RENDITION OF MORGAN HERITAGE'S
"NOTHING TO SMILE ABOUT"
COMMENTS & ADDITIONS ARE WELCOMED TO
sanviduca@yahoo.com or sanviduca@gmail.com,
or on the site
CHORDS ( C, Am, G, F )
intro
[C] [Am] [Am] [C]
VERSE
[G]enuff[G] peop[C]le [C]com[C]e to [G]jamaic[G]a[F]
and no no how we live and think
say everything is fine and
we full of vibes and things aeh aeh
dem say dem too wan fell to the max
and when they overstand and fell
the real thing yeah (yeah)
VERSE
[F]day i told[C] one day af[C]ar a whiteman
come all the way from norway
and him turn to me and say
how come jamaica full of screwfaces
[G]same [G]time [C]me l[C]ift [C]me h[G]ead to[G] the sk[F]y
and tear drop fall from me eye
mi say ma yute come and mi go
for a drive let mi show why mi cry
CHORUS
[G]look [G]upon [C]goll[C]i si[C]de d[G]o you [G]see [F]
anything to smile about
look at the hungry child do you
see anything fi smile about
look at the school the yute fi com
to get the their education
do you see anything fi smile about
look at the conditions of our
police stations do you
see nothing fi smile about no
VERSE
[G]samet[G]ime t[C]he b[C]roth[C]er s[G]ay how[G] can[F]
the nation be living this way
and the next thing him say
how come the government play
so many games sametime mi heart fall
to the ground cos with much doubt
where this come from cos some place
is worse than slum yuteman come
and take a look pon river tan (river tan)
CHORUS
[G]do yo[G]u see[C] any[C]thin[C]g fi[G] smile[G] [F]
look upon plain land di you see
anything to smile fi smile about
francas bay and morthingo bay......
all the same do you see anything fi
smile about no no no no..........
VERSE
[G]now m[G]i say[C] enu[C]ff p[C]eopl[G]e come[G] to jam[F]aica
and no no how we live and think
say everything is fine and
we full of vibes and things aeh aeh
dem say dem too wan fell to the max
and when they overstand and fell
the real thing yeah (yeah)
CHORUS
[G]look [G]upon [C]goll[C]i si[C]de d[G]o you [G]see [F]
nothing dey fi smile about
look at the hungry child do you
see nothing dey fi smile about
look pon schools the yute fi com
to get the their education
do you see nothing dey fi smile about
look at the site of, conditions of our
police stations do you
see nothing dey fi smile about no
VERSE
[G]mi st[G]ory d[C]ay i[C] tol[C]d on[G]e day [G]afar [F]
a whiteman come all the way from norway
and him turn to me and say (and say)
how come jamaica is full of screwfaces
same time me lift me head to the sky
and tear drop fall from me eye
mi say ma yute come and mi go
for a drive let mi show why mi cry
CHORUS
[G]do yo[G]u see[C] any[C]thin[C]g fi[G] smile[G] [F]
look upon plain land di you see
anything to smile fi smile about
francas and morthingo bay......
all the same do you see anything fi
smile about..................
"NOTHING TO SMILE ABOUT"
COMMENTS & ADDITIONS ARE WELCOMED TO
sanviduca@yahoo.com or sanviduca@gmail.com,
or on the site
CHORDS ( C, Am, G, F )
intro
[C] [Am] [Am] [C]
VERSE
[G]enuff[G] peop[C]le [C]com[C]e to [G]jamaic[G]a[F]
and no no how we live and think
say everything is fine and
we full of vibes and things aeh aeh
dem say dem too wan fell to the max
and when they overstand and fell
the real thing yeah (yeah)
VERSE
[F]day i told[C] one day af[C]ar a whiteman
come all the way from norway
and him turn to me and say
how come jamaica full of screwfaces
[G]same [G]time [C]me l[C]ift [C]me h[G]ead to[G] the sk[F]y
and tear drop fall from me eye
mi say ma yute come and mi go
for a drive let mi show why mi cry
CHORUS
[G]look [G]upon [C]goll[C]i si[C]de d[G]o you [G]see [F]
anything to smile about
look at the hungry child do you
see anything fi smile about
look at the school the yute fi com
to get the their education
do you see anything fi smile about
look at the conditions of our
police stations do you
see nothing fi smile about no
VERSE
[G]samet[G]ime t[C]he b[C]roth[C]er s[G]ay how[G] can[F]
the nation be living this way
and the next thing him say
how come the government play
so many games sametime mi heart fall
to the ground cos with much doubt
where this come from cos some place
is worse than slum yuteman come
and take a look pon river tan (river tan)
CHORUS
[G]do yo[G]u see[C] any[C]thin[C]g fi[G] smile[G] [F]
look upon plain land di you see
anything to smile fi smile about
francas bay and morthingo bay......
all the same do you see anything fi
smile about no no no no..........
VERSE
[G]now m[G]i say[C] enu[C]ff p[C]eopl[G]e come[G] to jam[F]aica
and no no how we live and think
say everything is fine and
we full of vibes and things aeh aeh
dem say dem too wan fell to the max
and when they overstand and fell
the real thing yeah (yeah)
CHORUS
[G]look [G]upon [C]goll[C]i si[C]de d[G]o you [G]see [F]
nothing dey fi smile about
look at the hungry child do you
see nothing dey fi smile about
look pon schools the yute fi com
to get the their education
do you see nothing dey fi smile about
look at the site of, conditions of our
police stations do you
see nothing dey fi smile about no
VERSE
[G]mi st[G]ory d[C]ay i[C] tol[C]d on[G]e day [G]afar [F]
a whiteman come all the way from norway
and him turn to me and say (and say)
how come jamaica is full of screwfaces
same time me lift me head to the sky
and tear drop fall from me eye
mi say ma yute come and mi go
for a drive let mi show why mi cry
CHORUS
[G]do yo[G]u see[C] any[C]thin[C]g fi[G] smile[G] [F]
look upon plain land di you see
anything to smile fi smile about
francas and morthingo bay......
all the same do you see anything fi
smile about..................
