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Dreadlock Holiday

by 10cc

Written by: Stewart & Gouldman

DREADLOCK HOLIDAY Stewart & Gouldman 10cc | Dm /// | Gm /// | Dm /// | Gm // I^was | Dm Gm Dm ||: walking down the street | /// concen | trating on^truck king right | ||: down^at my silver chain | // ~ He^said^I'll | give^you one^dol ll lar | ||: back to^the swimming pool | /// Sinking | pina cola aa da | Gm Dm Gm | // ~ I^heard^a | dark^voice beside of me | // ~ and^I^looked | | // ~ I^said^youve | gotto be joking man | // ~ It^was^a | | // ~ I^heard^a | dark^voice beside me^say | /// Would^you | Dm Gm Dm | round^in a^state of fright | // ~ I^saw^four | faces ~ ^one mad ~ ^A | | present from^me mother rr | // ~ He^said^I | like^it ~ ^I want^it ~ ^I'll | | like^some thing^hard dd er | // ~ She^said^Ive | got^it ~ ^you want^it ~ ^My | Gm Dm | brother from^the gutter ~ ^They | looked^me up^and down^a=bit ~ ^And | | take^it off^your hands^and youll^be | sorry you crossed^me ~ ^Youd | | harvest is^the best^And if^you | try^it you'll like^it ~ ^And | Gm Dm Am7 Gm7 Am7 Dm Am7 | turned^to each^oth er / | // // | // // | // // | | better under stand^that youre^a | lone ee ee ee | ee ~ ^A (long way from) | home ee ee ee | | wallow in^a dreadlock ho^li | day yy yy yy | // // | // // | Gm7 Dm Bb Gm | / ~ ^I say^I dont^like | cricket tt / ~ ^oh | ^no ~ // ~ ^I | love^it tt // | | / And^I say^I dont^like | reggae ee / ~ ^no | ^no ~ // ~ ^I | love^it tt // | | / And^I say^dont^like^Ja | maica aa / ~ ^oh | ^no ~ // ~ ^I | love^her rr // | Bb Dm Bb Gm Bb | // ~ ^I dont^like | cricket tt / ~ ^no | ^no ~ // ~ ^I | love^it tt // | /// Dont^you | | // ~ ^I dont^like | reggae ee / ~ ^oh | ^no ~ // ~ ^I | love^it tt // | /// Dont^you | | // ~ ^dont^like^Ja | maica aa / ~ ^oh | ^no ~ // ~ ^I | love^her rr // | /// Dont^you | F C F C | walk through^my words^You gotto | show some respect Dont^you | | cramp me^style / Dont^you | queer me^pitch / Dont^you | | walk through^her words^You gotto | show some respect Dont^you | F C F Em7 A7 Dm Gm Dm | walk through^my words Coz^you | aint heard^me out yet.| tt /// | //// | //// | | walk through^my words Coz^you | aint heard^me out yet.| tt /// | //// | //// | | walk through^her words Coz^you | aint heard^her out yet.| tt /// | //// | //// | Gm Gm Gm 1. | // ~ Well^he^looked :|| 2. | // ~ ^I hurried :|| 3. | // ~ I^dont^like | Dm Gm Dm Gm ||: cricket tt / ~ ^Oh | no ~ // ~ ^I | love^it / Dreadlock holiday | // ~ I^dont^like | | Reggae ee / ~ ^Oh | no ~ // ~ ^I | love^it / Dreadlock holiday | // ~ dont^like^Ja | | maica aa / ~ ^Oh | no ~ // ~ ^I | love^her / Dreadlock holiday | // ~ I^dont^like :|| Repeat & fade

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Dreadlock Holiday is performed by 10cc and written by Stewart & Gouldman. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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