Chords for lee perry - i am a madman (complete)

Tempo:
141.45 bpm
Chords used:

Am

F

A

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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lee perry - i am a madman (complete) chords
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[C] One heart, [A] one love, one unity, [F] one destiny.
[Am]
One God, [F] one aim, one [A] trinity.
[B]
[F] [Am]
I am a madman.
I am [F] a madman.
[A]
I am [F] a [G] madman.
[Am] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[D] [Am]
Was born in [F] that country.
[Am]
I don't [F] live in Rome.
[Am]
I am a country.
[D] Yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
[Am]
I [F] am a madman.
[Am]
I [F] am a bad man.
[Am]
I [F] am a madman.
[G] [Am] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
[Am]
Human rights declaration to all the universe.
Say no.
Spirit should receive him because it was a man.
Oh, you are the man with us.
Just a man.
Oh, [F] yeah.
Oh, [A]
[G] [Am]
[F] [Am]
yeah.
[F] [A] [Am]
Shaking hands with [G] lightning.
Shaking hands with [F] thunder.
[Am]
Burning from the earth.
Well, well, well, well, well, well.
So this is it.
[F] [A] Now, yes, you are [F] proper.
[Am]
The truth is taking over right now.
I am a country.
I am a country.
I, I, I, I was abused by all slaves.
By all slaves.
[Am]
I am the madman who comes to cool the bad ones.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[F] [Am]
Yes, I was mad.
[F] [A] My heart is a [F] drum.
My [Am] mind is a bass.
[F] [A] My face is a mirror.
[C] [A]
My hair is a [F] light.
[A]
[C] I [Am]
see [F] everything with my [Am] mystic eyes.
[F] [A] [Am]
I am a madman.
[C] [A] I'm the cool [F] all the bad man.
[Am]
I am a madman.
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah.
I was [A] gone from my country.
[Am]
This is drum.
And I'm going to give it the rum this time.
[C] [Am] Yeah, I was born in the [F] country.
[Am] We're born in [C] the young trade.
[Am] We're born in the young trade.
It doesn't make a hand over me.
[C] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[C] [Am]
The roots taking [F] over.
[Am] The roots taking over.
I am ready for cover.
[G] [Am] The days are over.
[F] [Am] The truth taking over.
[F] [Am] The roots taking over.
The truth taking over.
The night taking over.
[D] Yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
The day taking over.
The months taking over.
The years taking over.
[F] [Am] The weather taking over.
I am taking over.
The period taking over.
I am a [F] madman.
[Am] I'm the cool all the bad man.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[F] [Am] The rain taking over.
The breeze taking over.
The trees taking over.
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [F] [Am] yeah.
The earth taking over.
[G]
Key:  
Am
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Jamaica Reggae Band, Jamaica Reggae Band - I Am A Madman chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F, Am, F, Am and C in sequence. For best results, commence at 71 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 142. With A Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] One heart, [A] one love, one unity, [F] one destiny.
[Am] _ _
One God, [F] one aim, one [A] trinity.
[B] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
I am a madman. _ _ _
I am [F] a madman.
[A] _ _ _
I am [F] a [G] madman.
[Am] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[D] _ [Am] _
Was born in [F] that country.
_ [Am] _
I don't [F] live in Rome.
_ [Am] _ _
I am a country.
[D] Yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
_ [Am] _ _
I [F] am a madman.
[Am] _ _ _
I [F] am a bad man.
[Am] _ _ _
I [F] am a madman.
[G] [Am] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
Human rights declaration to all the _ universe.
_ Say no. _ _ _
_ Spirit should receive him because it was a man. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, you are the man with us. _
Just a man. _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] yeah.
Oh, _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
Shaking hands with [G] lightning. _ _ _
Shaking hands with [F] thunder.
_ [Am] _ _
Burning from the earth. _ _ _
Well, well, well, well, well, well.
So this is it.
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ Now, yes, you are [F] proper.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
The truth is taking over right now. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I am a country. _ _ _
I am a country. _ _ _
I, I, I, I was abused by all slaves.
By all slaves.
_ _ [Am] _ _
I am the _ madman _ who comes to cool the bad ones. _ _
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, _ yeah, yeah.
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Yes, I was mad. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ My heart is a [F] drum.
My [Am] mind is a bass.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ My face is a mirror.
[C] _ _ [A] _ _
My hair is a [F] light.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C] I _ [Am] _ _
see [F] everything with my [Am] mystic eyes.
_ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
I am a madman.
[C] _ _ [A] _ I'm the cool [F] all the bad man.
_ [Am] _ _
I am a madman.
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was [A] gone from my country.
[Am] _ _ _
_ This is drum.
_ And I'm going to give it the rum this time. _
_ _ [C] _ [Am] Yeah, I was _ born in the [F] country.
_ [Am] _ _ We're born in [C] the young trade.
_ _ [Am] _ We're born in the young trade.
_ _ It doesn't make a hand over me. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The roots taking [F] over.
_ [Am] _ _ The roots taking over.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ am ready for cover.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ The days are over.
[F] _ _ [Am] _ The truth taking over. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ The roots taking over.
_ _ _ The truth taking over.
_ _ _ The night taking over.
[D] Yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ _ The day taking over.
_ _ _ The months taking over.
_ _ The years taking over. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ The weather taking over. _ _ _ _
I am taking over.
_ _ The period taking over. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I am a [F] _ madman.
[Am] _ I'm the cool all the bad man.
_ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ The rain taking over.
_ _ _ The breeze taking over.
_ _ _ The trees taking over.
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] yeah.
The earth taking over.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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