It Pays chords by Desmond Dekker

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Ab

🎸 Intro:

Ab       Cm Eb
Oh oh-oh oh oh
Ab             Eb
Oh
Lord, it's you




🎸 Chorus:
    Ab  Db Eb
It pays
    Ab  Db Eb
It pays
         Ab                                   Db Eb
Every man, every woman, every boy, every girl
          Ab                    Db Eb
In this world now -- to do good
         Ab                  Db Eb
I wish you -- try to do good
         Ab  Db Eb
I wish you

🎸 Verse 1:
          Eb
In the morning you leave your home
            Db
You're not sure to go back home
             Ab
Is what I heard early this morning
    Db
Without even getting a warning
   Eb  Db     Eb
Oh-oh     hey-hey

🎸 Chorus:
    Ab  Db Eb
It pays
    Ab  Db Eb
It pays
         Ab                                   Db Eb
Every man, every woman, every boy, every girl
          Ab                    Db Eb
In this world now -- to do good
         Ab                  Db Eb
I wish you -- try to do good
         Ab  Db Eb
I wish you

🎸 Solo:
   Ab                  Db    Cm          Bbm
e|-11----11--9-8--9-11-12---/11--11-11----9--9--9-|
B|-13----13-11-9-11-13-14---/13--13-13---11-11-11-|
G|--------------------------/12--12-12---10-10-10-|
D|--------------------------/13--13-13---11-11-11-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

   Ab                  Db    Bb7
e|-11----11--9-8--9-11-12-----------------------------|
B|-13----13-11-9-11-13-14-------------11----11--------|
G|---------------------------------12----12-----------|
D|---------------------------12h13--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Verse 2:
          Eb
In the morning you leave your home
            Db
You're not sure to go back home
             Ab
Is what I heard early this morning
    Db
Without even getting a warning
   Eb  Db     Eb
Oh-oh     hey-hey

🎸 Chorus:
    Ab  Db Eb
It pays
    Ab  Db Eb
It pays
         Ab                                   Db Eb
Every man, every woman, every boy, every girl
          Ab                    Db Eb
In this world now -- to do good
         Ab                  Db Eb
I wish you -- try to do good
         Ab  Db Eb
I wish you

🎸 Outro:
Ab  Db Eb x3