Nothing To Smile About Chords by Morgan Heritage

Tempo:
82.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Morgan Heritage - Nothing to Smile About chords
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[C] [F#] No [G] people come to Jamaica [D] and don't know how we live [C] things
Everything nice to it full of vibes and ting
[G] Them [D] same one feel it to them heart [C] when them get few of us and the real ting
[G] Me dey a town [D] one day a power [C] with a white man
We come all the way from Norway
[G] [Bm] And him turn to me and [D] say
[C] How come Jamaica full of so much true [G] face?
Same time he [D] lift me head to the [C] sky
And a tear drop fall from a [Em] high
Me say man you come with good for a drive
[C] Let me show you why me [D] cry
Look [G] pon the gully [D] side
[G]
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
Look [G] at that hungry child [D] yeah
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
Look [G] at the schools where you dem [D] go to get them education
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
Look [Em] at the conditions of our police stations
Do you see anything [D] to smile bout?
No
[G] Same time the brother say
How [C] can the nation be living this [G] way?
And the next thing him say
[C] How can the government place so many [G] gangs?
Same time me [D] heart fall to the [C] ground
Cause there's much more where that comes [Em] from
Certain place there worse than [C] slum
Youth man [D] come and take a [G] look pon river [Bm] town
[C] Do you see anything to smile [G] bout?
Look pon Penland [D] yeah
[G] Do you see anything to smile bout?
Frank as Mube and surprise [D] heights in a spang
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
[Em] What flags can tell you mutton they're all the [C] same
Do you see anything [D] to smile bout?
No [G] no
[D] No no [Am] no [C] no no no no no no [G] no no
No no [D] no no no [C] no
Now when me say
Now [G] people come to Jamaica
[D] No know how we live [C] things
Say everything nice to we full of vibes and ting Eh [Em] eh
Dem say one feel it to dem [C] heart
When dem get to overstand [D] the real ting
When dem look pon the gully side
[G]
[Am] Dem no see nothing there to smile bout
When dem [G] look pon a hungry [D] child yeah
[C] Dem no see nothing there [G] to smile bout
When dem look pon the schools
Where the youth [D] dem don't forget dem education
[C] Dem no see nothing there to [Em] smile bout
When dem sight of the condition of the police station
Dem no [C] see nothing there [D] to smile bout
Me [G] story say me lay a town one day
A boy with a [C] white man we come all the way [G] from Norway
And him turn to me and say
How [C] comes Jamaica full of so much cruel [G] face?
Same time [D] me lift me head to the [C] sky
And a tear drop fall from me [Em] high
Me say my youth come with God for a [C] drive
Dem show you why [D] me cry
Take a [G] look pon [D] Riverton
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
[G] Look pon Penland [D] yeah
[C] Do you see anything [G] to smile bout?
Can't you bear remember [D] March Pen Road over Spain?
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
[Em] No flick of place, there [G] you in a jammed down today
[Em] When nothing there [D] to smile bout
[G] No no [D] no [C] no no no no no no [G] no no
[C] Do [G] [D]
[C] [Em]
[C] [D] you see what is [G] going on [D]
[C] my people?
Do you see what is [G] going on?
[D]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
Bm
13421112
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To start learning Morgan Heritage - Nothing To Smile About chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, C, G, D, C, Em, C, G and C. Start with a comfortable 41 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 82. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[C] _ _ [F#] No [G] people come to Jamaica [D] and don't know how we live [C] things
Everything nice to it full of vibes and ting
[G] Them [D] same one feel it to them heart [C] when them get few of us and the real ting
[G] Me dey a town [D] one day a power [C] with a white man
We come all the way from Norway
[G] [Bm] And him turn to me and [D] say
[C] How come Jamaica full of so much true [G] face?
Same time he [D] lift me head to the [C] sky
And a tear drop fall from a [Em] high
Me say man you come with good for a drive
[C] Let me show you why me [D] cry
Look [G] pon the gully [D] side
[G]
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
Look [G] at that hungry child [D] yeah
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
Look [G] at the schools where you dem [D] go to get them education
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
Look [Em] at the conditions of our police stations
Do you see anything [D] to smile bout?
No
[G] Same time the brother say
How [C] can the nation be living this [G] way?
And the next thing him say
[C] How can the government place so many [G] gangs?
Same time me [D] heart fall to the [C] ground
Cause there's much more where that comes [Em] from
Certain place there worse than [C] slum
Youth man [D] come and take a [G] look pon river [Bm] town _
[C] Do you see anything to smile [G] bout?
Look pon Penland [D] yeah
[G] Do you see anything to smile bout?
Frank as Mube and surprise [D] heights in a spang
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
[Em] What flags can tell you mutton they're all the [C] same
Do you see anything [D] to smile bout?
No [G] no
[D] No no [Am] no [C] no no no no no no [G] no no
No no [D] no no no [C] no
Now when me say
Now [G] people come to Jamaica
[D] No know how we live [C] things
Say everything nice to we full of vibes and ting Eh [Em] eh
Dem say one feel it to dem [C] heart
When dem get to overstand [D] the real ting
When dem look pon the gully side
_ [G]
[Am] Dem no see nothing there to smile bout
When dem [G] look pon a hungry [D] child yeah
[C] Dem no see nothing there [G] to smile bout
When dem look pon the schools
Where the youth [D] dem don't forget dem education
[C] Dem no see nothing there to [Em] smile bout
When dem sight of the condition of the police station
Dem no [C] see nothing there [D] to smile bout
Me [G] story say me lay a town one day
A boy with a [C] white man we come all the way [G] from Norway
And him turn to me and say
How [C] comes Jamaica full of so much cruel [G] face?
Same time [D] me lift me head to the [C] sky
And a tear drop fall from me [Em] high
Me say my youth come with God for a [C] drive
Dem show you why [D] me cry
Take a [G] look pon [D] Riverton _
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
[G] Look pon Penland [D] yeah
[C] Do you see anything [G] to smile bout?
Can't you bear remember [D] March Pen Road over Spain?
[C] Do you see anything to smile bout?
[Em] No flick of place, there [G] you in a jammed down today
[Em] When nothing there [D] to smile bout
[G] No no [D] no [C] no no no no no no [G] no no _ _ _
[C] _ Do _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] you see what is [G] going on [D] _
[C] my people?
Do you see what is [G] going on?
[D] _

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