Chords for Charlie Watts - Joshua Gone Barbados
Tempo:
112.3 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
G#
G
A#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C#] [F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
Kenny standing in the fields, scatting all the [F#] rye.
[G#]
Lots of misery [C#] in Georgetown,
[F#] three men [C#] lying dead.
Joshua's head [F#] of [C#] the government, set to strike for higher [F#] pay.
[G#] Kent corners [C#] are striking, [F#] Joshua [C#] gone away.
Joshua's gone by bit, staying in a big [F#] hotel.
[G#] People on [C#] St.
Vincent's [F#] got many tales [C#] to tell.
[F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] Owners till they strike us, don't need you to cut [F#] my cake.
[G#] Get another bunch of [C#] tough fellas,
[F#] strike we [C#] all in vain.
Get another bunch of tough fellas, bring them from these [F#] Zion hills.
[G#] Bring our women for us [C#] to Georgetown,
[F#] so I somebody [C#] get a kill.
Sonny child the overseer, I swear he's an ignorant [F#] man.
[G#]
Stomping through [C#] the canfields, [F#] [C#] pestilence on.
Joshua's [F#] gone [C#] by bit, just like he [F#] don't know.
[G#] Poor folks on [C#] the island, [F#] they got no place [C#] to go.
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [C#]
Police giving protection, you fellas [F#] couldn't care.
[G#] Strikers they can't do [C#] nothing, [F#]
strike we [C#] all in vain.
Sonny child he could be strucker, wipe his vest [F#] all around.
[G#] They beaten Sonny [C#] with a cut knife, [F#]
beat him [C#] to the ground.
Lots of misery in Georgetown, you can hear the women [F#]
moan.
[G#] Joshua's gone by [C#] bit, he [F#]
don't care [C#] at all.
[A#m]
[F#]
[C#] In a stand in the fields, he's got an [F#] old and riled.
[G#]
Sonny child's in the [C#] hospital, [F#] [C#] pestilence is bad.
I wish I could go to England, Trinidad or Cuba [F#] also.
[G#]
People on [C#] the island, [F#] they got no [C#] place to go.
Joshua's [A#m] gone [C#] by bit, stayin' in a big [F#] hotel.
[G#]
People on [C#] St.
Vince, [F#] got many sad tales [C#] to tell.
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[G]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
Kenny standing in the fields, scatting all the [F#] rye.
[G#]
Lots of misery [C#] in Georgetown,
[F#] three men [C#] lying dead.
Joshua's head [F#] of [C#] the government, set to strike for higher [F#] pay.
[G#] Kent corners [C#] are striking, [F#] Joshua [C#] gone away.
Joshua's gone by bit, staying in a big [F#] hotel.
[G#] People on [C#] St.
Vincent's [F#] got many tales [C#] to tell.
[F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] Owners till they strike us, don't need you to cut [F#] my cake.
[G#] Get another bunch of [C#] tough fellas,
[F#] strike we [C#] all in vain.
Get another bunch of tough fellas, bring them from these [F#] Zion hills.
[G#] Bring our women for us [C#] to Georgetown,
[F#] so I somebody [C#] get a kill.
Sonny child the overseer, I swear he's an ignorant [F#] man.
[G#]
Stomping through [C#] the canfields, [F#] [C#] pestilence on.
Joshua's [F#] gone [C#] by bit, just like he [F#] don't know.
[G#] Poor folks on [C#] the island, [F#] they got no place [C#] to go.
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [C#]
Police giving protection, you fellas [F#] couldn't care.
[G#] Strikers they can't do [C#] nothing, [F#]
strike we [C#] all in vain.
Sonny child he could be strucker, wipe his vest [F#] all around.
[G#] They beaten Sonny [C#] with a cut knife, [F#]
beat him [C#] to the ground.
Lots of misery in Georgetown, you can hear the women [F#]
moan.
[G#] Joshua's gone by [C#] bit, he [F#]
don't care [C#] at all.
[A#m]
[F#]
[C#] In a stand in the fields, he's got an [F#] old and riled.
[G#]
Sonny child's in the [C#] hospital, [F#] [C#] pestilence is bad.
I wish I could go to England, Trinidad or Cuba [F#] also.
[G#]
People on [C#] the island, [F#] they got no [C#] place to go.
Joshua's [A#m] gone [C#] by bit, stayin' in a big [F#] hotel.
[G#]
People on [C#] St.
Vince, [F#] got many sad tales [C#] to tell.
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[G]
[C#]
Key:
C#
F#
G#
G
A#m
C#
F#
G#
[G] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Kenny standing in the fields, _ _ _ scatting all the [F#] rye.
