...BAD MAN... by Steel Pulse -------------............... *from 'Handsworth Revolution' (1978)* Intro: Bm D Em (x2) Bridge 1:

Dem ^Bmdread seh,^Em ^F# Dem ^Bmdread seh.^Em ^F# Dem ^Bmdread seh,^Em ^F# Dem ^Bmdread seh.^Em ^F#

No ^Bmmatter how you bad, I man;^Em ^F#mbadder than you, No ^Bmmatter how you dread, I man;^Em ^F#dreader than you. No ^Bmmatter how you hard, I man ^Emharder than ^F#you, No ^Bmmatter how you raw, I more-^Emweak heart, ^F#back way so.

Chorus 1:

^Bm A bad man no want go ^Emback into cap-^F#mtivity, ^Bm A bad man no want go ^Emback to ^F#mslavery. Up-^Bmrising, ^Emfrom the ^F#claws of the ^Bmwicked.^Em ^F#

Verse 1:

Two ^Bmbulls can't reign in ^Emone pen,^F# Two ^Bmlions can't roar in a ^Emsmall den.^F# Two ^Bmscorpions don't sting at the ^Emsame spot,^F# Two ^Bmguns can't fire the ^Emsame bullet ^F#shot, so;

Chorus 2:

^Bm A bad man no want go ^Emback into cap-^F#mtivity, ^Bm A bad man no want go ^Emback to ^F#mslavery. Up-^Bmrising, ^Emfrom the ^F#claws of the ^Bmwicked.^Em ^F#

Verse 2:

Two ^Bmkings don't wear the ^Emsame crown,^F#m Two ^Bmbeauties don't have the ^Emsame gown ^F#mon. To-^Bmmorrow is too late to ^Emleave town,^F#m ^Bm If you're still here at noon, There'll be one big, big, big ^Emshowdown, ^F#mso;

Chorus 3:

Up-^Bmrising, ^Emupri-^F#sing, Up-^Bmrising, ^Emupri-^F#sing.

Break:

^F#m I give you 'till ^Bmnoon to go, ^F#m On your way to sur-^Bmvival, where; ^F#m Your heart will beat more ^Bmfonder with life, ^F#m And breath still enters your ^Bmbody.

Bridge 2:

Dem ^Bmdread seh,^Em ^F# Dem ^Bmdread seh.^Em ^F# Dem ^Bmdread seh,^Em ^F# Dem ^Bmdread seh.^Em ^F#

Verse 3:

^Bm If you still coming; me ^Emnah run,^F# ^Bm If you still coming; me ^Emah go, ^F#drop you. ^Bm If you still coming; me ^Emnah run,^F# ^Bm So better stop running be-^Emfore I, ^F#break you.

^Bm So run and hide before I ^Emfind you,^F# ^Bm Woe betide if I catch up ^Emon you. ^F# ^Bm If you still coming; I ^Embox you ^F#down, ^Bm If you still coming; I ^Emclart you ^F#down.

Break:

^Bm Long ^Emtime..^F#. ^Bm We deh under backraw.^Em ^F# ^Bm Long time we deh under back-^Emraw, ^F# ^Bm Long time we deh under back-^Emraw. ^F# ^Bm Long time we deh under back-^Emraw, ^F# ^Bm Long time we deh under back-^Emraw. ^F#

Verse 4:

Four ^Bmhundred years,^Em ^F# (Many, many ^Bmyears).^Em ^F# Four ^Bmhundred years,^Em ^F# (Many, many ^Bmyears).^Em ^F#

^Bm Slavery, ^Em ^F# ^Bm Slavery. ^Em ^F# ^Bm Slavery, ^Em ^F# ^Bm Days...

Coda:

^Bm Oh,^Em you've been ^F#bought, ^Bm Oh,^Em you've been ^F#sold. ^Bm Oh,^Em cast ^F#over me, ^Bm Got strung up for ^Emnothing at ^F#all. ^Bm Strange ^Emfruit,^F# ^Bm Strange ^Emfruit.^F# ^Bm Strange ^Emfruit,^F# ^Bm Strange ^Emfruit.^F#

Outro: Bm Em F# (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Bm D Em F# F#m EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E EAD G B E 799777 x57775 x79987 x91111119 x91111109 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Steel Pulse - Bad man