Chords for Sparrow, Lion and Kitch engage in a musical discussion
Tempo:
133 bpm
Chords used:
G
Gm
D
B
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Well, since we're talking about Calypso, I'll sing this one.
[Db] People are interested to know where Calypso [Ab] originated.
[G] People are interested to [Gm] know where Calypso originated.
Some [G] said it came from Cuba.
Some said British Guiana.
[B] Some contend seriously it was sung by Moses [G] crossing the Red Sea.
But I told them, no, no, [N] oh no, Trinidad is the land of [G] Calypso.
Jump high, jump low, Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Let me hear you now.
No, no, oh no, Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Jump high, jump low, Trinidad is the land of [N] Calypso.
One said that in India they sung [B] Calypso when they were charming.
Then [D] Cobra Nodder said that Elijah [Gb] sung [G] Calypso in the chariot of fire.
And they argued with one another, trying to find out the owner.
They mention every [D] country, all, but the land of the Trinities.
I told them, no, no, [N] oh no, Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Jump [G] high, jump low, [Gm] Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Yeah.
Sometimes they get a judgement music sheet and they go and practice it.
When you come in the [Gm] tent, you see in the days we had palm branches [G] covering.
And when the rain start to fall, if you didn't want to get wet, you had to [Gm] dodge the drop of rain here.
And he dodged the drop of rain there and both of us get [G] together.
And we end up laughing and talking.
And I mean, it brought people together, the essence of society.
Without him, the country would know very little about what is taking place.
He is many things.
Apart from being a reporter, he's a prophet.
He prophesies things and he sees them.
Apart from that, he's a commentator.
I've already described the Calypso-ians as the mouthpiece of the masses, on the privilege.
Exactly.
You understand?
But the [D] Calypso-ians basically are men of straw.
He has nothing to lose. That's right.
So what he does is to come out and attack anything and anyone whenever he sees that [G] it's needed and in the interest of the masses.
And in so doing, he plays an important role.
He becomes the official opposition in [D] many cases,
especially for the [G] period when we had more or less one government for all years and a very weak opposition.
He's close to the news table.
Something happened last night and this morning, he's singing about it, [Gm] before the papers even write it.
And that is a fact.
Society in Trinidad for a steel-banned man was just as [G] hard or even harder than that for any Calypso-ian.
Don't care how you're talented, you got to go outside.
No appreciation here, society had too [Gm] much false pride.
Calypso-ians really [G] catch hell for a long time.
[Eb] To associate [Gm] yourself with them was a big crime.
And if your sister talked to a steel-banned [G] man, the family want to break she hand, put she out.
Lick up every teeth in she mouth, pass you out, kyaas!
And that tells the whole story.
The Empire Windrush brings [A] to Britain 500 Jamaicans.
[G] Their spokesman sings his thanks to Britain.
Now may I ask you your name?
Lord Kitchener.
Lord Kitchener.
Now I'm told that you are really the king of Calypso singers, is that right?
Yes, so soon.
Right now?
Yes.
London is the place for [D] me.
[G]
London, this lovely city.
You can go to [B] France or America, India, Asia or [G] Australia.
Believe me, I am speaking broad-mindedly.
I am glad to know my mother country.
I've been traveling the country years ago.
This is the place I wanted to know, [D] darling, London.
[Gm] I can't believe it was me at all.
That is [G] 1948.
That's 1948.
[Gm] When I landed in England, I was kind of [G] a destitute.
So that took me to a place called the pub, which we call a rum shop in Trinidad.
I was given a job to sing Calypso in this pub.
But I remember the first night I started to sing, this is what happened.
I went on a microphone and started to sing.
Then a customer came over and took away the mic from me and told me I'm singing nonsense.
So I just stood there amazed and the next thing I know I was fired.
I was a type of singer.
Made my name by singing on this.
Yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, that's true.
I've got it.
Don't call me [Gm] some.
I don't like it.
I want [G] you to know.
I've got it.
Don't call me some.
I don't like it.
I want you to know.
When you [Eb] call me all the sweet names, goodness.
Then you leave me and you go on [G] a stop, so this ain't.
Now darling, you will give me misery.
Well, here is sweet name that Bernie's calling me.
He's from good to me.
I have a [Gm] small coat.
The scratch your head.
[G] He's don't make me cry.
You know I love you.
[F] You're playing shy.
[Db] People are interested to know where Calypso [Ab] originated.
[G] People are interested to [Gm] know where Calypso originated.
Some [G] said it came from Cuba.
Some said British Guiana.
[B] Some contend seriously it was sung by Moses [G] crossing the Red Sea.
But I told them, no, no, [N] oh no, Trinidad is the land of [G] Calypso.
Jump high, jump low, Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Let me hear you now.
No, no, oh no, Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Jump high, jump low, Trinidad is the land of [N] Calypso.
One said that in India they sung [B] Calypso when they were charming.
Then [D] Cobra Nodder said that Elijah [Gb] sung [G] Calypso in the chariot of fire.
And they argued with one another, trying to find out the owner.
They mention every [D] country, all, but the land of the Trinities.
I told them, no, no, [N] oh no, Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Jump [G] high, jump low, [Gm] Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Yeah.
Sometimes they get a judgement music sheet and they go and practice it.
When you come in the [Gm] tent, you see in the days we had palm branches [G] covering.
And when the rain start to fall, if you didn't want to get wet, you had to [Gm] dodge the drop of rain here.
And he dodged the drop of rain there and both of us get [G] together.
And we end up laughing and talking.
And I mean, it brought people together, the essence of society.
Without him, the country would know very little about what is taking place.
He is many things.
Apart from being a reporter, he's a prophet.
He prophesies things and he sees them.
Apart from that, he's a commentator.
I've already described the Calypso-ians as the mouthpiece of the masses, on the privilege.
Exactly.
You understand?
But the [D] Calypso-ians basically are men of straw.
He has nothing to lose. That's right.
So what he does is to come out and attack anything and anyone whenever he sees that [G] it's needed and in the interest of the masses.
And in so doing, he plays an important role.
He becomes the official opposition in [D] many cases,
especially for the [G] period when we had more or less one government for all years and a very weak opposition.
He's close to the news table.
Something happened last night and this morning, he's singing about it, [Gm] before the papers even write it.
And that is a fact.
Society in Trinidad for a steel-banned man was just as [G] hard or even harder than that for any Calypso-ian.
Don't care how you're talented, you got to go outside.
No appreciation here, society had too [Gm] much false pride.
Calypso-ians really [G] catch hell for a long time.
[Eb] To associate [Gm] yourself with them was a big crime.
And if your sister talked to a steel-banned [G] man, the family want to break she hand, put she out.
Lick up every teeth in she mouth, pass you out, kyaas!
And that tells the whole story.
The Empire Windrush brings [A] to Britain 500 Jamaicans.
[G] Their spokesman sings his thanks to Britain.
Now may I ask you your name?
Lord Kitchener.
Lord Kitchener.
Now I'm told that you are really the king of Calypso singers, is that right?
Yes, so soon.
Right now?
Yes.
London is the place for [D] me.
[G]
London, this lovely city.
You can go to [B] France or America, India, Asia or [G] Australia.
Believe me, I am speaking broad-mindedly.
I am glad to know my mother country.
I've been traveling the country years ago.
This is the place I wanted to know, [D] darling, London.
[Gm] I can't believe it was me at all.
That is [G] 1948.
That's 1948.
[Gm] When I landed in England, I was kind of [G] a destitute.
So that took me to a place called the pub, which we call a rum shop in Trinidad.
I was given a job to sing Calypso in this pub.
But I remember the first night I started to sing, this is what happened.
I went on a microphone and started to sing.
Then a customer came over and took away the mic from me and told me I'm singing nonsense.
So I just stood there amazed and the next thing I know I was fired.
I was a type of singer.
Made my name by singing on this.
Yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, that's true.
I've got it.
Don't call me [Gm] some.
I don't like it.
I want [G] you to know.
I've got it.
Don't call me some.
I don't like it.
I want you to know.
When you [Eb] call me all the sweet names, goodness.
Then you leave me and you go on [G] a stop, so this ain't.
Now darling, you will give me misery.
Well, here is sweet name that Bernie's calling me.
He's from good to me.
I have a [Gm] small coat.
The scratch your head.
[G] He's don't make me cry.
You know I love you.
[F] You're playing shy.
Key:
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Well, since we're talking about Calypso, I'll sing this one.
[Db] People are interested _ to know where Calypso [Ab] originated.
_ [G] People are interested to [Gm] know where Calypso originated.
Some [G] said it came from Cuba.
_ _ Some said British Guiana.
