Biography:
Desmond Dekker (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 16 July 1941 - deceased 25 May 2006), was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit, Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) and It Mek (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it.
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Other songs:
- 007 Shanty Town
- Beautiful And Dangerous
- Coomyah
- Fu Man Chu
- Get Up Edina
- Hey Grandma
- Hippopotamus
- Honor Your Mother And Father
- I Believe
- Intensified 68 Music Like Dirt
- Israelite
- Israelites
- It Gotta Be So
- It Mek
- Keep A Cool Head
- My Reward
- Nincompoop
- Peace Of Mind
- Pickney Gal
- Pretty Africa
- Rude Boy Train
- Sabotage
- The Israelite
- Tips Of My Fingers
- To Sir With Love
- Unity
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
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Desmond Dekker - Keep A Cool Head
[Intro] 2x
A F#m7
D E7
[Chorus]
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (If you are?)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
[Verse 1]
F#m Bm
For in the darkness and countryside
F#m Bm
There is no place you can hide, no sir
E7
Do not get hysterical, can you work a miracle?
Bm E7
Use your anger wisely (rest up in your cool head)
[Chorus]
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (If you are?)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
[Solo] 4x
A F#m7
D E7
[Verse 2]
F#m Bm
Realise that you have to concentrate
F#m Bm
Do not try and bump the spirit away, no sir
E7
Do not get hysterical, can you work a miracle?
Bm E7
Use your anger wisely (rest up in your cool head)
[Chorus]
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (If you are?)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
[Outro]
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
Wow wow wow wow wow(use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
Oh oh oh oh oooh (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it
[Intro] 2x
A F#m7
D E7
[Chorus]
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (If you are?)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
[Verse 1]
F#m Bm
For in the darkness and countryside
F#m Bm
There is no place you can hide, no sir
E7
Do not get hysterical, can you work a miracle?
Bm E7
Use your anger wisely (rest up in your cool head)
[Chorus]
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (If you are?)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
[Solo] 4x
A F#m7
D E7
[Verse 2]
F#m Bm
Realise that you have to concentrate
F#m Bm
Do not try and bump the spirit away, no sir
E7
Do not get hysterical, can you work a miracle?
Bm E7
Use your anger wisely (rest up in your cool head)
[Chorus]
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (If you are?)
A F#m7 D E7
Keep a cool head (Don't get excited)
[Outro]
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
Wow wow wow wow wow(use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
Oh oh oh oh oooh (use your anger wisely)
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it
A F#m7 D E7
I said you cool it
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