Joshua Gone Barbados Chords by Tom Rush
Tempo:
121.45 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
G#
C#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[G#] [F#]
Cain standing in the field getting [B] old and red
[F#] Lot of [G#m] misery [F#] in Georgetown, [B] three men [F#] lying dead
[C#] [F#]
Joshua, head of the government, he said to strike for better [B] pay
[F#]
Cain [B] cutters [F#] a-striking,
[B] Joshua gone [F#] away
[C#] [F#]
Joshua [B] gone [F#] barbados, staying in a big [B] hotel
[F#] People on St.
Vincent, [B] they got many sad [F#] tales to tell
Sugar mill owner told to strike, I don't need you to cuttin' [B] Cain
[F#]
Bring in [B] another [F#] bunch of fellas, [B] you strike be [F#] all in vain
Get a [B] bunch [F#] of tough fellas, bring them from Zion [B] Hill
[F#] Bring them in a [D#m] bus [F#] to Georgetown, [B] you know somebody'll [F#] get killed
[G#m] [F#]
Sonny [G#] Child [F#] overseer, I swear he's an [B] ignorant man
[F#] Walking [B] through [F#] the Cain field,
[B] pistol in [F#] his hand
[G#m] [F#]
Joshua gone barbados, just like he [B] don't know
[F#] People
[D#m] on [F#] the island, [B] got no [F#] place to go
[G#] [F#]
[G#] [F#] Police giving protection, new fellas cutting [B] Cain
[F#] Strikers [D#m] can't [F#] do nothing, [B] strike be all [F#] in vain
[C#]
[F#] And Sonny Child, he cursed the striker, wave his pistol [B] around
[F#] They're beating [F#] Sonny with the cutters, [B] beat him to the [F#] ground
[C#]
[F#] There's a lot of [B] misery [F#] in Georgetown, [B]
[F#] you can hear the women [B]
bawl
[F#] Joshua [B] gone [F#] barbados, [B] he don't [F#] care at all
[C#]
[F#]
Cain [G#m] standing [F#] in the field, getting old [B] and red
[F#] Sonny [B] Child [F#] in the hospital, [B]
pistol on [F#] his bed
[G#]
[F#] I wish I could [B] go to [F#] England, Trinidad or [B] Curacao
[F#] People [B] on [F#] the island, [B] they got no [F#] place to go
[G#]
[F#] Joshua gone barbados, staying in a [B] big hotel
[F#] People on St.
Vincent, [B] got many sad tales [F#] to tell
[G#] [F#]
[G#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[G#] [F#]
Cain standing in the field getting [B] old and red
[F#] Lot of [G#m] misery [F#] in Georgetown, [B] three men [F#] lying dead
[C#] [F#]
Joshua, head of the government, he said to strike for better [B] pay
[F#]
Cain [B] cutters [F#] a-striking,
[B] Joshua gone [F#] away
[C#] [F#]
Joshua [B] gone [F#] barbados, staying in a big [B] hotel
[F#] People on St.
Vincent, [B] they got many sad [F#] tales to tell
Sugar mill owner told to strike, I don't need you to cuttin' [B] Cain
[F#]
Bring in [B] another [F#] bunch of fellas, [B] you strike be [F#] all in vain
Get a [B] bunch [F#] of tough fellas, bring them from Zion [B] Hill
[F#] Bring them in a [D#m] bus [F#] to Georgetown, [B] you know somebody'll [F#] get killed
[G#m] [F#]
Sonny [G#] Child [F#] overseer, I swear he's an [B] ignorant man
[F#] Walking [B] through [F#] the Cain field,
[B] pistol in [F#] his hand
[G#m] [F#]
Joshua gone barbados, just like he [B] don't know
[F#] People
[D#m] on [F#] the island, [B] got no [F#] place to go
[G#] [F#]
[G#] [F#] Police giving protection, new fellas cutting [B] Cain
[F#] Strikers [D#m] can't [F#] do nothing, [B] strike be all [F#] in vain
[C#]
[F#] And Sonny Child, he cursed the striker, wave his pistol [B] around
[F#] They're beating [F#] Sonny with the cutters, [B] beat him to the [F#] ground
[C#]
[F#] There's a lot of [B] misery [F#] in Georgetown, [B]
[F#] you can hear the women [B]
bawl
[F#] Joshua [B] gone [F#] barbados, [B] he don't [F#] care at all
[C#]
[F#]
Cain [G#m] standing [F#] in the field, getting old [B] and red
[F#] Sonny [B] Child [F#] in the hospital, [B]
pistol on [F#] his bed
[G#]
[F#] I wish I could [B] go to [F#] England, Trinidad or [B] Curacao
[F#] People [B] on [F#] the island, [B] they got no [F#] place to go
[G#]
[F#] Joshua gone barbados, staying in a [B] big hotel
[F#] People on St.
