Mighty Sparrow - You must pay tax Chords

Tempo:
183.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

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A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mighty Sparrow - You must pay tax chords
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[Dm]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [Em] I [Dm] would [E]
[G]
[F] [Em] [C]
[G] [C]
[F]
[G]
[F] [Ab] like to [Em]
[A] know why they [D] blame the [G] doctors [C] so.
[Gb] I would like [Em] to [A] know why they [G] blame the doctors [E] so.
Where [Dm] one class of [C] people fussing, [A] [A] while the other [G] class cussing.
Running [Dm] their mouth like they [Fm] take [C] broke lats.
[D] Blaming the doc for [G] their income [C] tax.
[Dm] [Gb] But I want [A] them all to know, [G] you can't get away from the [E] tax.
Believe me, [F] you could jump up high [A] or low.
You can't get away from the [Gm] tax.
[E]
[Fm] Even if you [C] leave [A] and go.
[G] You can't get away [Em] from the tax.
Yes [F] sir.
To [G] New York or [A] Tokyo.
[Dm] You can't get away from the tax.
[G] Oh, you [Fm] better [C] console your [A] mind.
[Dm] [G]
[F] Even [F] if the [A] doctor resign.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from the tax.
Oh, [Dm] even quite [A] in Africa.
[Bb] You can't get [G] away from [E] the tax.
So you [F] see, [Fm] doctor or no [A] doctor.
You can't get [G] away from the [Am] tax.
[C]
[C]
[F]
[G] [D]
[C] [Dm] Believe it [A] or not.
That's the [Dm] best man [G] you've [C] ever got.
[F] He [Ebm] is strong [Em] and brave.
[D] Trinidad is fighting [Em] to save wealth.
[F] Taxation over [Gb] here [A] is nothing [Dm] in [G] comparison to [E] elsewhere.
I have [F] travelled far [G] and I see.
So shut [Dm] your mouth and pay the [C] money.
[D] Each time everybody should know.
[Dm] You [G] can't get away from [C] the tax.
Oh, well [Ebm] you could jump high or low.
[Dm] You can't get away [Em] from the tax.
[Gbm] Even if you leave and go.
You [G] can't get away from [D] the tax.
Oh yeah.
[F] To [Gb] New York [A] or Tokyo.
[G] You can't get away from the [Am] tax.
Yes [F] sir.
You [Fm] better [C] console your [A]
mind.
[Dm] You can't get [Em] away from the tax.
[Dm] Even if [A] the doctor resigns.
[G] You can't get away [E] from the tax.
Oh yeah.
[F] Even quite [C] in Africa.
[A]
[Dm] You can't get away [E] from the tax.
So now [Dm] you see.
Doctor [C] or no doctor.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from the [Gm] tax.
[F] [C]
[D] [C]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C] [E] In the [Gb] Virgin [A] Isles.
You gotta [Dm] pay [G] taxes with a [C] smile.
[Dm] In [Ebm] Puerto [A] Rico.
If you don't [Dm] pay straight in jail [Em] you're f***ed.
Well in [Bb] Cuba [B] and [A] in Haiti.
Taxes [G] higher than [C] salary.
[F] In New York [Fm] and [Em] Caracas.
[A] You have to [Dm] teach [G] sometime to pay tax.
[F] [Fm] Even [Em] if you kneel down and cry.
[G] You can't get away from [C] the tax.
Oh.
[F] Even [Fm]
[C] if your grandmother [A] died.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from [C] the tax.
Yes [Dm] sir.
Don't [F] care how you [A] try and you try.
[Dm] You can't get away from [C] the tax.
Oh.
[F] [Bb] Sparrow [A] wouldn't tell you a lie.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from the tax.
[C] [Dm] If [D] you listen [A] to Sukkaran.
You [G] can't get away from [Em] the tax.
Yes [Dm] sir.
I [D] am sure [A] you would understand.
[G] You can't get away from [C] the tax.
Oh.
[F] Even [A] as a tax collector.
[Dm] You can't get away from [C] the tax.
Do you see.
[Dm] [Ebm] Doctor [A] or no doctor.
[Dm] You can't get away [Em] from the tax.
[F] [D]
[Em] [G] Woah.
[C] Woah.
[F] [G]
Woah.
[D]
[C] [Dm] Here in [A] Trinidad.
I have heard some people [G] will say.
Doctor [C] William Bar.
[Em] If [Dm] you jump on [C] us.
[Dm] What's the reason they will [Gm] pay tax.
Oh yes.
[F] They want [C] to keep everything.
And making [G] noise with the government.
Luckily for [F] me.
I went [C] down and see.
You can't do that [D] in no [G] other [Gm] country.
[G] As long as you have got [A] a job.
[D] You can't get [Em] away from the tax.
Yes sir.
[Dm] Even [Ebm] if [A] it's two or three [Dm] bucks.
You can't get [G] away from [C] the tax. Woah.
[Dm] So make [A] up your mind to [D] pay.
You can't get away [C] from the tax.
Deprators.
[Gbm] Stop thinking [A] to run away.
[G] You can't get away from the tax.
[C] [Dm] [Ebm] Even if [A] you reach the airport.
[Dm] You can't get away [Em] from the tax.
Yes [F] sir.
You may find [A] yourself back in court.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from [C] the tax.
Woah.
[F]
[A] Scavenger or inspector.
[Dm] You can't get away [Em] from the tax.
Now you see.
[F] Doctor [A] or no doctor.
You [G] can't get away from [C] the tax.
Woah.
