Chord/Tab song: Pass the Dutchie

...PASS THE DUTCHIE... by Musical Youth


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from 'The Youth Of Today' (1982)

Intro:

(n.c)
This generation, rules the nation,
With version.

Music happen to be the food of love,
Sounds to really make you rub and scrub.
I say;

Chorus 1:

[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side,
[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side.

It a gonna [Cmaj7]burn,
Give me music,
Make me [Dm7]jump and prance,
It a go [Cmaj7]done,
Give me the music,
Make me [Dm7]rock in the dance.

Verse 1:

It was a [Cmaj7]cool and lovely,
[Dm7] Breezy after-[Cmaj7]noon.[Dm7]
You could [Cmaj7]feel,
It 'cos it [Dm7]was the month of [Cmaj7]June.[Dm7]

So I [Cmaj7]left my gate,
And [Dm7]went out for a [Cmaj7]walk,[Dm7]
As I [Cmaj7]pass the Dreadlock's [Dm7]camp,
I heard them [Cmaj7]say;[Dm7]

Chorus 2:

[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side,
[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side.

It a gonna [Cmaj7]burn,
Give me music,
Make me [Dm7]jump and prance,
It a go [Cmaj7]done,
Give me the music,
Make me [Dm7]rock in the dance.

[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side,
[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side.

It a gonna [Cmaj7]burn,
Give me music,
Make me [Dm7]jump and prance,
It a go [Cmaj7]done,
Give me the music,
Make me [Dm7]rock in the dance.

Verse 2:

So I [Cmaj7]stopped to find out,
[Dm7] What was going [Cmaj7]on.
(How does it feel,
When you've [Dm7]got no food?)
'Cos the [Cmaj7]spirit of Jah,
You [Dm7]know he leads you [Cmaj7]on.
(How does it feel,
When you've [Dm7]got no food?)

[Dm7] There was a [Cmaj7]ring of dreads,
And a [Dm7]session was there in [Cmaj7]swing.
(How does it feel,
When you've [Dm7]got no food?)
You could [Cmaj7]feel the chill,
As I [Dm7]seen and heard them [Cmaj7]say;
(How does it feel,
When you've [Dm7]got no food?)

Chorus 3:

[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side,
[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side.

It a gonna [Cmaj7]burn,
Give me music,
Make me [Dm7]jump and prance,
It a go [Cmaj7]done,
Give me the music,
Make me [Dm7]rock in the dance.

[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side,
[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side.

It a gonna [Cmaj7]burn,
Give me music,
Make me [Dm7]jump and prance,
It a go [Cmaj7]done,
Give me the music,
Make me [Dm7]rock in the dance.
'Cos me say;

Break:

[Cmaj7] Listen to the drum,
A me say [Dm7]listen to the bass.
[Cmaj7] Give me little music,
Make me [Dm7]wind up me waist.
Me say;

[Cmaj7] Listen to the drum,
A me say [Dm7]listen to the bass.
[Cmaj7] Give me little music,
Make me [Dm7]wind up me waist.

Me say [Cmaj7]east, say west,
Say [Dm7]north and south,
[Cmaj7] This is gonna really,
Make me [Dm7]jump and shout.

Me say [Cmaj7]east, say west,
Say [Dm7]north and south,
[Cmaj7] This is gonna really,
Make me [Dm7]jump and shout.

Chorus 4:

[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side,
[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side.

It a gonna [Cmaj7]burn,
Give me music,
Make me [Dm7]jump and prance,
It a go [Cmaj7]done,
Give me the music,
Make me [Dm7]rock in the dance.

[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side,
[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side.

It a gonna [Cmaj7]burn,
Give me music,
Make me [Dm7]jump and prance,
It a go [Cmaj7]done,
Give me the music,
Make me [Dm7]rock in the dance.

Interlude:

Cmaj7 Dm7 (x8)

Verse 3:

It was a [Cmaj7]cool and lovely,
[Dm7] Breezy after-[Cmaj7]noon.[Dm7]
You could [Cmaj7]feel,
It 'cos it [Dm7]was the month of [Cmaj7]June.[Dm7]

So I [Cmaj7]left my gate,
And [Dm7]went out for a [Cmaj7]walk,[Dm7]
As I [Cmaj7]pass the Dreadlock's [Dm7]camp,
I heard them [Cmaj7]say;[Dm7]

Chorus 5:

[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side,
[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side.

It a gonna [Cmaj7]burn,
Give me music,
Make me [Dm7]jump and prance,
It a go [Cmaj7]done,
Give me the music,
Make me [Dm7]rock in the dance.

[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side,
[Cmaj7] Pass the Dutchie,
On the [Dm7]left hand side.

It a gonna [Cmaj7]burn,
Give me music,
Make me [Dm7]jump and prance,
It a go [Cmaj7]done,
Give me the music,
Make me [Dm7]rock in the dance.

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:


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[Cmaj7] [Dm]
[EAD]xx10[GBE]987 [EADG]xxx10[B]10[E]10

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
([email protected])