Marcia Griffiths & Cutty Ranks - Fire Burning / Half Idiot Chords

Tempo:
163.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Dm

D

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Marcia Griffiths & Cutty Ranks - Fire Burning / Half Idiot chords
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I'm not.
I [C] know this.
[Dm] [G]
[C] What's this?
[Dm] I was [G]
drawn into [G] myself.
observing all this time.
that I see my people.
I know you're meeting.
So they die from time to time.
We'd like to ask you leaders.
What have you got?
[D]
[C] the food.
[Dm] [G]
[C] and the
to
[Dm] [G] make the food price.
[C] Some [Gm]
[Dm] of them.
[G]
[C] I [G] feel.
[Em]
[C]
[Dm] [G]
[E] [C] Nothing I [G] saw in writing from.
My eyes see this prostitute selling away their life.
They get but very little pay, the ones who clean [D] the mess.
[G]
[C] I know [G] that you sit on top, race that sells the best.
But [C] I see the fire spreading, [D] it's getting hotter and hotter.
[G] Perhaps [C] you will want to pee, put [Dm] the shoes off, they [G] have not.
If [C] the sign is on your [G] door, better [Dm] you will be safe [G] for sure.
But [C] if you are in the [G] test, you're on [Dm] the wrong side of [G] the fence.
Yesterday you didn't know what moves a dead man beyond redemption.
Find a couple of laws to earn the money in the jar.
Find a book, get mine, then begin it.
But listen, because you want a kingdom reality, they must [C] be fooled.
They must be a [G] video, they [Dm] must see the food price.
If you are a boy, cut them with [C] the pool.
They must be a video, the people [Dm] want them on the street.
I mean the food price, cut them with the pool.
They must be a [G] video, tell all the politicians, they better turn to
[C] reality.
Yes, may you fling down reality.
All of you know must be want to [C] reality.
Yes, [G] may you fling down reality.
They must be young.
[C] When me come, say you know [G] me welcome.
[Dm] When me come, I'm [G] here, my second son.
[C] When me come, say you know me welcome.
[Dm] You know say what [G] you want in your son.
I saw another thing, I saw in Tucson, right in front me eyes.
From my knees they're prostituting, selling away [D] their lives.
[G]
[G] Naked but they're in a pain, the ones who think they're men.
Minor exclusive, sun shops just raise the sales of men.
But [C] I see the fire burning, [D] it's getting hotter and hotter.
[C] The house will wanna [G] be, but [Dm] the shoes off they [G] have not.
The [C] sun is on your [G] door, [Dm] you will [G] be safe for sure.
But [C] if you are in Britain, you're all [Dm] alone.
[D]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Dm
2311
D
1321
Gm
123111113
G
2131
C
3211
Dm
2311
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To learn Marcia Griffiths - Half Idiot chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: C, G and C. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ I'm not.
_ _ _ I [C] _ _ _ _ know this. _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] What's this? _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] I was _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
drawn into _ [G] myself. _ _
observing all this time. _
_ _ that I see my people.
I know you're meeting. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So they die from time to time. _ _
We'd like to ask you leaders.
What have you got?
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ the food.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ and the
_ to _
[Dm] _ _ [G] make the food price. _
[C] _ _ Some _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] of them.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I [G] feel. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C] Nothing I [G] saw in _ writing from.
_ My eyes see this _ prostitute _ _ selling away their life. _
They get but very little pay, the ones who clean [D] the mess.
[G] _
[C] I know [G] that you sit on top, race that sells the best.
But [C] I see the fire spreading, _ [D] it's getting hotter and hotter.
[G] Perhaps [C] _ you will want to pee, put [Dm] the shoes off, they [G] have not.
_ If [C] the sign is on your [G] door, better [Dm] you will be safe [G] for sure.
But [C] if you are in the [G] test, you're on [Dm] the wrong side of [G] the fence.
Yesterday you didn't know what moves a dead man beyond redemption.
Find a couple of laws to earn the money in the jar.
Find a book, get mine, then begin it.
But listen, because you want a kingdom _ reality, they must [C] be fooled.
They must be a [G] video, they [Dm] must see the food price.
If you are a boy, cut them with [C] the pool.
They must be a video, the people [Dm] want them on the street.
I mean the food price, cut them with the pool.
They must be a [G] video, tell all the politicians, they better turn to _
[C] reality.
_ Yes, may you fling down reality.
All of you know must be want to [C] reality.
Yes, _ _ _ [G] may you fling down reality.
They must be young. _
[C] When me come, say you know [G] me welcome. _
[Dm] When me come, I'm [G] here, my second son.
[C] When me come, say you know me welcome.
[Dm] You know say what [G] you want in your son. _
I saw another thing, I saw in Tucson, right in front me eyes.
From my knees they're _ prostituting, _ _ selling away [D] their lives.
[G] _ _
[G] Naked but they're in a pain, the ones who think they're men. _ _ _
Minor _ exclusive, sun shops just raise the sales of men.
But [C] I see the fire burning, _ [D] it's getting hotter and hotter. _
[C] The house will wanna [G] be, but [Dm] the shoes off they [G] have not.
The _ [C] sun is on your [G] door, [Dm] you will [G] be safe for sure.
But [C] if you are in Britain, you're all [Dm] alone.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The Reggae Anthology: Cutty Ranks - Limb By Limb album includes this song.

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