Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Album
Natty Dread
Released
1974

() Dread, natty dread now    - … [Chorus - Echo

Dreadlock Congo bongo I      - …      Natty dread]

Natty dreadlock in a-Babylon - …        Bb D# Gm Cm

(A dreadlock Congo bongo I)

                                 [Verse - Echo

Eh, children get your culture - … Natty dreadlock]

And don't stay there and gesture - …

Or the battle will be hotter - …          [Chorus]

And you won't get no supper       (Roots   (Natty)

                                       natty x2)

Then I walk up the first street - …

And then I walk up the second street to see    - …

Then I trod on through third street            - …

And then I talk to some dread on fourth street - …

Natty dreadlock in a-fifth street              - …

And then I skip one fence to sixth street      - …

I've got to reach seventh street               - …

Natty dreadlock bingy bongo I                  - …

Natty dread (x2), now - … - Roots natty Congo I


(Ahaaah - Oh, natty, natty      [Link] (Cm7 Cm7

 (Natty 21,000 miles away from home - Yeah/    x2)

  And that's a long way                (Dm7 Dm7

  For natty to be from home) x2)               x2)

                                      [Verse

Don't care what the world seh    - …   Echo

I'n'I couldn't never go astray   - …   Natty head]

Just like a bright and sunny day - …

Oh, we're gonna have things our way ═════════════╗

                                   ║ Natty Dread ║

Natty dread, natty dreadlock  - …  ║  Bob Marley ║

Dreadlock Congo bongo I       - …  ╚═════════════╝

Don't care what the world seh - …

I'n'I gonna have things our way - …   [Intro] (x2)

(If I head natty inna the red - … x2)    Cm7  Cm7

Natty dread, natty dreadlock             Dm7 Dm7