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Steel Pulse - Chant A Psalm tab

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...CHANT A PSALM... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'True Democracy' (1982)*


Intro:

B  A#  G# (x2)

Abm  Ebm  E  F#

Verse 1:

   G#m       D#m
Re-joice, re-joice;
E               F#
 Good tidings I bring you.
G#m   D#m
 Hear ye;
E             F#
 A message to you my friend.
G#m  D#m
 Voi-ces cry,
E            F#
 Invoke your angels,
G#m            D#m
 When pressure drop,
          E       F#
It cannot conquer dread, no.

G#m        D#m      E      F#
 So blow a-way your bluesy feeling.
G#m      D#m
 Spirits say;
         E              F#
Take the world off your shoulder.
G#m              D#m
 One foot in the grave;
  E               F#
A foolish step to take.
G#m         D#m         E       F#
 Who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

         G#m      D#m
Wise man doctrines,
E            F#
 Assure your safety,
G#m      D#m
 No more stumbling block;
     E            F#
Back stabbers get down.
G#m     D#m
 To the righteous revealed,
    E             F#
The secret of the scriptures.
G#m             D#m        E
 The wicked dem portion is vanity,
    F#        D#m     G#m
Dis-ciples of Lucifer...

Bridge 1:

F#       C#m
 In your hands,
G#m
 Lie your destination,
C#m          D#m
 The book of true life,
             G#m
You hold the key.
F#        C#m        G#m
 Mystical powers, to you unfold,
C#m          D#m
 Seek ye the half,
         E          F#
That has never been told.

Break:

D#m
 Get behind me satan,
Get behind me satan.
I've got to;

Chorus 1:

F#      C#m
 Chant,
  G#m
A Psalm A day,
(I want to);
C#m     D#m
 Chant,
  G#m
A Psalm A day,
(I've got to);
F#      C#m
 Chant,
  G#m
A Psalm A day,
(I want to);
C#m     D#m
 Chant,
  G#m
A Psalm A day.

Interlude:

F#
 Chant a Psalm a day,
C#m       G#m
 (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
C#m
 Chant a Psalm a day,
D#m       G#m
 (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
F#
 Chant a Psalm a day,
C#m       G#m
 (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
C#m
 Chant a Psalm a day,
D#m       G#m
 (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).

Break:

B  A#  G#

Verse 2:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/steel-pulse/107489.html ]
(n.c)
 I Reach ya, I Reach ya,
  G#m       D#m
I Reach ya,
           E           F#
Reach in a vision yeh, come on.
G#m   D#m          E    F#
 Come walkies down easy street.
G#m            D#m
 Attract these angels,
   E               F#
In dreams and your prayers.
G#m           D#m
 Remember the three Holy children,
E             F#
 Remember the visions of Daniel,
G#m           D#m             E   F#
 Remember the magic of Moses, so;

G#m        D#m      E      F#
 So dash a-way your bluesy feeling.
G#m      D#m
 Spirits say;
         E              F#
Take the world off your shoulder.
G#m              D#m
 One foot in the grave;
  E               F#
A foolish step to take.
G#m         D#m         E       F#
 Who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

G#m            D#m
 When pressure drop,
          E       F#
It cannot conquer dread, no.
G#m            GD#m
 When pressure drop,
          E       F#
It cannot conquer dread, no.
       G#m     D#m
Got to be wise yes yes,
E          F#
 In dis ya I-wah,
G#m     D#m          E
 Woe be-tide for the wicked,
    F#        G#m
Dis-ciples of Lucifer...

Break:

D#m
 Get behind me satan,
Get behind me satan.

Chorus 2:

F#     C#m
 Chant,
  G#m
A Psalm A day,
(I've got to);
C#m     D#m
 Chant,
  G#m
A Psalm A day.

Break:

F#
 Chant a Psalm a day,
C#m       G#m
 (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
C#m
 Chant a Psalm a day,
D#m       G#m
 (Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).

Coda:

F#        C#m  G#m
 Moses he did, chant, chant,
C#m        D#m  G#m
 Samson he did, chant, chant.
  F#       C#m  G#m
E-lijah he did, chant, chant, so;
C#m         D#m            G#m
 I want the whole a we fe, chant.

F#          C#m  G#m
 Solomon he did, chant, chant,
    F#          C#m    G#m
His father King David, chant, chant.
F#        C#m      G#m
 John the Baptist, chant, chant,
C#m         Ebm
 I want the whole a we fe,
C#m         D#m            G#m
 I want the whole a we fe, chant.

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   B       A#      G#      G#m

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx4442  xx3331  xx6544  xxx444

   D#m     E       F#      C#m

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx8876  xxx454  xxx676  xx6654


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