Bob Marley – Talkin Blues (Guitar)

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-------------------.............. *from 'Natty Dread' (1974)* Intro: D A E A D A E E/G# A/C#
F#m
 Yeah, oh, yeah, now!
Verse 1:
D                   A
 Cold ground was my bed last night, (bed last night).

    E                   A               A7
And rock was my pillow, too, (too-oo-oo-oo-oo!).

D                   A
 Cold ground was my bed last night,

    E                   A
And rock was my pillow, too, yeah! I'm saying;
Chorus 1:
D                                A
 Talkin' blues, (talkin' blues), talkin' blues, (talkin' blues).

              E                             A                  A7
They say your feet is just too big for your shoes, (shoe-oo-oo-oo-oo).

D                                A
 Talkin' blues, (talkin' blues), talkin' blues, (talkin' blues).

     E                              A                  A7
Your feet is just too big, for your shoes, (shoe-oo-oo-oo-oo).
Verse 2:
D                      A
 I've been down on the rock for so long, (so long);

  E                        A                   A7
I seem to wear a permanent screw, (screw-oo-oo-oo-oo).

D                      A
 I've been down on the rock for so long, (so long);

  E                        A                   A7
I seem to wear a permanent screw, (screw-oo-oo-oo-oo).
Bridge 1:
         D         A     E      A
But-a I, I'm gonna stare in the sun,

D        A          E     A
 Let the rays shine in my eyes.

D               A    E         A        E
 I, I'm a gonna take, a-just-a one step more,

       D                   F#m
'Cos I feel like bombin' a church, now,

             A             E           A
Now that you know that the preacher is lyin'.

   D                   F#m
So who's gonna stay at home,

      A                E            A
When, when the freedom fighters are fighting?
Chorus 2:
D                                A
 Talkin' blues, (talkin' blues), talkin' blues, (talkin' blues).

              E                              A     A7
They say your feet is just too big, for your shoes, woe-oh-oh-oh!

D                                        A
 Talkin' blues, (talkin' blues), keep on talkin' blues, (talkin' blues).

     E                           A           A7
They say; you hear what they say, didn't you hear?
Verse 3:
D                   A
 Cold ground was my bed, (bed last night),

E                     A                        A7
 Rockstone, rockstone, rockstone was my pillow.

D                   A
 Cold ground was my bed last night, (bed last night),

    E                        A
And rock was my pillow, too. Sayin'...
Chorus 3:
D                A
 Talkin' blues, (talkin' blues).

  E                         A          A7
I seem to wear a permanent,  permanent screw.

D                                A
 Talkin' blues, (talkin' blues), talkin' blues, (talkin' blues).

              E                              A     A7
They say your feet is just too big, for your shoes, woe-oh-oh-oh!
(Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D A E E/G# A/C# F#m A7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x57775 577655 x79997 402400 x47655 244222 575655 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])