Vincent, [B] got many sad tales [F#] to tell
[G#] [F#]
[G#] [F#]
Key:
F#
B
G#
C#
G#m
F#
B
G#
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
Cain standing in the field _ _ getting [B] old and red
_ [F#] Lot of [G#m] misery [F#] in Georgetown, _ [B] three men [F#] lying dead
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Joshua, head of the government, he said to strike for better [B] _ pay
_ [F#] _
Cain [B] cutters [F#] a-striking, _ _
[B] Joshua gone [F#] away _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Joshua [B] gone [F#] barbados, _ _ staying in a big [B] hotel
_ _ [F#] People on St.
Vincent, _ [B] they got many sad [F#] tales to tell
_ Sugar _ _ _ _ mill owner told to strike, _ I don't need you to cuttin' [B] Cain
_ _ [F#] _
Bring in [B] another [F#] bunch of fellas, [B] you strike be [F#] all in vain
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Get a [B] bunch [F#] of tough fellas, _ bring them from Zion [B] Hill
_ [F#] Bring them in a [D#m] bus [F#] to Georgetown, _ [B] you know somebody'll [F#] get killed
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ Sonny [G#] Child [F#] overseer, _ _ I swear he's an [B] ignorant man
_ _ [F#] Walking [B] through [F#] the Cain field, _
[B] _ pistol in [F#] his hand
_ [G#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
Joshua gone barbados, _ _ just like he [B] don't know
_ [F#] People _
[D#m] on [F#] the island, _ [B] got no [F#] place to go _
_ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] Police giving protection, _ _ _ new fellas cutting [B] Cain
_ _ [F#] Strikers [D#m] can't [F#] do nothing, _ _ [B] strike be all [F#] in vain
_ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F#] And Sonny Child, he cursed the striker, _ _ wave his pistol [B] around
_ [F#] _ They're beating [F#] Sonny with the cutters, _ _ [B] beat him to the [F#] ground
_ [C#] _
[F#] _ _ _ There's a lot of [B] misery [F#] in Georgetown, _ [B]
[F#] you can hear the women [B] _
bawl
_ [F#] Joshua [B] gone [F#] barbados, _ _ [B] he don't [F#] care at all
_ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
Cain [G#m] standing [F#] in the field, _ getting old [B] and red
_ _ [F#] Sonny [B] Child [F#] in the hospital, _ [B] _
pistol on [F#] his bed
_ [G#] _
_ [F#] _ _ I wish I could [B] go to [F#] England, _ Trinidad or [B] Curacao _
_ [F#] People _ [B] on [F#] the island, _ [B] they got no [F#] place to go
_ [G#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ Joshua gone _ barbados, _ _ staying in a [B] big hotel
_ [F#] People _ on St.
Vincent, _ [B] got many sad tales [F#] to tell _
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
Cain standing in the field _ _ getting [B] old and red
_ [F#] Lot of [G#m] misery [F#] in Georgetown, _ [B] three men [F#] lying dead
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Joshua, head of the government, he said to strike for better [B] _ pay
_ [F#] _
Cain [B] cutters [F#] a-striking, _ _
[B] Joshua gone [F#] away _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Joshua [B] gone [F#] barbados, _ _ staying in a big [B] hotel
_ _ [F#] People on St.
Vincent, _ [B] they got many sad [F#] tales to tell
_ Sugar _ _ _ _ mill owner told to strike, _ I don't need you to cuttin' [B] Cain
_ _ [F#] _
Bring in [B] another [F#] bunch of fellas, [B] you strike be [F#] all in vain
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Get a [B] bunch [F#] of tough fellas, _ bring them from Zion [B] Hill
_ [F#] Bring them in a [D#m] bus [F#] to Georgetown, _ [B] you know somebody'll [F#] get killed
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ Sonny [G#] Child [F#] overseer, _ _ I swear he's an [B] ignorant man
_ _ [F#] Walking [B] through [F#] the Cain field, _
[B] _ pistol in [F#] his hand
_ [G#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
Joshua gone barbados, _ _ just like he [B] don't know
_ [F#] People _
[D#m] on [F#] the island, _ [B] got no [F#] place to go _
_ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] Police giving protection, _ _ _ new fellas cutting [B] Cain
_ _ [F#] Strikers [D#m] can't [F#] do nothing, _ _ [B] strike be all [F#] in vain
_ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F#] And Sonny Child, he cursed the striker, _ _ wave his pistol [B] around
_ [F#] _ They're beating [F#] Sonny with the cutters, _ _ [B] beat him to the [F#] ground
_ [C#] _
[F#] _ _ _ There's a lot of [B] misery [F#] in Georgetown, _ [B]
[F#] you can hear the women [B] _
bawl
_ [F#] Joshua [B] gone [F#] barbados, _ _ [B] he don't [F#] care at all
_ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
Cain [G#m] standing [F#] in the field, _ getting old [B] and red
_ _ [F#] Sonny [B] Child [F#] in the hospital, _ [B] _
pistol on [F#] his bed
_ [G#] _
_ [F#] _ _ I wish I could [B] go to [F#] England, _ Trinidad or [B] Curacao _
_ [F#] People _ [B] on [F#] the island, _ [B] they got no [F#] place to go
_ [G#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ Joshua gone _ barbados, _ _ staying in a [B] big hotel
_ [F#] People _ on St.
Vincent, _ [B] got many sad tales [F#] to tell _
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _