...WAR INA BABYLON... by Max Romeo (1976) ---------------------............. ........................................... *WAR INA BABYLON* ----------------- >1. ONE STEP FORWARD >2. UPTOWN BABIES DON'T CRY >3. I CHASE THE DEVIL >4. WAR INA BABYLON >5. NORMAN >6. STEALING IN THE NAME OF JAH >7. TAN AND SEE >8. SMOKEY ROOM >9. SMILE OUT A STYLE ........................................... 1...ONE STEP FORWARD... by Max Romeo -----------------------............. *from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)* (Lyrics from http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/reggae) Intro:

^Bbm Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ^Fmna na na na na na, ^Bbm Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ^Fmna na na na na na.

Chorus 1:

^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon. ^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon.

Verse 1:

^Bbm One day you are ^FmDreadlocks, (well Dread), ^Bbm Next day you are ^Fmbaldhead, (clean shave).

Chorus 2:

^Bbm Onward, forward, don't step backward; ^Fmstep out of Babylon, ^Bbm Onward, forward, don't step backward; ^Fmstep out of Babylon.

Verse 2:

^Bbm Are you a commercialized? ^FmGrabbing at the cash-backs? ^Bbm This is a time of decision; ^Fmtell me, what is your plan? Yeah.

Chorus 3:

^Bbm Onward, forward, don't step backward; ^Fmstep out of Babylon, ^Bbm Onward, forward, don't step backward; ^Fmstep out of Babylon.

Verse 3:

^Bbm Straight is the road that leads to de-^Fmstruction, (ooh yeah), ^Bbm The road to righteousness is ^Fmnarrow. Ah let me tell you say;

^Bbm Indictive feelings, enter ^Fmfeeling, ^Bbm The truth is a ^Fmfact, tell me; ^Bbm Are you a con man, ^Fmor are you a dreadlocks, eh?

Chorus 4:

^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon. ^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon.

Break:

^Bbm Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ^Fmna na na na na na, ^Bbm Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ^Fmna na na na na na.

Verse 4:

^Bbm The road is rough and the hill is ^Fmsteep, (ah let me tell you say); ^Bbm The mountain is high and the valley is ^Fmdeep, (oh yeah, oh yeah).

Chorus 5:

^Bbm Onward, forward, don't step backward; ^Fmstep out of Babylon, ^Bbm Onward, forward, don't step backward; ^Fmstep out of Babylon.

Chorus 6:

^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon. ^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon.

Break:

^Bbm Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, Ah, let me ^Fmtell you say, ah, let me tell you say. ^Bbm Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ah, let me ^Fmtell you say.

Chorus 7:

^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon. ^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon.

Verse 5:

^Bbm Straight is the road that leads to de-^Fmstruction, (ooh yeah), ^Bbm The road to righteousness is ^Fmnarrow. Ah let me tell you say;

^Bbm Indictive feelings, enter ^Fmfeeling, ^Bbm The truth is a ^Fmfact, tell me; ^Bbm Are you a con man, ^Fmor are you a dreadlocks, eh?

Chorus 8:

^Bbm Onward, forward, don't step backward; ^Fmstep out of Babylon, ^Bbm Onward, forward, don't step backward; ^Fmstep out of Babylon.

Chorus 9:

^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon. ^Bbm One step forward, two steps backward, ^Fmdown inna Babylon. ^Bbm Onward, forward, don't step backward; ^Fmstep out of Babylon.

Coda:

^Bbm Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ^Fmna na na na na na, ^Bbm Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ^Fmna na na na na na.

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Bbm Fm EADGBE EADGBE x13321 133111 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 2...UPTOWN BABIES DON'T CRY... by Max Romeo ------------------------------............. *from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)* Intro: Eb Verse 1:

^Eb See the little lad selling kiss-cup? Shouting; kiss ca-pop, kiss ca-pop, kiss ca-pop, kiss ca-pop's.

Verse 2:

^Eb See the little lad selling Star? Shouting; Star news, read the news, read the news, read the news.

Bridge 1:

He is ^Bbdoing it you see, to help his ^Abmummy pay the fee, For little junior to go to ^Ebschool.

Chorus 1:

^Bb Uptown babies don't cry; they don't ^Abknow what hungry is ^Eblike. ^Bb Uptown babies don't cry; they don't ^Abknow what suffering is ^Eblike. They have ^Ebmummy and daddy, lot's of toys to play with. Nanny and granny, lot's of friends to stay with.

