Chords for 12'' Gregory Isaac - Going Down Town

Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Cm

C

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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12'' Gregory Isaac - Going Down Town chords
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[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] I woke up this morning [G] without a meal.
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] I went out in a [Gm] cloudy field.
[Cm] [Gm] But even [Cm] if you wear the shoe [Gm] over my feet,
[Cm] Lord knows [Gm] I'm not going downtown [C] to go rock this young reggae beat.
[Cm] Cause the music is [Gm] sweet, I'm not going downtown [Cm] to go rock this young [Gm] reggae beat.
[C] Yeah!
[Gm]
[C] Things that you did to [Gm] my ancestors,
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] ain't gonna let you do them to me again.
[Cm] [Gm] Now I've got [Cm] something to say and all [Gm] you've got to say is, [C] great shit.
[Gm] I said I ain't gonna [Cm] carry your water in [Gm] a basket,
[Cm] no.
[Gm] I ain't gonna [Cm] carry your water in [Gm] a basket no more,
[Cm] no.
[Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] Ain't gonna carry [Cm] your water, [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Cm] no more [Gm] at all.
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[Cm] Things that you did to [Gm] my ancestors,
[Cm] [Gm] ain't [Cm] gonna let you do [Gm] them to me no.
[Cm] [Gm] So I've got [Cm] something to say and all you've got [Gm] to say is, [Cm] great shit.
I [Gm] said I ain't gonna [Cm] carry your water in [Gm] a basket no more, [Cm] no.
[G] I ain't gonna [Cm] carry your water in [Gm] a basket no
[Cm] [D] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] more, no.
[Cm] [G] No [Gm] more.
[Cm] Ain't gonna carry it.
[G] No [Gm] more.
[Cm] [Gm] No more than that.
[Cm] [Gm] No more.
[Cm] Than [Gm] you.
[Cm] [Gm] Than you.
[Cm] Than [G] [C] [Gm] you.
[D]
[C] [G] No more than you.
[C] [Gm]
[G]
[Cm] [G]
Than [D] [Gm] you.
[Cm]
[C] [G] Ain't gonna [Cm] carry it.
[Gm]
[Cm] [Dm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Bb] [D] [C]
[Gm] [Cm]
[G]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [Gm] [Cm]
[D] [G] [Cm]
[D] [Gm] [C]
[Bb] [G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] [Cm]
[D] Thank [D] you.
[N]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
C
3211
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To learn Various Artists - Going Downtown chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Gm, Cm and Gm in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 61 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 123 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] I woke up this morning [G] without a meal. _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] I went out in a [Gm] cloudy field. _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ But even [Cm] if you wear the shoe [Gm] over my feet, _
[Cm] Lord knows [Gm] I'm not going downtown [C] to go rock this young reggae beat. _
[Cm] Cause the music is [Gm] sweet, I'm not going downtown [Cm] to go rock this young [Gm] reggae beat. _ _
[C] Yeah!
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] Things that you did to [Gm] my ancestors, _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] ain't gonna let you do them to me again. _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ Now I've got [Cm] something to say and all [Gm] you've got to say is, [C] great shit.
[Gm] I said I ain't gonna [Cm] carry your water in [Gm] a basket, _ _
[Cm] no.
_ [Gm] I ain't gonna [Cm] carry your water in [Gm] a basket no more, _
[Cm] no.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ Ain't gonna carry [Cm] your water, _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ no more [Gm] at all. _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] Things that you did to [Gm] my ancestors, _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ ain't [Cm] gonna let you do [Gm] them to me no. _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ So I've got [Cm] something to say and all you've got [Gm] to say is, [Cm] great shit.
I [Gm] said I ain't gonna [Cm] carry your water in [Gm] a basket no more, [Cm] no.
_ _ [G] I ain't gonna [Cm] carry your water in [Gm] a basket no _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] more, no. _
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] No [Gm] more. _
[Cm] _ _ _ Ain't gonna carry it. _
_ _ [G] _ No [Gm] more. _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] No more than that. _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] No more. _ _
[Cm] _ _ Than [Gm] you. _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] Than you. _ _
[Cm] Than _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] you.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] No more than you. _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Than _ [D] _ _ [Gm] you. _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Ain't gonna [Cm] carry it.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Thank [D] _ _ _ _ you.
_ [N] _

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This song, written by Gregory Isaacs, is featured on the album Taxi 3 Trio.

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