Desmond Dekker (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 16 July 1941 - deceased 25 May 2006), was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit, Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) and It Mek (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it.
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...FU MANCHU... by Desmond Dekker ---------------..................
*from 'Action!' (1967)*
Intro:
DmEm, Am (x2)
Verse 1:
DmEmAm It make no sense at all, to say where you used to work. DmEmAm It make no sense at all, to say how much you used to earn. DmEmAm It make no sense at all, to say what you used to do.
Chorus 1:
DmEmAm This is the face of Fu Man-chu.
Interlude:
DmEm, Am (x2)
Verse 2:
DmEmAm It make no sense at all, to say where you used to work. DmEmAm It make no sense at all, to say how much you used to earn. Dm Is not what you earn, that make you a man; EmAm But is what you keep, that make you a man.
Chorus 2:
DmEmAm This is the face of Fu Man-chu. DmEmAm This is the face of Fu Man-chu.
Outro: (with Scatting)
DmEm, Am
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS: ---------------
DmEmAm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x57765 x79987 577555
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])