Biography:
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Bosstones is a play on Boston). They are credited with creating the ska-core genre, a form of music that mixes, to various degrees, elements of modern third-wave ska along with hardcore punk, jazz, and other influences. Their current lineup is Dicky Barrett (vocals), Joe Gittleman (bass), Lawrence Katz (guitar), Ben Carr (dancer, "Bosstone"), Joe Sirois (drums)
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Artist: Mighty Mighty BossToneS
Song: Don't Worry Desmond Dekker
Album: Medium Rare
Tabbed By: Parker Taylor
Any questions or complaints about this tab: [email protected]
Play in a off-beat upstroke rythm throughout the song.
This song is done on bar chords so here's the chords in the order that they appear on the song.
A E D
e|---5---|---7---|---5---|
B|---5---|---9---|---7---|
G|---6---|---9---|---7---|
D|---7---|---9---|---7---|
A|---7---|---7---|---5---|
E|---5---|---7---|---5---|
Verse 1:
A
What happened up on Hemmingway
E
Well. we will never change
D A E
You used to be a friend of mine
A
The last 5 years went by so fast
E
So fast I find it strange
D A E
The beneficial medicine of time
Chorus:
A E
And I, I can hear your laughter
D
It stays with me after
A E
All this time
A E
And I, I still got your records
D
Clash and The Selecter
A D A
And don’t worry Desmond Dekker's doing fine.
Horns:
A D E A D
Verse 2:
A
But doors were shut, the lines were cut,
E
The walls went up so quick
D A E
The windows of opportunity were small
A
Brides collapsed, divides were wide
E
Sides we had to pick
D A E
And oh yeah, I forgot to call
(Chorus)
Bridge:
A E D A E
A E D
Seeds to the roots to the trunk to the truth
A E
It’s understanding when it first began
A E
In the day up to the sky
D A
And we climbed up so high
A E D
And we carried on the only way we can
A
Laugh on and live
E
Learn how to forgive
D A E
What we have could be as good as what we get
A
If you forgot,
E
Now, I still got
D A D
What you gave to me way back when we first met.
D
What you gave to me way back when we first met
(Chorus)
A E
I, I still got your records
D
Clash and The Selecter
A D A
and don’t worry, Desmond Dekker's doing fine.
Song: Don't Worry Desmond Dekker
Album: Medium Rare
Tabbed By: Parker Taylor
Any questions or complaints about this tab: [email protected]
Play in a off-beat upstroke rythm throughout the song.
This song is done on bar chords so here's the chords in the order that they appear on the song.
A E D
e|---5---|---7---|---5---|
B|---5---|---9---|---7---|
G|---6---|---9---|---7---|
D|---7---|---9---|---7---|
A|---7---|---7---|---5---|
E|---5---|---7---|---5---|
Verse 1:
A
What happened up on Hemmingway
E
Well. we will never change
D A E
You used to be a friend of mine
A
The last 5 years went by so fast
E
So fast I find it strange
D A E
The beneficial medicine of time
Chorus:
A E
And I, I can hear your laughter
D
It stays with me after
A E
All this time
A E
And I, I still got your records
D
Clash and The Selecter
A D A
And don’t worry Desmond Dekker's doing fine.
Horns:
A D E A D
Verse 2:
A
But doors were shut, the lines were cut,
E
The walls went up so quick
D A E
The windows of opportunity were small
A
Brides collapsed, divides were wide
E
Sides we had to pick
D A E
And oh yeah, I forgot to call
(Chorus)
Bridge:
A E D A E
A E D
Seeds to the roots to the trunk to the truth
A E
It’s understanding when it first began
A E
In the day up to the sky
D A
And we climbed up so high
A E D
And we carried on the only way we can
A
Laugh on and live
E
Learn how to forgive
D A E
What we have could be as good as what we get
A
If you forgot,
E
Now, I still got
D A D
What you gave to me way back when we first met.
D
What you gave to me way back when we first met
(Chorus)
A E
I, I still got your records
D
Clash and The Selecter
A D A
and don’t worry, Desmond Dekker's doing fine.
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