Bob Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), born Nesta Robert Marley which was later to be changed by passport officials to Robert Nesta Marley, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. He was the most widely known writer and performer of Reggae, and more specifically Roots Reggae. He is famous for popularising the genre outside of Jamaica and the Caribbean. Much of his music dealt with the struggles of the spiritually wealthy rasta and/or spiritually powerful Jah Rastafari.
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...NATTY DREAD... by Bob Marley -----------------..............
*from 'Natty Dread' (1974)*
Intro:
Bm7C#m7 (x2)
Chorus 1:
ADF#mBm Dread, Natty Dread now, (Natty Dread), ADF#mBm Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dread). ADF#mBm Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon, (Natty Dread), ADF#mBm A Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dread). Eh!
Verse 1:
ADF#mBm Children get your culture, (Natty Dreadlock), ADF#mBm And don't stay there and gesture, (Natty Dreadlock). ADF#mBm Or the battle will be hotter, (Natty Dreadlock), ADF#mBm And you won't get no supper, (Natty Dreadlock).
Chorus 2:
ADF#mBm Dread, Natty Dread now, (Natty Dread), ADF#mBm Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dread). ADF#mBm Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon, (Natty Dread), ADF#mBm Roots Natty, roots Natty! (Natty Dread).
Verse 2:
ADF#mBm Then I walk up the first street, (Natty Dreadlock), ADF#mBm And then I walk up the second street to see, (Natty Dreadlock). AEF#mBm Then I trod on through third street, (Natty Dreadlock), ADF#mBm And then I talk to some Dread on fourth street, (Natty Dreadlock). ADF#mBm Natty Dreadlock in a fifth street, (Natty Dreadlock), ADF#mBm And then I skip one fence to sixth street, (Natty Dreadlock). ADF#mBm I've got to reach seventh street, (Natty Dreadlock).
Bm7 Oh, Natty, Natty, C#m7 Natty 21,000 miles away from home, yeah. Bm7 Oh, Natty, Natty, C#m7 And that's a long way, for Natty to be from home.
Verse 3:
ADF#mBm Don't care what the world seh, (Natty head), ADF#mBm I'n'I couldn't never go astray, (Natty head). ADF#mBm Just like a bright and sunny day; (Natty head), ADF#mBm Oh, we're gonna have things our way, (Natty head).
Chorus 4:
ADF#mBm Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock, (Natty Dreadlock), ADF#mBm Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dreadlock). ADF#mBm Don't care what the world seh, (Natty Dreadlock), ADF#mBm I'n'I gonna have things our way, (Natty Dreadlock).
ADF#mBm If I head Natty inna the red, (Natty Dreadlock), ADF#mBm If I head Natty inna the red, (Natty Dreadlock). ADF#mBm Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock...