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Artist: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mescaleros Song: Get Down Moses (Live) Written: Joe Strummer Album: Streetcore URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj50hRgLkRw Performed: Live At The Bridgewater Palace Theatre, UK, November 17th, 2002 Background: This was an early live performance of this song as it was being developed by and the Mescaleros prior to their studio recording, as some of the lyrics are in the video. Thanks to the numerous lyric authors and video recordings that I've upon to assemble what I understand is the intent of the original musical and lyrical structure. Author: Richard Grosser (grosserr@gmail.com) Tuning: Standard Alternative Tuning: Capo on 5th fret (Transposing chords to suit, so that Am = Em, etc.) Chords: Am: ======= X02210 C: ======= 332010 F: ======= 133211 Dm: ======= XX0231 G: ======= 320003 (Intro) See 'Get Down Moses (intro) Tab': /tabs/j/joe_strummer_and_the_mescaleros/get_down_moses_intro_tab.htm Verse 1:
AmWhen I got to the Cmountain top, Amtell you what I couldC see, AmAll the altar boys Crunning from the Fpriests of Aminiquity AmWhere the hell was CElijah, ...Amany one of you would Cdo! AmCloudbursts on the Cmountain top, the Fprophecy came was Amtrue Am(Nah, nah-nah, Cnah, nah-nah-nah, nah)Am AmBounce the echo on the wallsC of Jericho Am(Nah, nah-nah, nah, Cnah-nah-nah, Amnah) FPut your lips together and Amblow Am(Nah, nah-nah, nah, Cnah-nah-nah, Amnah) FThere's a cave at the very Amtop Am(Nah, nah-nah, nah, Cnah-nah-nah, Amnah) AmThe truth crystallDmizes iike jFewels in the rAmock Am(Pause) Oh ...CEl-jahAm
Chorus 1:
AmGet Down Moses, ...Gpart another sea DmCarve another tablet out of GL.S.DAm. AmGet Down Moses, ...Gdown in the strAmeet
(Guitar Lead: A G# G F# F A)
AmGet Down Moses, ...Gdown with the dreads DmGot a lotta reasoning in their Gdread Amhead AmGet Down Moses, ...Fdown in AmTennessee (Guitar Lead: A G# G F# F A)
(Guitar Riff - repeat) Verse 2:
AmYeah, I won a tickCet in a raffleAm, to the City of Sin,C AmThe tour guide tookC a handful of briFbes, then shut us Amin AmBus stop on your itCinerary, ..Am.is a 'mother and chiCld crack ghetto'! AmPut another role upC on the ' Roll, yoFu could win the StAmate Lotto Am(Nah, nah-nah, Cnah, nah-nah-nah, Amnah) AmWe gotta take take the wallsC of Jericho Am(Nah, nah-nah, nah, Cnah-nah-nah, Amnah) FSo Put your lips to that thAming and blow Am(Nah, nah-nah, nah, Cnah-nah-nah, Amnah) FGet to the the cave at the Amtop Am(Nah, nah-nah, Cnah, nah-nah-nah, Amnah) Am'Truth crystallizeDms ...like jFewels in the rAmock, Am(Pause) Oh ...CEl-jahAm
Chorus 2:
AmGet Down Moses, ...Gout in the street DmBlood is washing down all the gGravel to our Amfeet AmGet Down Moses, ...Gdown in the pitAm
(Guitar Lead: A G# G F# F A) Chorus 3:
AmGet Down Moses, ...Geagle's eyrie DmThey're no different to our Gold eAmnemy AmGet Down Moses, ...Gsomething to Amsee
(Guitar Lead: A G# G F# F A) Chorus 4:
AmGet Down Moses, ...Gdown with the dreads DmThey got a lotta reasoning in their Glimited Amhead AmGet Down Moses, ...Gdown in the strAmeet
(Guitar Lead: A G# G F# F A) Chorus 5:
AmGet Down Moses, ...Gdown in 'the head'! DmThey get a room-mate to Glu-na-cy...Am AmGet Down Moses, ...make it Gfor peace!Am
(Guitar Lead: A G# G F# F A) ...Thank You! (End)