Blues Dance Raid

...BLUES DANCE RAID... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'True Democracy' (1982)*


Intro:

Em  D  C  Bm,

Bm  C
     Music a bubble,
G  A
    Not looking for trouble.

Em  D  C  Bm,

Bm  C
     Some shekels fe I shenks,
G  A
     Just a burn up de lamb's bread.

Em,

Em, Am  C (x3)

Verse 1:

Em
 From time to time, dem a watch I, dem a spy wid dem bad eye.
Am                           C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance, come a-raid I blues).
Em
 Tipped off by informers; dem a watch who come out and come in.
Am                           C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance, come a-raid I blues).

          Em
Yes, they knew when the time would be right; run come gate crash I party.
Am                           C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance, come a-raid I blues).
Em
 Raid blues dance, raid I blues.
Am                           C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance, come a-raid I blues).
Em
 Kick off the door, woe I name dem call,
I back against de wall, a rub a daughter.
Am                           C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance, come a-raid I blues).

Chorus 1:

Bm                     Am
 Dem a run come kill I vibe, interfere wid I,
C                    Bm
 The pigs come to de-stroy;
      A   G      Bm         A   G
Rasta cry blood, dreadlocks cry blood.

Verse 2:

Em
 Raid...
Am                           C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance, come a-raid I blues).

Break:

Em
 Raid blues dance, raid blues dance, raid I, raid blues dance.
Am                  C
 (Raid blues dance, raid I blues).

Verse 3:

       Em                             Am
Out of darkness, out of night, people screaming, batons wheeling,
         C
A lot of bleeding, bruised feelings.
       Em
Search warrant for their outivation, walkie talkies reinforcements.
Am                                  C
 From dem pocket dem draw handcuff, dis ya session it rough.

      Em
Every step of the way, got to retaliate, yeh, fight dem back.
Am                                          C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance), mash dem up, (come a-raid I blues).
Em
 Vex to death, dem a threat, mek arrest, kiss me neck.
Am                           C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance, come a-raid I blues).
Em
 Raid blues dance, raid I blues.
Am
 (Come a-raid I blues dance),
  C
A run come, a run come who, (come a-raid I blues).

Chorus 2:

Bm                     Am
 Dem a run come kill I vibe, interfere wid I,
C                    Bm
 The pigs come to de-stroy;
      A   G      Bm         A   G
Rasta cry blood, dreadlocks cry blood.

Interlude:

Em

Am                           C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance, come a-raid I blues).

Break:

Em
 Raid blues dance, raid blues dance, raid I, raid blues dance.
Am                           C
 (Come a-raid I blues dance, come a-raid I blues).
Em                               Am                 C
 (Raid blues dance, raid I blues, raid blues dance, raid).

Coda:

       Em
Come a-kick in I speaker, come a-mash up I tweeter,
       Am                        C
Come a-lick out I window, come a-grab up I ratchet.
       Em
Come a-move out I soft drink, come a-rough up the people,
       Am                          C
Come a-turn off me system, have fe give you some bitch lick.
       Em
Come a-smash up I turntable, come a-scratch up I music,
       Am                                            C
Come a-drive up you meat van, come-a, come-a, come a-raid.

Outro:

Em, Am  C

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Em      D       C       Bm      G       A       Am

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x79987  x57775  x35553  x24432  355433  577655  577555


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)