Dreadlock Holiday 10cc
...DREADLOCK HOLIDAY... by 10cc
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*from 'Bloody Tourists' (1978)*
Intro:
Gm F, Cm (x2)
Gm F, Cm Dm (x4)
Verse 1:
I was [Gm]walkin' down the [F]street,[Cm] [Dm]
Concen-[Gm]tratin' on truckin' [F]right,[Cm]
I [Dm]heard a [Gm]dark voice beside of [F]me,[Cm] [Dm]
And I looked [Gm]round in a state of [F]fright.[Cm] [Dm]
Bridge 1:
I saw four [Gm]faces, one mad,[F]
A [Cm]brother from the [Dm]gutter,
They [Gm]looked me up and down a [F]bit,
And [Cm]turned to each other.[Dm]
Interlude:
Gm F, Cm Dm
Gm F, Cm
Dm (n.c)
I say:
Chorus 1:
I don't like [Gm]cricket,[F]
Oh [D#]no,[Dm]
I [Cm]love it.[Dm] [D#]
I don't like [Gm]cricket,[F]
Oh [D#]no,[Dm]
I [Cm]love it.[Dm] [D#]
Break 1:
Don't you [Bb]walk through my words,
You got to show some respect.
Don't you walk through my words,
'Cos you ain't heard me [Am]out [D7]yet.
Interlude:
Gm F, Cm Dm (x2)
Verse 2:
Well he looked [Gm]down at my silver [F]chain,[Cm] [Dm]
He said I'll [Gm]give you one dollar.[F] [Cm] [Dm]
I said You've [Gm]got to be jokin' [F]man,[Cm] [Dm]
It was a [Gm]present from me mother.[F] [Cm] [Dm]
Bridge 2:
He said I [Gm]like it, I want it,[F]
I'll [Cm]take it off your [Dm]hands,
And you'll be [Gm]sorry you crossed me,[F]
You'd [Cm]better under-[Dm]stand,
That you're a-[Gm]lone,[F] [Cm]
A [Dm]long way from [Gm]home.[F] [Cm]
Dm (n.c)
And I say:
Chorus 2:
I don't like [Gm]reggae,[F]
Oh [D#]no,[Dm]
I [Cm]love it.[Dm] [D#]
I don't like [Gm]reggae,[F]
Oh [D#]no,[Dm]
I [Cm]love it.[Dm] [D#]
Break 2:
Don't you [Bb]cramp me style,
Don't you queer on me pitch.
Don't you walk through my words,
'Cos you ain't heard me [Am]out [D7]yet.
Interlude:
Gm F, Cm Dm,
Gm F, Cm Dm (n.c)
*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 3:
I hurried [G#m]back to the swimming [F#]pool,[C#m] [D#m]
Sinkin' [G#m]pina coladas,[F#] [C#m] [D#m]
I heard a [G#m]dark voice beside me [F#]say,[C#m] [D#m]
Would you [G#m]like something harder.[F#] [C#m] [D#m]
Bridge 3:
She said I've [G#m]got it, you want it,[F#]
My [C#m]harvest is the [D#m]best,
And if you [G#m]try it you'll like it,[F#]
And [C#m]wallow in a [D#]dreadlock holi...
[G#m] (Dreadlock, holi, Dreadlock [F#]holi,
[C#m] Deadlock holi, [D#m]Dreadlock holi[G#m]day).[F#] [C#m]
D#m (n.c)
And I say:
Chorus 3:
Don't like Ja-[G#m]maica,[F#]
Oh [E]no,[D#m]
I [C#m]love her.[D#m] [E]
Don't like Ja-[G#m]maica,[F#]
Oh [E]no,[D#m]
I [C#m]love her.[D#m] [E]
Break 3:
Don't you [B]walk through her words,
You got to show some respect.
Don't you walk through her words,
'Cos you ain't heard me [A#m]out [D#7]yet.
Interlude:
G#m F#, C#m D#m (x4)
Coda:
I don't like [G#m]cricket,[F#]
Oh [C#m]no,[D#m]
I [G#m]love it. (Dreadlock [F#]Holi-[C#m]day).[D#m]
I don't like [G#m]reggae,[F#]
Oh [C#m]no,[D#m]
I [G#m]love it. (Dreadlock [F#]Holi-[C#m]day).[D#m]
Don't like Ja-[G#m]maica,[F#]
Oh [C#m]no,[D#m]
I [G#m]love her. (Dreadlock Holi[F#]-day)[C#m].[D#m]
I don't like [G#m]cricket,[F#]
Oh [C#m]no,[D#m]
I [G#m]love it. (Dreadlock [F#]Holi-[C#m]day).[D#m]
I don't like [G#m]reggae,[F#]
Oh [C#m]no,[D#m]
I [G#m]love it. (Dreadlock [F#]Holi-[C#m]day).[D#m]
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[Gm] [F] [Cm] [Dm]
[EADGBE]xxx333 [EADGBE]xx3211 [EADGBE]xx5543 [EADGBE]xx7765
[D#] [Bb] [Am] [D7]
[EADGBE]xx8886 [EADGBE]xx8766 [EADGBE]xxx555 [EADGBE]xx7778
[G#m] [F#] [C#m] [D#m]
[EADGBE]xxx444 [EADGBE]xx4322 [EADGBE]xx6654 [EADGBE]xx8876
[E] [B] [A#m] [D#7]
[EADGBE]xx9997 [EADGBE]xx9877 [EADGBE]xxx666 [EADGBE]xx8889
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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