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[C] [A] [G]
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Let's start jamming The Mighty Sparrow - You Must Pay Tax chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 91 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 183. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ I _ _ _ [Dm] would _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Ab] like to [Em]
[A] know why they [D] blame the [G] doctors [C] so.
_ _ _ [Gb] I would like [Em] to [A] know why they [G] blame the doctors [E] so.
Where [Dm] one class of [C] people fussing, [A] _ _ [A] while the other [G] class cussing.
Running [Dm] their mouth like they [Fm] take [C] broke lats.
_ [D] Blaming the doc for [G] their income [C] tax.
_ _ [Dm] _ [Gb] But I want [A] them all to know, [G] you can't get away from the [E] tax.
Believe me, [F] you could jump up high [A] or low.
You can't get away from the [Gm] tax.
_ [E] _ _
[Fm] Even if you [C] leave [A] and go.
[G] You can't get away [Em] from the tax.
Yes [F] sir.
To [G] New York or [A] Tokyo. _
[Dm] You can't get away from the tax.
[G] Oh, _ you [Fm] better _ [C] console your [A] mind.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ Even [F] if the [A] doctor resign.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from the tax.
Oh, _ [Dm] _ even quite [A] in _ Africa.
[Bb] You can't get [G] away from [E] the tax.
So you [F] see, _ _ [Fm] doctor or no [A] doctor.
You can't get [G] away from the [Am] tax.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Believe it [A] or not.
_ That's the [Dm] best man [G] you've [C] ever got.
_ _ _ [F] He [Ebm] is strong [Em] and brave.
_ [D] Trinidad is fighting [Em] to save wealth.
[F] _ Taxation over [Gb] here [A] is nothing [Dm] in [G] comparison to [E] elsewhere.
I have [F] travelled far [G] and I see.
So shut [Dm] your mouth and pay the [C] money. _ _ _
[D] Each time everybody should know.
[Dm] You [G] can't get away from [C] the tax.
Oh, _ well [Ebm] you could jump high or low.
[Dm] You can't get away [Em] from the tax. _ _ _
[Gbm] Even if you leave and go.
You [G] can't get away from [D] the tax.
Oh yeah.
[F] To [Gb] New York [A] or Tokyo.
[G] You can't get away from the [Am] tax.
Yes [F] sir.
You [Fm] better [C] console your [A]
mind.
[Dm] You can't get [Em] away from the tax. _ _
_ [Dm] Even if [A] the doctor resigns.
[G] You can't get away [E] from the tax.
Oh yeah.
[F] _ Even quite [C] in Africa.
[A] _
[Dm] You can't get away [E] from the tax.
So now [Dm] you see.
Doctor [C] or no doctor.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from the [Gm] tax.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] In the [Gb] Virgin [A] Isles.
You gotta [Dm] pay [G] taxes with a [C] smile.
_ _ _ [Dm] In [Ebm] Puerto [A] Rico.
_ If you don't [Dm] pay straight in jail [Em] you're f***ed.
Well in [Bb] Cuba [B] and [A] in Haiti.
_ Taxes [G] higher than [C] salary.
_ _ [F] In New York [Fm] and [Em] Caracas.
[A] You have to [Dm] teach [G] sometime to pay tax.
_ _ [F] _ [Fm] Even [Em] if you kneel down and cry.
[G] You can't get away from [C] the tax.
Oh.
_ _ [F] Even [Fm]
[C] if your grandmother [A] died.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from [C] the tax.
Yes [Dm] sir.
Don't [F] care how you [A] try and you try.
[Dm] You can't get away from [C] the tax.
Oh.
_ [F] _ [Bb] Sparrow [A] wouldn't tell you a lie.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from the tax.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] If [D] you listen [A] to _ Sukkaran.
You [G] can't get away from [Em] the tax.
_ Yes [Dm] sir.
I [D] am sure [A] you would understand.
_ [G] You can't get away from [C] the tax.
Oh.
_ [F] Even [A] as a tax collector.
[Dm] You can't get away from [C] the tax.
Do you see.
[Dm] _ [Ebm] Doctor [A] or no doctor.
[Dm] You can't get away [Em] from the tax.
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] Woah. _ _
_ [C] _ _ Woah.
[F] _ _ [G] _
_ Woah.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Here in [A] Trinidad.
I have heard some people [G] will say.
Doctor [C] William Bar.
_ _ [Em] _ If [Dm] you jump on [C] us.
_ [Dm] What's the reason they will [Gm] pay tax.
Oh yes.
[F] They want [C] to keep everything.
_ And making [G] noise with the government.
_ Luckily for [F] me.
I went [C] down and see.
You can't do that [D] in no [G] other [Gm] country.
_ _ [G] _ As long as you have got [A] a job.
[D] You can't get [Em] away from the tax.
Yes sir.
[Dm] Even [Ebm] if [A] it's two or three [Dm] bucks.
You can't get [G] away from [C] the tax. _ Woah.
[Dm] So make [A] up your mind to [D] pay.
You can't get away [C] from the tax.
Deprators.
_ [Gbm] Stop thinking [A] to run away.
[G] You can't get away from the tax.
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ [Ebm] Even if [A] you reach the airport.
[Dm] You can't get away [Em] from the tax.
Yes [F] sir.
You may find [A] yourself back in court.
[Dm] You can't get [G] away from [C] the tax.
Woah.
_ [F] _ _
[A] Scavenger or inspector.
[Dm] You can't get away [Em] from the tax.
Now you see.
[F] _ Doctor [A] or no doctor.
You [G] can't get away from [C] the tax.
Woah.
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