Chords with lyrics
A#A# Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir A#A# So that every mouth can be fed D#D# FF A#A# F#F# G#G# Poor me Israelites A#A# Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir A#A# So that every mouth can be fed D#D# FF A#A# (C#7C#7) Poor me Israelites A#A# My wife an' my kids them a pack up an' a leave me A#A# Darlin' she said, "I was yours to be seen" D#D# FF A#A# (C#7C#7) Poor me Israelites A#A# Shirt dem a tear-up trousers a go A#A# I don't want to end up like Bonny and Clyde D#D# FF A#A# (C#7C#7) Poor me Israelites A#A# After a storm there must be a calm A#A# You catch me in your farm, you sound your alarm D#D# FF A#A# (C#7C#7) Poor me Israelites A#A# I said, "I get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir So that every mouth can be fed" D#D# FF A#A# (C#7C#7) Poor me Israelites A#A# My wife an' my kids them a pack up an' a leave me A#A# Darlin' she said, "I was yours to be seen" D#D# FF A#A# (C#7C#7) Poor me Israelites A#A# Look, shirt dem a tear-up trousers a go A#A# I don't want to end up like Bonny and Clyde D#D# FF A#A# (C#7C#7) Poor me Israelites A#A# After a storm there must be a calm A#A# You catch me in your farm, you sound your alarm D#D# FF A#A# (C#7C#7) Poor me Israelites D#D# FF A#A# A-poor, a-poor, a-poor, a-poor me Israelites F#7A#7 Ima wondering working for hard D#D# FF A#A# A-poor, a-poor, a-poor, a-poor me Israelites F#7A#7 I look a-down and out, sir D#D# FF A#A#
Other versions of Israelites
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Israelites by Desmond Dekker
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Israelites | Intro |