Chorus 2:

Interlude: Eb Verse 3:

^Eb Hear that little baby crying? Yes, she's crying, she's crying, she's crying because she's hungry.

Verse 4:

^Eb You can hear her mama saying; It ain't easy, ain't easy, ain't easy when you're poor you see.

Bridge 2:

And ^Bbspeaking of life in the ghetto, where sur-^Abvival is the motto; And putting it to you; poverty is a ^Ebsin.

Chorus 3:

Chorus 4:

Outro:

^Eb Uptown babies don't cry, don't cry, don't cry. (Mummy and daddy), They don't know what suffering is like. (Mummy and daddy). Uptown babies don't cry, don't cry, don't cry. (Mummy and daddy), They don't know what suffering is like. (Mummy and daddy).

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Eb Bb Ab EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x68886 688766 466544 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 3...I CHASE THE DEVIL... by Max Romeo ------------------------............. *from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)* (Lyrics from: http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/reggae) Intro: (n.C) Lucifer, Son of the Mourning; I'm gonna chase you out of earth! Am Chorus 1:

I'm gonna ^Amput on a iron ^Emshirt, and chase ^DmSatan out of ^Amearth, I'm gonna ^Amput on a iron ^Emshirt, and chase The ^DmDevil out of ^Amearth. I'm gonna ^Amsend him to outa ^Emspace, to ^Dmfind another ^Amrace, I'm gonna ^Amsend him to outa ^Emspace, to ^Dmfind another ^Amrace.

Verse 1:

^Dm Satan is an evilous man, but him can't ^Emchocks it on I-man. So when I ^Dmcheck him my lassing hand, and if him ^Emslip; I gaan with him hand.

Chorus 2:

Verse 2:

Him haffi ^Dmdrop him fork and run; him can't ^Emstand up to Jah Jah son. Him haffi ^Dmlef' ya with him gun; ^Emdig off with him bomb.

Chorus 3:

Verse 3:

^Dm Satan is an evilous man, but him can't ^Emchocks it on I-man. So when I ^Dmcheck him my lassing hand, and if him ^Emslip; I gaan with him hand.

Chorus 4:

Coda:

^Am Move ya with your ^Emgun, mi sey fe ^Dmlef' ya with your ^Ambomb... (Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Am Em Dm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 577555 x79987 x57765 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 4...WAR INA BABYLON... by Max Romeo ----------------------............. *from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)* (Lyrics from: http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/reggae) Intro:

^C It sipple out deh! Chorus 1:

^G War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon. Let me tell; it ^Csipple out deh, a wha' you seh? It sipple out deh, oh yeah. ^G War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon. Let me tell; it ^Csipple out deh, a wha' you seh? It sipple out deh, oh yeah.

Verse 1:

^G De baba men nuh like de dreadlocks man, ^C De dreadlocks man nuh like de baba man, no. ^G De po-lice men nuh like de dreadlocks man, ^C De dreadlocks man nuh like de po-lice man, no.

Chorus 2:

Verse 2:

^G When come pride, then cometh shame, ^C A man pride shall bring him low yeah, oh yeah. ^G Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit, ^C And you know it's true, yeah, oh yeah.

Chorus 3:

^G True, true, true; it sipple out deh, So wha' fe do? Mek we ^Cslide out deh, oh yeah. ^G True, true, true; it sipple out deh, So wha' fe do? Mek we ^Cslide out deh, oh yeah.

Verse 3:

^G Marcus Garvey prophesise, say; ^C "One mus' live 10 miles away, yeah, in this time". ^G I-man satta at the mountain top, ^C Watching Babylon burning red hot, red hot.

Chorus 4:

^G War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon. Let me tell; it ^Csipple out deh, a wha' you seh? It ^Csipple out deh; so wha' fe do? We slide out deh, oh yeah. ^G War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon. Let me tell; it ^Csipple out deh, a wha' you seh? It ^Csipple out deh; so wha' fe do? We slide out deh, oh yeah.

^G True, true, true; it sipple out deh, So wha' fe do? Mek we ^Cslide out deh, oh yeah. ^G True, true, true; it sipple out deh, Let me tell; we ^Cslide out deh.

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G C EADGBE EADGBE 355433 x35553 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 5...NORMAN... by Max Romeo -------------............. *from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)* Intro: Am Verse 1:

^Am Norman the gambler, rides around in a rambler, Diamonds and pearls in the back.

^Am Occupation house master; he lives off the less, Running from the East, to the West. (Let me tell you more);

Chorus 1:

^Am Norman never lose, always wins; Yet Norman never give away a thing. If you ask for a-less, he said he wants more.

Verse 2:

^Am Norman the gambler, rides around in a rambler, With pretty girls in the back.

Bridge 1:

^Am He always set the pack; Norman always jumps the Jack. Every hand that he shows is a flusherers' trick (?) (Let me tell you more);

Chorus 2:

^Am Norman never lose, always wins; Yet Norman never give away a thing. If you ask for a-less, he said he wants more.

Bridge 2:

^Am He always set the pack, Norman always jumps the Jack, yeah!

Interlude: Am Verse 3:

^Am Norman the gambler, rides around in a rambler, Diamonds and pearls in the back.

^Am Occupation house master; he lives off the less, Running from the East to the West. (Let me tell you, see);

Chorus 3:

^Am Norman never lose, always wins; yet Norman never give away a thing. If you ask for a-less, he said he wants more. (Let me tell you, see);

Bridge 3:

^Am He always set the pack, Norman always jumps the Jack. Every hand that he shows, is a flusherers' trick. (A-do you hear?)

Verse 4:

^Am Norman the gambler, rides around in a rambler, Diamonds and pearls in the back.

^Am Occupation house master; he lives off the less, Running from the East to the West. (Let me tell you, see);

Chorus 4:

^Am Norman never lose, always wins; yet Norman never give away a thing, If you ask for a-less, he said he wants more, more, more. (A-do you hear?)

Bridge 4:

^Am He always set the pack, Norman always jumps the Jack. Every hand that he shows, is a flusherers' trick (?)

Outro: Am (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Am EADGBE 577555 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 6...STEALING IN THE NAME OF JAH... by Max Romeo ----------------------------------............. *from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)* Intro: G D C G (x2) Bridge 1:

^G Stealing, stealing, ^Dstealing, ^Cstealing, ^Gstealing; ^G Stealing in the ^Dname of the ^GLord.

Verse 1:

My ^Gfather's house of ^Dworship, has be-^Ccome a den of ^Gthieves; ^G Stealing in the ^Dname of the ^GLord.

Verse 2:

They ^Gfed our mothers with ^Dsour grapes, and ^Cset our teeth on ^Gedge; ^G Stealing in the ^Dname of the ^GLord.

Chorus 1:

^C Strike the hammer of ^Djustice, and ^Cset my people ^Dfree, ^C Strike the hammer of ^Djustice, or ^A7let my people ^Dbe.

Verse 3:

They ^Gtell us of a ^DHeaven, where ^Cmilk and honey ^Gflow; ^G Stealing in the ^Dname of the ^GLord.

Verse 4:

They ^Gsaid this place called ^DHeaven; the ^Crich man cannot ^Ggo; ^G Stealing in the ^Dname of the ^GLord.

Chorus 2:

Yet the ^CReverend drives a ^Dfancy car, buys ^Ceverything tax-^Dfree, The ^Cpeople have to ^Dsacrifice, to ^A7give in chari-^Dty.

Verse 5:

My ^Gfather's house of ^Dworship, has be-^Ccome a den of ^Gthieves; ^G Stealing in the ^Dname of the ^GLord.

Interlude: G D C G, G D G (x2) Coda:

^G Stealing, stealing, ^Dstealing, ^Cstealing, ^Gstealing; ^G Stealing in the ^Dname of the ^GLord. ^G Stealing, stealing, ^Dstealing, ^Cstealing, ^Gstealing; ^G Stealing in the ^Dname of the ^GLord.

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G D C A7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 355433 x57775 x55553 575655 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 7...TAN AND SEE... by Max Romeo ------------------............. *from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)* Intro: D A, Em D (x5) Verse 1:

A ^Along time I man did a-wonder, yeah, (a long time), long, long time ago. A long time I man did a-wonder, yeah, (a long time), long, long time ago.

^A The more you look is the less you see, The less you look is the more you see. The more you look is the less you see, The less you look is the more you see.