_ _ [G#]
Lots of misery [C#] in Georgetown, _
_ [F#] _ three men [C#] lying dead. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Joshua's head [F#] of [C#] the government, _ set to strike for higher [F#] _ pay. _
[G#] _ Kent corners [C#] are striking, _ _ [F#] _ _ Joshua [C#] gone away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Joshua's gone by bit, _ _ staying in a big _ [F#] hotel. _
_ [G#] People on [C#] St.
Vincent's _ _ [F#] got many tales [C#] to tell. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ Owners till they strike us, don't need you to cut [F#] my cake.
[G#] Get another bunch of [C#] tough fellas, _
_ [F#] _ strike we [C#] all in vain. _ _ _ _ _
_ Get another bunch of tough fellas, _ bring them from these [F#] Zion _ hills.
[G#] Bring our women for us [C#] to Georgetown, _
_ [F#] so I somebody [C#] get a kill. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sonny child the overseer, _ I swear he's an ignorant [F#] _ man.
_ [G#]
Stomping through [C#] the _ canfields, [F#] _ _ _ [C#] pestilence on. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Joshua's [F#] gone [C#] by bit, _ just like he [F#] don't know.
[G#] Poor folks on [C#] the island, _ [F#] they got no place [C#] to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
Police giving _ protection, _ you fellas [F#] couldn't care.
_ _ [G#] Strikers they can't do [C#] nothing, _ _ [F#] _
strike we [C#] all in vain. _ _
_ _ _ _ Sonny child he could be strucker, _ wipe his vest [F#] all around.
[G#] They beaten Sonny [C#] with a cut knife, _ [F#] _
beat him [C#] to the ground. _ _
_ _ _ _ Lots of misery in Georgetown, _ you can hear the women [F#] _
moan.
_ [G#] Joshua's gone by [C#] bit, he _ [F#] _ _
don't care [C#] at all. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ In a stand in the fields, _ _ he's got an [F#] old and riled.
_ [G#] _
Sonny child's in the [C#] hospital, _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] pestilence is bad. _ _ _ _ _
I wish I could go to England, _ _ Trinidad or Cuba [F#] also.
_ _ [G#]
People on [C#] the island, [F#] they got no [C#] place to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ Joshua's [A#m] gone [C#] by bit, _ _ stayin' in a big [F#] hotel.
_ _ _ [G#]
People on [C#] St.
Vince, _ [F#] got many sad tales [C#] to tell. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Kenny standing in the fields, _ _ _ scatting all the [F#] rye.
_ _ [G#]
Lots of misery [C#] in Georgetown, _
_ [F#] _ three men [C#] lying dead. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Joshua's head [F#] of [C#] the government, _ set to strike for higher [F#] _ pay. _
[G#] _ Kent corners [C#] are striking, _ _ [F#] _ _ Joshua [C#] gone away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Joshua's gone by bit, _ _ staying in a big _ [F#] hotel. _
_ [G#] People on [C#] St.
Vincent's _ _ [F#] got many tales [C#] to tell. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ Owners till they strike us, don't need you to cut [F#] my cake.
[G#] Get another bunch of [C#] tough fellas, _
_ [F#] _ strike we [C#] all in vain. _ _ _ _ _
_ Get another bunch of tough fellas, _ bring them from these [F#] Zion _ hills.
[G#] Bring our women for us [C#] to Georgetown, _
_ [F#] so I somebody [C#] get a kill. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sonny child the overseer, _ I swear he's an ignorant [F#] _ man.
_ [G#]
Stomping through [C#] the _ canfields, [F#] _ _ _ [C#] pestilence on. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Joshua's [F#] gone [C#] by bit, _ just like he [F#] don't know.
[G#] Poor folks on [C#] the island, _ [F#] they got no place [C#] to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
Police giving _ protection, _ you fellas [F#] couldn't care.
_ _ [G#] Strikers they can't do [C#] nothing, _ _ [F#] _
strike we [C#] all in vain. _ _
_ _ _ _ Sonny child he could be strucker, _ wipe his vest [F#] all around.
[G#] They beaten Sonny [C#] with a cut knife, _ [F#] _
beat him [C#] to the ground. _ _
_ _ _ _ Lots of misery in Georgetown, _ you can hear the women [F#] _
moan.
_ [G#] Joshua's gone by [C#] bit, he _ [F#] _ _
don't care [C#] at all. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ In a stand in the fields, _ _ he's got an [F#] old and riled.
_ [G#] _
Sonny child's in the [C#] hospital, _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] pestilence is bad. _ _ _ _ _
I wish I could go to England, _ _ Trinidad or Cuba [F#] also.
_ _ [G#]
People on [C#] the island, [F#] they got no [C#] place to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ Joshua's [A#m] gone [C#] by bit, _ _ stayin' in a big [F#] hotel.
_ _ _ [G#]
People on [C#] St.
Vince, _ [F#] got many sad tales [C#] to tell. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _