Downpressor man
Em ~ Em ~
Em
Downpressor man, where you gonna run to ?
D
downpressor man, where you gonna run to ?
Em
D Em
downpressor man, where you gonna run to ? All along that day.
Em
2. You gonna run to the sea, but the sea will
be boiling,
D
when
you run to the sea, the sea will be boiling,
Em D Em
when
you run to the sea, the sea will be boiling all along that day.
Em
2. You gonna run to the rocks, the rocks will
be melting,
D
when
you run to the rocks, the rocks will be melting,
D Em
when
you run to the rocks, the rocks will be melting, I said all that day.
+ So I said : +
CHORUS
Em
3. You drink your big champagne and laugh, ha ha
ha,
D
you
drink your big champagne and laugh, ha ha ha,
Em
D Em
you
drink your big champagne and laugh, all along that day.
Em
4. I wouldn't like to be a flea under your collar, man,
D
I wouldn't like to be a flea under
your collar, man,
Em D Em
I wouldn't like to be a flea under
your collar, man, all along that day.
Em
5. You can run but you can't hide,
D
you
can run but you can't hide,
Em
D Em
you can
run but you can't hide, telling you all along that day.
Em
6. You gonna run to the Lord beggin' him to hide you,
D
you gonna run to the Lord beggin' him
to hide you,
Em
D D Em
you gonna run to Jah beggin' him to hide you, all, all along that day.
Em
+ And I said downpressor man, where you gonna
run to ?
Em D
Where you gonna
run to, downpressor man ?
Em -
D - D Em
Where you gonna
run to, I said all along along that day.
Em
D Em
Downpressor
man, downpressor man, downpressor
man,
Em
downpressor man, wait, downpressor
man !
Em
Where you gonna
run to, downpressor man ?
D
I don't know where you gonna run to all along that day.
Em
Downpressor
man, you can't run, you can't bribe Jah-Jah.
Em
Can't call him in a bar, he
can drink some devil soup,
Em - D
can't
bribe him to run a car now, can't
test him faith.
Em
Downpressor man, downpresspr man ….
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Peter Tosh)