Prison Oval Rock Chords by Barrington Levy

Tempo:
77.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#m

F#

C#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Barrington Levy - Prison Oval Rock chords
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[E] [F#m] Yeah.
[E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [E] Cold and deadly.
[F#m]
[E] [F#m] Some call it Spanish town.
[E] [F#m]
[E] Some [F#m] call it Spanish town.
[E]
Yeah.
[F#m] [E] Way.
Raja cold and deadly.
Hey.
The [F#m] people are [E] skankin'.
While the daughter dem whinin'.
The rude boy dem trippin'.
[C#m] Way.
[E]
Raja cold and deadly.
[F#m] Hey.
[E] And in the [F#m] air that a Jackie fresh.
[E] Knock out your [C#] puppy that a water pump.
[E] Wind slowly [E] that a cool and deadly.
Move lively [F#] that a horseman's scatty.
[E] So.
Some call it Spanish town.
But the prison no hold [F#m] around.
Some [E] [F#m] call it Spanish town.
[E] But the prison no hold [F#m] around.
Way.
[E] [F#m]
Way.
[E] [F#m] Raja [E] cold and deadly.
[F#m]
[E] The [F#m] water a watch it.
[E] While the [F#m] prisoners a dancing.
[E] When dem hear [F#m] the music close.
[E] And in the air [F#m] that a Jackie fresh.
[E] Move slowly [F#m] that a cool and deadly.
Knock [E] out your puppy [F#m] that a water pump.
[A] Move [E] lively that a horseman's scatty.
[F#]
Oh yeah.
[E] Oh yeah.
[F#m]
Raja cold [E] and deadly.
[F#m] [E] Some [F#m] call it Spanish town.
But the [E] prison [F#m] no hold [E] around.
Some [F#] call it Spanish town.
But the [C#m] prison no hold around.
[F#m] [E] The prisoners [F#m] a [E] skankin'.
While the water [F#m] a watch it.
[E] Some try [F#m] to escape.
When [E] dem hear the [F#m] music play.
[E] So.
Some [F#m] call it Spanish town.
But the [E] prison no hold around.
[F#m] Oh yeah.
[E] [F#m]
Oh [E] yeah.
[F#m] Raja cold [B] and deadly.
[F#]
[E] And in the air [C#] that a Jackie fresh.
Knock out your puppy that a water pump.
Wine slowly that a cool and deadly.
Move lively [Em] that a horseman's scatty.
[E] [F#] Some call it Spanish town.
But the [E] prison no hold around.
[F#m]
[E] Some [C#] call it Spanish town.
But [E] the prison no hold around.
[F#m]
[E] [F#] Oh yeah.
[E] [F#]
Oh [E] yeah.
[F#m] Raja [E] cold and deadly.
[F#m] Sing low.
[E] [G#] [E] [F#] [E] [F#m] [E] [F#m]
[E]
[C#] [E]
[F#] [E] [F#]
[E] [C#] [C#]
[E] [F#]
Key:  
E
2311
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
C#m
13421114
E
2311
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
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Let's start jamming Barrington Levy - Prison Oval Rock chords, Practice these chords sequence - F#, E, F#m, E and F#. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Major.

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_ [E] _ _ [F#m] Yeah.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] Cold and deadly.
[F#m] _
_ [E] _ [F#m] Some call it Spanish town.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] Some [F#m] call it Spanish town.
[E] _ _ _
Yeah.
_ [F#m] _ [E] Way. _
Raja cold and deadly.
_ Hey.
The [F#m] people are [E] skankin'.
While the daughter dem whinin'.
The rude boy dem trippin'.
_ [C#m] Way.
[E] _ _
Raja cold and deadly.
[F#m] Hey.
[E] And in the [F#m] air that a Jackie fresh.
[E] Knock out your [C#] puppy that a water pump.
[E] Wind slowly [E] that a cool and deadly.
Move lively [F#] that a horseman's scatty.
[E] So.
Some call it Spanish town.
But the prison no hold [F#m] around.
Some [E] _ [F#m] call it Spanish town.
[E] But the prison no hold [F#m] around.
Way.
[E] _ _ [F#m]
Way.
[E] _ _ [F#m] Raja [E] cold and deadly.
_ [F#m] _
_ [E] The [F#m] water a watch it.
[E] While the [F#m] prisoners a dancing.
[E] When dem hear [F#m] the music close.
[E] And in the air [F#m] that a Jackie fresh.
[E] Move slowly [F#m] that a cool and deadly.
Knock [E] out your puppy [F#m] that a water pump.
[A] Move [E] lively that a horseman's scatty.
_ [F#]
Oh yeah.
[E] _ _ Oh yeah.
_ [F#m]
Raja cold [E] and deadly.
[F#m] _ _ [E] Some [F#m] call it Spanish town.
But the [E] prison [F#m] no hold [E] around.
Some [F#] call it Spanish town.
But the [C#m] prison no hold around.
[F#m] _ _ [E] The prisoners [F#m] a [E] skankin'.
While the water [F#m] a watch it.
[E] Some try [F#m] to escape.
When [E] dem hear the [F#m] music play.
[E] So.
Some [F#m] call it Spanish town.
But the [E] prison no hold around.
[F#m] Oh yeah.
[E] _ _ [F#m]
Oh [E] yeah.
_ [F#m] Raja cold [B] and deadly.
_ [F#] _
[E] And in the air [C#] that a Jackie fresh.
Knock out your puppy that a water pump.
Wine slowly that a cool and deadly.
Move lively [Em] that a horseman's scatty.
[E] [F#] Some call it Spanish town.
But the [E] prison no hold around.
[F#m] _
_ [E] Some [C#] call it Spanish town.
But [E] the prison no hold around.
[F#m] _
_ [E] _ [F#] Oh yeah.
[E] _ _ [F#]
Oh [E] yeah.
_ [F#m] Raja [E] cold and deadly.
[F#m] Sing low.
[E] _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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The album Down In Jamaica: 40 Years of VP Records includes this song, written by Barrington Levy.

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