_ [B] Some contend seriously it was sung by Moses [G] crossing the Red Sea.
But I told them, no, no, [N] oh no, _ Trinidad is the land of [G] Calypso.
Jump high, jump low, _ Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Let me hear you now.
No, no, oh no, _ Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Jump high, jump low, _ Trinidad is the land of [N] Calypso.
One said that in India they sung [B] Calypso when they were charming.
Then [D] Cobra Nodder said that Elijah [Gb] sung [G] Calypso in the chariot of fire.
And they argued with one another, _ trying to find out the owner.
They mention every [D] country, all, but the land of the Trinities.
I told them, no, no, [N] oh no, _ Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Jump [G] high, jump low, [Gm] _ Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ Sometimes they get a judgement music sheet and they go and practice it.
When you come in the [Gm] tent, you see in the days we had palm branches [G] covering.
And when the rain start to fall, if you didn't want to get wet, you had to [Gm] dodge the drop of rain here.
And he dodged the drop of rain there and both of us get [G] together.
And we end up laughing and talking.
And I mean, it brought people together, the essence of society.
_ _ Without him, the country would know very little about what is taking place. _ _
_ He is many things.
Apart from being a reporter, he's a prophet.
He prophesies things and he sees them.
_ Apart from that, he's a commentator. _
_ _ I've already described the Calypso-ians as the mouthpiece of the masses, on the privilege.
Exactly.
You understand?
But the [D] Calypso-ians basically are men of straw. _
He has nothing to lose. That's right.
So what he does is to come out and attack anything and anyone whenever he sees that [G] it's needed and in the interest of the masses.
And in so doing, he plays an important role.
He becomes the official opposition in [D] many cases,
especially for the [G] period when we had more or less one government for all years and a very weak opposition.
He's close to the news table.
_ Something happened last night and this morning, he's singing about it, [Gm] before the papers even write it.
And that is a fact. _
Society in Trinidad for a steel-banned man _ was just as [G] hard or even harder than that for any Calypso-ian.
Don't care how you're talented, you got to go outside.
No appreciation here, society had too [Gm] much false pride. _ _
Calypso-ians really [G] catch hell for a long time.
[Eb] To associate [Gm] yourself with them was a big crime.
And if your sister talked to a steel-banned [G] man, the family want to break she hand, put she out.
Lick up every teeth in she mouth, pass you out, kyaas!
And that tells the whole story.
The Empire Windrush brings [A] to Britain 500 Jamaicans.
[G] Their spokesman sings his thanks to Britain.
Now may I ask you your name?
Lord Kitchener.
Lord Kitchener.
Now I'm told that you are really the king of Calypso singers, is that right?
Yes, so soon.
Right now?
Yes.
London _ is the place for [D] me.
_ _ _ [G] _
London, _ this lovely city. _
_ _ You can go to [B] France or America, _ India, Asia or [G] Australia. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Believe me, I am speaking broad-mindedly.
_ _ I am glad to know my mother country. _ _ _
I've been traveling the country years ago.
This is the place I wanted to know, [D] darling, London. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ I can't believe it was me at all.
_ That is [G] 1948. _ _
_ That's 1948.
[Gm] _ _ When I landed in England, I was kind of [G] a destitute.
So that took me to a place called the pub, which we call a rum shop in Trinidad.
_ _ I was given a job to sing Calypso in this pub.
_ But I remember the first night I started to sing, _ this is what happened.
I went on a microphone and started to sing.
_ Then a customer _ came over and took away the mic from me and told me I'm singing nonsense.
_ _ So I just stood there _ amazed and the next thing I know I was fired.
I was a type of singer.
_ _ _ Made my name by singing on this.
Yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, that's true. _ _ _ _
_ I've got it.
_ Don't call me [Gm] some.
I don't like it.
I want [G] you to know.
I've got it.
Don't call me some.
I don't like it.
I want you to know.
When you [Eb] call me all the sweet names, goodness.
Then you leave me and you go on [G] a stop, so this ain't.
Now darling, you will give me misery.
Well, here is sweet name that Bernie's calling me. _
He's from good to me.
I have a [Gm] small coat.
The scratch your head.
_ [G] _ He's don't make me cry.
You know I love you.
[F] You're playing shy. _ _ _ _ _
[Db] People are interested _ to know where Calypso [Ab] originated.
_ [G] People are interested to [Gm] know where Calypso originated.
