Mighty Gabby - "Government Boots" Chords

Tempo:
127.55 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Dm

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mighty Gabby - "Government Boots" chords
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[D]
[C]
[Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] Is [G]
[C] it [Dm] necessary [G] to have so much soldiers [F] in [C] this country?
[G]
[C] Is it [Dm] necessary [F]
[G] to shine soldier boots [F] with that [C] fierce manly?
No, [F] [G] no, [C] no, no, no, no, [F] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [C] no, no, no, no, no, [G] no, no, no, [C] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [F] [C] no, no, [G] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [F] [C] no,
[Dm] [G] no,
[C] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Books, books and more books
[Dm] Marveling threatening [F#] army [G] troops
[C] Then Tom I say, look what I do
[F] We've got to see, [Fm] not me and you
[C] And most of all, [Am] call in children
And stop [D] them soldiers [A] from [C] marching
Black, black, black, black, the government must, the government must
Black, black, black, black, the government must, the government must
Black, black, black, black, the government must, the government must
Black, black, black, black, the government must, the government must
[Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Dm] This is Caribbean [A] Vibes
[C] Was it necessary [Dm] to hire
[G] Them soldiers to [F] cast out [C] a fire?
No, [G] no, [C] no, no
Was it right to [F] kill them weapons
[G] They claim was unloaded [F] to shoot [C]
Vincentians
No, [F] [G] no, [C] no, no, no, [F] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Well dont tell me, [C] tell Tom and
[G] We send them [D] to Vincie land
[F] Gun in the [C] hand, making a [G] stand
To quell an [F] nonexistent [C] rebellion
With all them books, books, books, and more books
[Dm] On the feet of young trigger happy [G] recruits
I [C] see them boots, boots, boots, I know boots
[F] Marching, threatening [F#] [G] army troops
[C] Then come I say, that's what I'll do
[F] We've got to see, [Fm] what me and you
[C] And most of all, [Am] our little girl
[F] Can stop [D] them soldiers from [C] marching
Left, right, left, right, government boots, government boots
Left, right, left, right, government boots, government boots
Can [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [D] [A]
[C] we afford to [Dm] feed that army
[G] While so many children [F] [C] naked and hungry
No, [F] [G] no, [C] no, no
Can we afford to [Dm] remain passive
[G] While that soldier army [F] growing [C] so massive
No, [G] no, [C] no, no
[F] Well don't tell [C] me, mash tummies
[G] He's giving them [D] four square meals
[F] Some of them so fat, [C] they could hardly run
[G] But they're shooting bullseye with [F] automatic [C] gun
With all them boots, boots, boots, I know boots
[Dm] At the feet of young figure, happy [G] recruits
I see [C] them boots, boots, boots, I know boots
[Dm] Marching, threatening army [G] troops
[C] Then come I say, that's what I'll do
[F] We've got to see, [Fm] what me and you
[C] And most of all, [Am] our little children
[F] Can stop [D] them soldiers from [C] marching
Left, right, left, right, government boots, government boots
I hear them boots, boots, boots, I know boots
[Dm] At the feet of young figure, happy [G] recruits
I see [C] them boots, boots, boots, I know boots
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Dm
2311
Am
2311
F
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C
3211
G
2131
Dm
2311
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To learn Gabby - Boots chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Dm, G, C, Am, Dm, C, Dm, Am and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 63 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 128. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] Is _ [G] _ _
[C] _ it _ [Dm] necessary _ [G] to have so much soldiers [F] in [C] this country? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ Is _ _ _ _ _ it _ [Dm] necessary [F] _
[G] to shine soldier boots [F] with that [C] fierce manly?
No, _ [F] _ [G] no, [C] no, no, no, no, _ [F] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, _ [C] no, no, no, no, no, [G] no, no, no, [C] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [F] _ _ _ [C] no, _ no, [G] _ no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, _ [F] [C] no, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] no, _
[C] _ no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Books, books and more books
[Dm] _ Marveling threatening [F#] army [G] troops
[C] Then Tom I say, look what I do _
[F] We've got to see, [Fm] not me and you
[C] And most of all, [Am] call in children
And stop [D] them soldiers [A] from [C] marching _
Black, black, black, black, the government must, the government must
Black, black, black, black, the government must, the government must
Black, black, black, black, the government must, the government must
Black, black, black, black, the government must, the government must
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] This is Caribbean [A] Vibes
[C] _ Was it necessary [Dm] to hire _
[G] Them soldiers to [F] cast out [C] a fire?
No, _ _ _ [G] no, [C] no, no _ _ _ _ _
_ Was it right to [F] kill them weapons
[G] They claim was unloaded [F] to shoot [C] _
Vincentians
No, _ _ [F] _ [G] no, [C] no, no, _ _ _ _ no, [F] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Well dont tell me, [C] tell Tom and
[G] We send them [D] to Vincie land
[F] Gun in the [C] hand, making a [G] stand
To quell an [F] nonexistent [C] rebellion
With all them books, books, books, and more books
[Dm] On the feet of young trigger happy [G] recruits
I [C] see them boots, boots, boots, I know boots
[F] _ Marching, threatening [F#] _ [G] army troops
[C] Then come I say, that's what I'll do
[F] We've got to see, [Fm] what me and you
[C] And most of all, [Am] our little girl
[F] Can stop [D] them soldiers from [C] marching
Left, right, left, right, government boots, government boots
Left, right, left, right, government _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ boots, government boots
Can [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ we afford to [Dm] feed that army
[G] While so many children [F] [C] naked and hungry
No, _ _ [F] _ [G] no, [C] no, _ no _ _ _ _
Can we afford to [Dm] remain passive
[G] While that soldier army [F] growing [C] so massive
No, _ _ [G] _ no, [C] no, no _ _ _ _
[F] Well don't tell [C] me, mash tummies
[G] He's giving them [D] four square meals
[F] Some of them so fat, [C] they could hardly run
[G] But they're shooting bullseye with [F] automatic [C] gun
With all them boots, boots, boots, I know boots
[Dm] At the feet of young figure, happy [G] recruits
I see [C] them boots, boots, boots, I know boots
[Dm] _ Marching, threatening army [G] troops
[C] Then come I say, that's what I'll do
[F] We've got to see, [Fm] what me and you
[C] And most of all, [Am] our little children
[F] Can stop [D] them soldiers from [C] marching _
Left, right, left, right, government _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ boots, _ _ _ _ _ government boots
I hear them boots, boots, boots, I know boots
[Dm] At the feet of young figure, happy [G] recruits
I see [C] them boots, _ _ boots, boots, I know boots _

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This song is part of Til Now album.

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