Blues Dance Raid Tabs & Lyrics by Steel Pulse

Blues Dance Raid

guitar tabs lyrics

Steel Pulse

...BLUES DANCE RAID... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'True Democracy' (1982)*


Intro:

Em D C Bm,

Bm C
Music a bubble,
G A
Not looking for trouble.

Em D C Bm,

Bm C
Some shekels.
Fe I shenks,
G A
Just a burn up,
De lamb's bread.

Em,

Em Am C
Em Am C
Em Am C

Verse 1:

Em
From time to time,
Dem a watch I,
Dem a spy wid dem bad eye,
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
(Come a raid I blues).
Em
Tipped off by informers,
Dem a watch who come out,
And come in,
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
(Come a raid I blues).
Em
Yes they knew when,
The time would be right,
Run come gate crash I party
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
(Come a raid I blues).
Em
Raid blues dance,
Raid I blues,
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
(Come a raid I blues).
Em
Kick off the door,
Woe I name dem call,
I back against de wall,
A rub a daughter,
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
(Come a raid I blues).

Chorus 1:

Bm Am
Dem a run come kill I vibe,
Interfere wid I,
C Bm
The pigs come to de-stroy,
A G
Rasta cry blood,
Bm A G
Dreadlocks cry blood.

Verse 2:

Em
Raid,
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
(Come a raid I blues).

Break:

Em
Raid blues dance,
Raid blues dance,
Raid I,
Raid blues dance,
Am
(Raid blues dance),
C
(Raid I blues).

Verse 3:

Em
Out of darkness,
Out of night,
Am
People screaming,
Batons wheeling,
C
A lot of bleeding,
Bruised feelings.
Em
Search warrant for,
Their outivation,
Walkie talkies,
Reinforcements.
Am
From dem pocket,
Dem draw handcuff,
C
Dis ya session it rough.
Em
Every step of the way,
Got to retaliate yeh,
Fight dem back,
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
Mash dem up,
C
(Come a raid I blues).
Em
Vex to death,
Dem a threat,
Mek arrest,
Kiss me neck,
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
(Come a raid I blues).
Em
Raid blues dance,
Raid I blues,
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
A run come a run come who,
(Come a raid I blues).

Chorus 2:

Bm Am
A run come kill I vibe,
Interfere wid I,
C Bm
The pigs come to destroy,
A G
Rasta cry blood,
Bm A G
Dreadlocks cry blood.

Interlude:

Em

Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
(Come a raid I blues).

Break:

Em
Raid blues dance,
Raid blues dance,
Raid I,
Raid blues dance,
Am
(Come a raid I blues dance),
C
(Come a raid I blues).
Em
(Raid blues dance),
(Raid I Blues),
Am
(Raid blues dance),
C
(Raid).

Coda:

Em
Come a kick in I speaker,
Come a mash up I tweeter,
Am
Come a lick out I window,
C
Come a grab up I ratchit.
Em
Come a move out I soft drink,
Come a rough up the people,
Am
Come a turn off me system,
C
Have fe give you,
Some bitch lick.
Em
Come a smash up I turntable,
Come a scratch up I music,
Am
Come a drive up you meat van,
C
Come a come a come a raid.

Outro:

Em Am C

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em D C Bm G A Am

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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
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