Biography:
Oje Ken Ollivierre popularly known as Protoje, is a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter from Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. His mother is Jamaican singer, Lorna Bennett and his father is a former Calypso king.
In 2010, Protoje began working with his cousin and popular Jamaican producer Don Corleon. After releasing "Dread", "JA" and "Roll" in 2010, Protoje's debut album, entitled The Seven Year Itch, was released in 2011. The first single off the album dubbed "Arguments" (2009) was responsible for his early popularity in Jamaica.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Strumming pattern to try:
Em: pluck 6th string, down, up, mute, down
D: pluck 4th string, down, up, mute, down
[Intro]
Em D
And it's a Protoje
Em D
(Yeah) Chronixx a wha' you say
Em D
(Yeah) OK. Oh well, yeah
[Chorus]
Em D Em
Who knows, who knows, who knows, who knows
D Em
I just go where the trade wind blows
D Em
Sending love to my friends and foes
D
And I suppose
Em D Em
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
D Em
Jah provide all my wants and needs
D Em D
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, green leaves, yeah
[Verse 1]
Em D
When me see Jah me see a way
Em D
Drastically stray from hypocrisy I say
Em D
Every man to them own a philosophy
Em D
I live the proper way, and then me read a chapter daily
Em D
Man they in a city hungry and no eat
Em D
And food they down a country just a drop off of the tree then
Em D
You see say poverty no real then
Em D
Is what the reasoning revealing...
[Chorus]
Em D Em
Who knows, who knows, who knows, who knows
D Em
I just go where the trade wind blows
D Em
Sending love to my friends and foes
D
And I suppose
Em D Em
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
D Em
Jah provide all my wants and needs
D Em D
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, green leaves, yeah.
[Verse 2]
Em D
When the rain pitter pat 'pon the roof
Em D
Herb just a steam pepper pot 'pon the stew
Em D
Life is a dream if you got gratitude
Em D
So go tell the regime they can't stop what we do now
Em D
Information you think on your own
Em D
Or else you're a slave to the things that you know
Em D
What do you know if you learn everyday?
Em D
So be careful of things wha' you say...
[Chorus]
Em D Em
Who knows, who knows, who knows, who knows
D Em
I just go where the trade wind blows
D Em
Sending love to my friends and foes
D
And I suppose
Em D Em
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
D Em
Jah provide all my wants and needs
D Em D
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, green leaves, yeah.
[Verse 3]
Em D
Africa in a we soul but a Jah in a we heart
Em D
It is of importance say I&I gather
Em D
If we cannot show now a balance that we had
Em D
How do we propose then to carry it abroad
Em D
Cannot go to Ethiopia and you not have a plan
Em D
The building of a nation a hand a help a hand
Em D
Everyone one love a one, a man is just a man
Em D
It shall be a coronation when we land, land, land...
[Chorus]
Em D Em
Who knows, who knows, who knows, who knows
D Em
I just go where the trade wind blows
D Em
Sending love to my friends and foes
D
And I suppose
Em D Em
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
D Em
Jah provide all my wants and needs
D Em D
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, green leaves, yeah.
[Outro]
Em D Em D
Who knows, who knows
Em D Em D
Who knows, oh well
Em D Em D
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
Em D Em D
Jah provide all my wants and needs, yeah ... oh well
Em: pluck 6th string, down, up, mute, down
D: pluck 4th string, down, up, mute, down
[Intro]
Em D
And it's a Protoje
Em D
(Yeah) Chronixx a wha' you say
Em D
(Yeah) OK. Oh well, yeah
[Chorus]
Em D Em
Who knows, who knows, who knows, who knows
D Em
I just go where the trade wind blows
D Em
Sending love to my friends and foes
D
And I suppose
Em D Em
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
D Em
Jah provide all my wants and needs
D Em D
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, green leaves, yeah
[Verse 1]
Em D
When me see Jah me see a way
Em D
Drastically stray from hypocrisy I say
Em D
Every man to them own a philosophy
Em D
I live the proper way, and then me read a chapter daily
Em D
Man they in a city hungry and no eat
Em D
And food they down a country just a drop off of the tree then
Em D
You see say poverty no real then
Em D
Is what the reasoning revealing...
[Chorus]
Em D Em
Who knows, who knows, who knows, who knows
D Em
I just go where the trade wind blows
D Em
Sending love to my friends and foes
D
And I suppose
Em D Em
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
D Em
Jah provide all my wants and needs
D Em D
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, green leaves, yeah.
[Verse 2]
Em D
When the rain pitter pat 'pon the roof
Em D
Herb just a steam pepper pot 'pon the stew
Em D
Life is a dream if you got gratitude
Em D
So go tell the regime they can't stop what we do now
Em D
Information you think on your own
Em D
Or else you're a slave to the things that you know
Em D
What do you know if you learn everyday?
Em D
So be careful of things wha' you say...
[Chorus]
Em D Em
Who knows, who knows, who knows, who knows
D Em
I just go where the trade wind blows
D Em
Sending love to my friends and foes
D
And I suppose
Em D Em
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
D Em
Jah provide all my wants and needs
D Em D
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, green leaves, yeah.
[Verse 3]
Em D
Africa in a we soul but a Jah in a we heart
Em D
It is of importance say I&I gather
Em D
If we cannot show now a balance that we had
Em D
How do we propose then to carry it abroad
Em D
Cannot go to Ethiopia and you not have a plan
Em D
The building of a nation a hand a help a hand
Em D
Everyone one love a one, a man is just a man
Em D
It shall be a coronation when we land, land, land...
[Chorus]
Em D Em
Who knows, who knows, who knows, who knows
D Em
I just go where the trade wind blows
D Em
Sending love to my friends and foes
D
And I suppose
Em D Em
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
D Em
Jah provide all my wants and needs
D Em D
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, green leaves, yeah.
[Outro]
Em D Em D
Who knows, who knows
Em D Em D
Who knows, oh well
Em D Em D
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
Em D Em D
Jah provide all my wants and needs, yeah ... oh well
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