^A I steal it, keep it, a-why stop? So nobody beat up you got. Chorus 1:

^A When your hand in the lion mouth, me said me take time pull he out. When your hand in the lion mouth, me said me take time pull he out. When your hand in the lion mouth, me said me take time pull he out.

^A No need to jump and prance; danang see no spoil no dance. No need to jump and prance; danang see no spoil no dance.

Interlude: A Verse 2:

^A Don't say you have never been told, 'cos it was written by great man of old. But half has never yet been told; Jah Jah is in full control.

Chorus 2:

^A No need to jump and prance; danang see no spoil no dance. No need to jump and prance; danang see no spoil no dance.

Verse 3:

A ^Along time I man did a-wonder, yeah, (a long time), long, long time ago. A long time I man did a-wonder, yeah, (a long time), long, long time ago. A long time I man did a-wonder, yeah, (a long time), long, long time ago. A long time I man did a-wonder, yeah, (a long time), long, long time ago.

Chorus 3:

^A No need to jump and prance; danang see no spoil no dance. No need to jump and prance; danang see no spoil no dance.

Verse 4:

^A The more you look is the less you see, The less you look is the more you see. The more you look is the less you see, The less you look is the more you see.

A ^Along time I man did a-wonder, yeah, (a long time), long, long time ago. A long time I man did a-tell you say, (a long time), long, long time ago.

Chorus 4:

^A No need to jump and prance; danang see no spoil no dance. No need to jump and prance; danang see no spoil no dance.

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D A Em EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x57775 577655 x79987 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 8...SMOKEY ROOM... by Max Romeo ------------------............. *from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)* Intro: (n.C) Fire burning bright and the ashes is white. E A (x2) Chorus 1:

^E You feel the rhythm? (You feel the rhythm?) ^A You like the rhythm? (You like the rhythm?) ^E This ya rhythm, (dis ya rhythm), ^A A Jah Jah rhythm, (a Jah Jah rhythm).

Verse 1:

^E Fire burning bright and the ashes is ^Awhite, (ashes is white), ^E The dry is long and the weed is ^Astrong, strong, strong, strong. ^E I plant the seed and grow the ^Aweed, ^E Buy da the weed; da columbian ^Aweed, (the Somai weed).

Chorus 2:

^E You feel the rhythm? (You feel the rhythm?) ^A You like the rhythm? (You like the rhythm?) Then ^Emove to the riddim, (move to the riddim), ^A Groove to the riddim, (groove to the riddim). ^E Rock to the riddin, (rock to the riddim), ^A Roll to the riddim , (roll to the riddim).

^E Dis ya rhythm, (dis ya rhythm),^A a Jah Jah rhythm, (a Jah Jah rhythm). ^E I-tal rhythm, (i-tal rhythm),^A vital rhythm, (fital rhythm). ^E Irie rhythm, (Irie rhythm), the ^ASomai riddim, (the Somai riddim).

Verse 2:

^E Dubb'n' in a smokey ^Aroom, (smokey room), ^E Smoke from me nose cover me like ^Agloves, (cover me like gloves). ^E The dry is long and the weed is ^Astrong, strong, strong, strong. ^E I plant the seed and grow the ^Aweed.

Chorus 3:

^E Move to the riddim, (move to the riddim), ^A Groove to the riddim, (groove to the riddim), ^E Rock to the riddim, (rock to the riddim), ^A Roll to the riddim, (roll to the riddim).

^E Dis ya rhythm, (dis ya rhythm),^A a Jah Jah rhythm, (a Jah Jah rhythm). ^E I-tal rhythm, (i-tal rhythm),^A vital rhythm, (fital rhythm).

^E Dub to the riddim, (dub to the riddim), ^A Rub to the riddim, (rub to the riddim), ^E Scrub to the riddim, (scrub to the riddim), ^A Do it to the riddim, (do it to the riddim), Any-^Ething to the rhythm, (anything to the rhythm).

(Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- E A EADGBE EADGBE x79977 577655 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 9...SMILE OUT A STYLE... by Max Romeo ------------------------............. *from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)* (Lyrics from: http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/reggae) Verse 1:

^Bb Don't blame the ^Ebchildren, Blame the ^Bbteachers; they ^Ebtaught the ^Bbchildren.^Eb

Chorus 1: