Rollerskates chords by Steel Pulse

Chords with lyrics

ROLLER SKATES by Steel Pulse


*from 'Earth Crisis' (1984)*


Intro:

Am, Dm, Am, E minorEm

A minorAm Dm, E7E7 (x4)

Verse 1:

A minorAm
 Out on the corner,
    DmDm
With my roller skates,
A minorAm
 Having fun,
With the girls,
     DmDm
Says I'm feeling,
   E7E7
Great woah.

A minorAm
 In the dark,
Of the night,
DmDm      E7E7
 Street lamps glowing,
A minorAm
 On full blast,
   DmDm   E7E7
Is my radio, radio.

Interlude:

A minorAm Dm, E7E7 (x2)

Verse 2:

A minorAm
 Up comes this guy,
In his flashy car,
DmDm
 In his mouth,
    E7E7
Stuck a big cigar.
A minorAm
 Needed my help,
Said he lost his way,
DmDm
 I never heard,
 E7E7
A augmentedA word he said.

  A minorAm
To find some street,
Said he wanted,
  DmDm
In-structions,
E7E7  A minorAm
 So I turned,
Down the music
To point out,
  DmDm
Di-rections,
E7E7
 Guess what?

Bridge 1:

A minorAm
 Guy jumped on me,
Messed up my clothes,
DmDm
 Smashed and grabbed,
  E7E7
My radio.
A minorAm
 Calling,
All detectives;
 DmDm
A augmentedA criminal,
     E7E7
At large smoking,
 A minorAm
A augmentedA big fat cigar,
In a flashy car
  DmDm
And think him,
      E7E7
Some super-star.

Chorus 1:

A minorAm
 Life,
Life without music,
DmDm    E7E7
 I can't go, go no.
A minorAm
 Life without music,
DmDm    E7E7
 I can't go no.

Interlude:

A minorAm         DmDm
 I'm gonna get him,
  E7E7
The last thing I do,
A minorAm         DmDm
 Must get a beating,
     E7E7
Till him red and blue.

Verse 3:

A minorAm
 Didn't take long,
To catch him,
DmDm
 Parked up car,
  E7E7
And music blasting.
A minorAm
 On the sidewalk,
He was dancing,
DmDm
 Stealing the show,
  E7E7
The people watching.

A minorAm
 Roller skate gang,
DmDm
 Was hot on,
  E7E7
His tracks,
A minorAm
 Stick him up mister,
DmDm
 Give me back,
E7E7
 Give me back,
A minorAm
 Give me back,
Give me back,
  DmDm   E7E7
My radio.

Bridge 2:

A minorAm
 Guy jumped on me,
Messed up my clothes,
DmDm
 Smashed and grabbed,
  E7E7
My radio.
A minorAm
 Calling,
All detectives;
 DmDm
A augmentedA criminal,
     E7E7
At large smoking,
 A minorAm
A augmentedA big fat cigar,
In a flashy car
  DmDm
And think him,
      E7E7
Some super-star.

Chorus 2:

A minorAm
 Life,
Life without music,
DmDm    E7E7
 I can't go no.
A minorAm
 Life without music,
DmDm    E7E7
 I can't go no.

Break:

A minorAm
 Jumped on me,
Messed up my clothes,
DmDm
 Smashed and,
      E7E7
Grabbed my radio.

A minorAm
 Can't get away,
Crime don't pay,
DmDm
 (Smashed and,
      E7E7
Grabbed my radio).
      Can't get,
Away with...
A minorAm   B minorBm
 That.

*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 4:

B minorBm
 Life without music,
E minorEm
 Bimma!
F#7F#7
 Murder style,
     B minorBm
(I can't go).
Dem have fe,
Get a beatin',
E minorEm    F#7F#7
 Say dem have fe,
Get a beatin'.
B minorBm
 Nothing greater,
Nothing best,
     E minorEm
Like the music,
    F#7F#7
From my wireless.
  B minorBm
The only thing,
That I detest
    E minorEm
Is the man who,
     F#7F#7
Steal my wireless.

     B minorBm
Him ha fe run,
Like a fugitive,
     E minorEm
Him ha fe run,
        F#7F#7
From detective.
     B minorBm
Him ha fe run,
Like a fugitive,
     E minorEm
Him ha fe run,
        F#7F#7
From detective.

B minorBm
 Samuel Thomas,
Is the thief name,
He must lead,
 F#7F#7
A augmentedA life of shame.
B minorBm
 Some a dem,
Call him Uncle Sam,
E minorEm
 Some a dem,
        F#7F#7
Call him Uncle Tom.
B minorBm
 Uncle Sam,
And Uncle Tom,
E minorEm
 Yes they are,
  F#7F#7
The same man,
B minorBm
 S.A.M. means,
"Stealaway music",
E minorEm
 T.O.M. means,
F#7F#7
 "Thiefer of music".

Coda:

  B minorBm
The drum,
And the bass,
Have fe move,
Me waist,
E minorEm
 Lyrics and song,
    F#7F#7
Are fe keep me strong.
B minorBm
 Ridim' and skank,
Me have JAH fe thank,
E minorEm
 Samuel Thomas him,
F#7F#7
 Have fe get vank.
  B minorBm
Him have fe,
Get a beatin',
  E minorEm
Him have fe,
       F#7F#7
Get a beatin'.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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  A minorAm   DmDm   E minorEm   E7E7   B minorBm   F#7F#7

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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