Some [G] said it came from Cuba.
_ _ Some said British Guiana.
_ [B] Some contend seriously it was sung by Moses [G] crossing the Red Sea.
But I told them, no, no, [N] oh no, _ Trinidad is the land of [G] Calypso.
Jump high, jump low, _ Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Let me hear you now.
No, no, oh no, _ Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Jump high, jump low, _ Trinidad is the land of [N] Calypso.
One said that in India they sung [B] Calypso when they were charming.
Then [D] Cobra Nodder said that Elijah [Gb] sung [G] Calypso in the chariot of fire.
And they argued with one another, _ trying to find out the owner.
They mention every [D] country, all, but the land of the Trinities.
I told them, no, no, [N] oh no, _ Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
Jump [G] high, jump low, [Gm] _ Trinidad is the land of Calypso.
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ Sometimes they get a judgement music sheet and they go and practice it.
When you come in the [Gm] tent, you see in the days we had palm branches [G] covering.
And when the rain start to fall, if you didn't want to get wet, you had to [Gm] dodge the drop of rain here.
And he dodged the drop of rain there and both of us get [G] together.
And we end up laughing and talking.
And I mean, it brought people together, the essence of society.
_ _ Without him, the country would know very little about what is taking place. _ _
_ He is many things.
Apart from being a reporter, he's a prophet.
He prophesies things and he sees them.
_ Apart from that, he's a commentator. _
_ _ I've already described the Calypso-ians as the mouthpiece of the masses, on the privilege.
Exactly.
You understand?
But the [D] Calypso-ians basically are men of straw. _
He has nothing to lose. That's right.
So what he does is to come out and attack anything and anyone whenever he sees that [G] it's needed and in the interest of the masses.
And in so doing, he plays an important role.
He becomes the official opposition in [D] many cases,
especially for the [G] period when we had more or less one government for all years and a very weak opposition.
He's close to the news table.
_ Something happened last night and this morning, he's singing about it, [Gm] before the papers even write it.
And that is a fact. _
Society in Trinidad for a steel-banned man _ was just as [G] hard or even harder than that for any Calypso-ian.
Don't care how you're talented, you got to go outside.
No appreciation here, society had too [Gm] much false pride. _ _
Calypso-ians really [G] catch hell for a long time.
[Eb] To associate [Gm] yourself with them was a big crime.
And if your sister talked to a steel-banned [G] man, the family want to break she hand, put she out.
Lick up every teeth in she mouth, pass you out, kyaas!
And that tells the whole story.
The Empire Windrush brings [A] to Britain 500 Jamaicans.
[G] Their spokesman sings his thanks to Britain.
Now may I ask you your name?
Lord Kitchener.
Lord Kitchener.
Now I'm told that you are really the king of Calypso singers, is that right?
Yes, so soon.
Right now?
Yes.
London _ is the place for [D] me.
_ _ _ [G] _
London, _ this lovely city. _
_ _ You can go to [B] France or America, _ India, Asia or [G] Australia. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Believe me, I am speaking broad-mindedly.
_ _ I am glad to know my mother country. _ _ _
I've been traveling the country years ago.
This is the place I wanted to know, [D] darling, London. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ I can't believe it was me at all.
_ That is [G] 1948. _ _
_ That's 1948.
[Gm] _ _ When I landed in England, I was kind of [G] a destitute.
So that took me to a place called the pub, which we call a rum shop in Trinidad.
_ _ I was given a job to sing Calypso in this pub.
_ But I remember the first night I started to sing, _ this is what happened.
I went on a microphone and started to sing.
_ Then a customer _ came over and took away the mic from me and told me I'm singing nonsense.
_ _ So I just stood there _ amazed and the next thing I know I was fired.
I was a type of singer.
_ _ _ Made my name by singing on this.
Yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, that's true. _ _ _ _
_ I've got it.
_ Don't call me [Gm] some.
I don't like it.
I want [G] you to know.
I've got it.
Don't call me some.
I don't like it.
I want you to know.
When you [Eb] call me all the sweet names, goodness.
Then you leave me and you go on [G] a stop, so this ain't.
Now darling, you will give me misery.
Well, here is sweet name that Bernie's calling me. _
He's from good to me.
I have a [Gm] small coat.
The scratch your head.
_ [G] _ He's don't make me cry.
You know I love you.
[F] You're playing shy. _ _ _ _ _