It Pays Chords by Desmond Dekker

Tempo:
82.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

Am

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Desmond Dekker - It Pays chords
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[D] [G] Oh, life [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] and pain [C] in [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] this world.
[C] [D] I [G] wish you all the best.
[C] [D] [G] In the [C] [D]
morning you leave your home,
And [C] I start to go back home,
[G] But don't burn it in the fumes,
[C] Without feeling it.
[D] Oh, [C] [D] life [G] and pain [C] [D] [G]
[C] in [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] this world.
[C] [D] I wish [G] you all the [C] [D] best.
I wish [G]
you [Am] [D] [G]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [A] [D] all the best.
In the morning you leave your home,
And [C] I start to go back home,
[G] But don't burn it in the fumes,
[C] Without feeling it.
[D] Oh, [C] life [D] and pain [G] in [C] [D] [G] this [C] [D] world.
[G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] I [G] wish you all the best.
[C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] [G]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
Cm
13421113
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Desmond Dekker - (Original) It Pays chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, C, D, G and C of chords. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ Oh, life _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] and pain _ [C] in [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] this world.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] I [G] wish you all the best.
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] In the _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
morning you leave your home,
And [C] I start to go back home,
[G] But don't burn it in the fumes,
[C] Without feeling it.
[D] Oh, _ [C] _ [D] life _ _ [G] and pain _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] in _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] this world.
_ [C] _ _ [D] I wish [G] you all the [C] _ [D] best.
I wish [G]
you _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [A] _ [D] all the best.
In the morning you leave your home,
And [C] I start to go back home,
[G] But don't burn it in the fumes,
[C] Without feeling it.
_ [D] Oh, _ [C] life [D] _ _ and pain [G] in _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] this _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] world.
[G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] I [G] wish you all the best.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _

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