Chords for Mighty Sparrow Big Bamboo

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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _
[Gm] I asked one woman, [D] what must I do?
_ _ _ To make her honest [Gm] and she loved me. _ _ _
[G] She said for all [Cm] I want _ _ from you, [Gm] is a little, little piece baby, just a little, little piece
[Cm] of the big [D] _
_ _ [Gm] red.
Go south from the red.
It's a [Cm] big ass.
_ Sun up, [D] sleep and fall.
Leave it [Gm] for the night. _ _ _
La la la [Cm] la la.
La di [D] dee da da.
La la la la la.
[Gb] _ [Dm] Dee big big baa doo [F] baa doo.
[Bb] La la _ _ _ _ _ la la la.
Work it funny and hit the [Bb] lads.
_ _ Dee big big baa doo baa doo.
La la _ _ [F] _ la la la.
_ Work it funny and hit the [Bb] lad. _
[D] I [Gm] gave my woman [D] a coconut.
_ _ _ She told me because [Gm] it was ok but _ _ _ _
[G] To my surprise she [Cm] gave it back to _ [Cm] _
_ _ me.
[Gm] What good is it? _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Without _ [D] _
grief.
When [Gm] she's ready.
_ Grows up from the soil.
It's so big [Cm] and strong.
It's got a [D] frame and tongue.
It's a good [Gm] one at all. _ _ _
I'm a coconut.
_ [Cm] I'm a coconut.
[D] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Dm] The big, big [Bb] palm.
Coconut is.
La, la, la, la, la, la, [F] la, la.
_ Coconut for the young. _
[Bb] _ _ The big, big palm.
Coconut is.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. _
_ Coconut for the young.
The [Bb] big palm. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _
[Gm] I gave my woman a [D] sugar cane.
A sugar cane.
_ Very, very sweet.
[Gm] I must explain.
I must explain.
[G] She gave it back.
[Cm] To my surprise.
To my surprise.
[Gm] A lovely flavor.
She really loved the flavor.
[Cm] But not. _
[D] When _ _ [Gm] she's ready.
Grows up from the soil.
It's [Cm] so big and strong.
It's got a [D] frame and tongue.
It's a [Gm] good one at all.
I'm a coconut.
I'm a coconut.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] The [F] big, big [Dm] palm.
_ [Bb] Coconut is.
La, la, _ _ la, la, la, la, la, la.
Coconut for the young. _
[Bb] _ _ _ The big, big palm.
Coconut is.
La, la, la, _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
la, la, la, la.
Coconut for the young.
For the young. _ _ _
[D] _ [Gm] _ Ever since.
[D] The world began.
_ _ The world began.
Woman was [Gm] always cool in mind.
Cool in mind.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
Always cool.
_ [Gm] _ When you know you're ready.
When you know you're ready to charm [Cm] them.
With the big [D] palm.
_ With [Gm] the. _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the _ _
_ _ _ the
[Bb] _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
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[D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] the
the
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_ [Gm] the the _ _ _ _
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_ _ the
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[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] the
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_ _ [Gm] the
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_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] the
We are the _ _ _ people of the land. _
[Bb] _ _ _ We are the people of the land. _
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