People Funny Boy Chords

by Lee Scratch Perry
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Author cLuMsY [a] 9,689. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

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...PEOPLE FUNNY BOY... by Lee Scratch Perry
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*Released 1968*
 
(Lyrics from: http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/reggae)
 
 
Intro:
 
G#  C# (x2)
 
Verse 1:
 
G#    C#          G#         C#
 Why, why, People Funny Bwoy?
G#                      C#           G#            C#
 Now that you reach the top; and you turn Big Shot.
G#                   C#              G#          C#
 All I have done for you; you not re-member that.
G#                      C#             G#           C#
 When you were down an' out; I used to help you out.
    G#                    C#                G#          C#
But now that you win jack-pot; you don't re-member that.
G#                     C#               G#          C#
 Now that you turn Big Shot; bwoy, you 'ave big chat.
 
Bridge 1:
 
       G#                          C#                       G#          C#
You're lucky, you're lucky, you're lucky, to have rice, and peas a-yard.
    G#       C#             G#          C#
But me, poor me, don't have none at all.
         G#                  C#                  G#                  C#
I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.
         G#                  C#                  G#                  C#
I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.
 
Interlude:
 
G#  C# (x4)
 
Verse 2:
 
G#    C#          G#         C#
 Why, why, People Funny Bwoy?
G#                      C#           G#            C#
 Now that you reach the top; and you turn Big Shot.
G#                   C#              G#          C#
 All I have done for you; you not re-member that.
G#                      C#             G#           C#
 When you were down an' out; I used to help you out.
    G#                    C#                G#          C#
But now that you win jack-pot; you don't re-member that.
G#                     C#               G#           C#
 Now that you turn Big Shot; bwoy, you 'ave big chat.
 
Bridge 2:
 
       G#                          C#                       G#          C#
You're lucky, you're lucky, you're lucky, to have rice, and peas a-yard.
    G#       C#             G#          C#
But me, poor me, don't have none at all.
         G#                  C#                  G#                  C#
I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.
         G#                  C#                  G#                  C#
I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a, I want-a uh iya yard tonight.
 
(Fade)
 
 
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G#      C#
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE
 466544  x46664
 
 
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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Nostrahippie
Waah waah wah-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-waah. Give thanks and praise to clumsy joel. Seems to be responsible for most of the reggae on here.
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