'Acre, St. Ann, Jamaica), is a reggae and roots reggae recording artist who has achieved chart success in his home country, and in the UK. The singer who put the rude in rude boy, Max Romeo was responsible for launching an entirely new sub-genre of reggae, whose overtly suggestive lyrics caused an outcry but took a massive hold of the music scene regardless. Yet innuendo was the least of the singer's stylings
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...MY JAMAICAN COLLIE... by Max Romeo
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Intro:
Eb Gm, Ab Bb (x2)
Verse 1:
Eb Gm
I-man forward, all over the world,
Ab Bb
And I-man smoked many different kind of herb.
Eb Gm
Of all the herb that I-man taste,
Ab Bb
This is the one herb that I like the best.
Chorus 1:
Eb Gm Ab Bb
Yes, it's my Jamaican herb, it's my Jamaican irie collie.
Eb Gm Ab Bb
It's my Jamaican herb, it's my Jamaican irie irie iley.
Verse 2:
Eb Gm
African herb is nice, nice herb, Indian hemp too.
Ab Bb
But when it comes to getting wrecked, I'll give the credit to;
Chorus 2:
Eb Gm Ab Bb
My Jamaican herb, it's my Jamaican irie collie.
Eb Gm Ab Bb
My Jamaican herb, my Jamaican irie irie iley.
Interlude:
Eb Gm, Ab Bb (x4)
Verse 3:
Eb Gm
Yes, I-man forward, all over the world,
Ab Bb
And I-man smoked many different kind of herb.
Eb Gm
Of all the herb that I-man taste,
Ab Bb
This is the one herb that I say is best.
Chorus 3:
Eb Gm Ab Bb
Yes, it's my Jamaican herb, it's my Jamaican herb.
Eb Gm Ab Bb
My Jamaican collie, my Jamaican irie irie iley.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Eb Gm Ab Bb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68886 355333 466544 688766
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
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Intro:
Eb Gm, Ab Bb (x2)
Verse 1:
Eb Gm
I-man forward, all over the world,
Ab Bb
And I-man smoked many different kind of herb.
Eb Gm
Of all the herb that I-man taste,
Ab Bb
This is the one herb that I like the best.
Chorus 1:
Eb Gm Ab Bb
Yes, it's my Jamaican herb, it's my Jamaican irie collie.
Eb Gm Ab Bb
It's my Jamaican herb, it's my Jamaican irie irie iley.
Verse 2:
Eb Gm
African herb is nice, nice herb, Indian hemp too.
Ab Bb
But when it comes to getting wrecked, I'll give the credit to;
Chorus 2:
Eb Gm Ab Bb
My Jamaican herb, it's my Jamaican irie collie.
Eb Gm Ab Bb
My Jamaican herb, my Jamaican irie irie iley.
Interlude:
Eb Gm, Ab Bb (x4)
Verse 3:
Eb Gm
Yes, I-man forward, all over the world,
Ab Bb
And I-man smoked many different kind of herb.
Eb Gm
Of all the herb that I-man taste,
Ab Bb
This is the one herb that I say is best.
Chorus 3:
Eb Gm Ab Bb
Yes, it's my Jamaican herb, it's my Jamaican herb.
Eb Gm Ab Bb
My Jamaican collie, my Jamaican irie irie iley.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Eb Gm Ab Bb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68886 355333 466544 688766
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
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