...NATTY DREAD... by Bob Marley -----------------.............. *from 'Natty Dread' (1974)* Intro: Bm7 C#m7 (x2) Chorus 1:

^A Dread, Natty ^DDread now,^F#m (Natty ^BmDread), ^A Dreadlock Congo ^DBongo I, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDread). Natty ^ADreadlock in a ^DBabylon, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDread), A ^ADreadlock Congo ^DBongo I, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDread). Eh!

Verse 1:

^A Children get your ^Dculture, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock), And ^Adon't stay there and ^Dgesture, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock). Or the ^Abattle will be ^Dhotter, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock), And ^Ayou won't get no ^Dsupper, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock).

Chorus 2:

^A Dread, Natty ^DDread now,^F#m (Natty ^BmDread), ^A Dreadlock Congo ^DBongo I, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDread). Natty ^ADreadlock in a ^DBabylon, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDread), ^A Roots Natty, ^Droots Natty! ^F#m(Natty ^BmDread).

Verse 2:

Then I ^Awalk up the ^Dfirst street, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock), And then I ^Awalk up the ^Dsecond street to ^F#msee, (Natty ^BmDreadlock). Then I ^Atrod on through ^Ethird street, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock), And then I ^Atalk to some Dread on ^Dfourth street,^F#m (Natty ^BmDreadlock). Natty ^ADreadlock in a ^Dfifth street, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock), And then I ^Askip one fence to ^Dsixth street,^F#m (Natty ^BmDreadlock). I've ^Agot to reach ^Dseventh street,^F#m (Natty ^BmDreadlock).

Chorus 3:

Natty ^ADreadlock Bingy ^DBongo I,^F#m (Natty ^BmDread), Natty ^Adread, Natty ^DDread, now,^F#m (Natty ^BmDread), ^A Roots Natty ^DCongo I, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDread).

Break:

^Bm7 Oh, Natty, Natty, Natty ^C#m721,000 miles away from home, yeah. ^Bm7 Oh, Natty, Natty, And that's a ^C#m7long way, for Natty to be from home.

Verse 3:

^A Don't care what the ^Dworld seh, ^F#m(Natty ^Bmhead), ^A I'n'I couldn't never ^Dgo astray, ^F#m(Natty ^Bmhead). ^A Just like a bright and ^Dsunny day; ^F#m(Natty ^Bmhead), Oh, ^Awe're gonna have things ^Dour way, ^F#m(Natty ^Bmhead).

Chorus 4:

Natty ^ADread, Natty ^DDreadlock, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock), ^A Dreadlock Congo ^DBongo I, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock). ^A Don't care what the ^Dworld seh, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock), ^A I'n'I gonna have ^Dthings our way, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock).

If I ^Ahead Natty ^Dinna the red, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock), If I ^Ahead Natty ^Dinna the red, ^F#m(Natty ^BmDreadlock). Natty ^ADread, Natty ^DDreadlock..^F#m. ^Bm

(Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Bm7 C#m7 A D F#m Bm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x24232 x46454 577655 x57775 244222 x24432 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Bob Marley - Natty dread