Jimmy Cliff – Treat The Youths Right (Guitar)
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Music & Lyrics: Jimmy Cliff
Album: Special (1982)
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[Intro]
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[Chorus]
Db Db [tab]Db Bbm Instead of putting up a fight! Bbm Db Treat the youths right Db Bbm Or you'll be playing with dynamite Bbm Db Treat the youths right Db Bbm Instead of putting up a fight! Bbm Db Treat the youths right Db Bbm Bbm Or you'll be playing with dynamite
[Verse 1]
Ab Ab When you go and look for a job Gb Gb There is someone givin' you a fight Ab Ab Like they want you to go and rob Gb Gb And we know that that's not right Ab Oooh yeah (oooh yeah) Ab Oooh yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus]
Db Db Treat the youths right Db Bbm Instead of putting up a fight! Bbm Db Now you fi treat the youths right Db Bbm Or you'll be playing with dynamite Bbm Db You seh fi treat the youths right, right, right, right Db Bbm Instead of giving us a fight Bbm Db Oh you fi treat the youths right Db Bbm Bbm Or you'll be playing with dynamite
[Verse 2]
Ab Ab All the boys and girls of today Gb Gb Who are the grown men and women of tomorrow Ab Ab Take heed to the words that I say Gb Gb Or your days will be filled with sorrow Ab Oooh yeah (oooh yeah) Ab Oooh yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus]
Db Db Treat the youths right Db Bbm Instead of putting up a fight Bbm Db 'Cause if you treat the youths right Db Bbm You could be sitting on a bomb Bbm (Woah woah woah waoh) Db Db (Woah woah woah waoh)
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
Ab Ab What was hidden from the first resurrection Gb Gb Now revealed in the second resurrection Ab Ab What was hidden from the first generation Gb Gb Now revealed to the fifth generation Ab Oooh yeah (oooh yeah) Ab Oooh yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus]
Db Db Treat the youths right Db Bbm Instead of putting up a fight! Bbm Db Treat the youths right Db Bbm Or you'll be playing with dynamite Bbm Db Treat the youths right, right, right, right Db Bbm Instead of giving us a fight Bbm Db And you fi treat the youths right Db Bbm Bbm Or you'll be playing with dynamite
[Verse 4]
Ab Ab What was hidden from the wise and prudent Gb Gb Now revealed to the babes and sucklings Ab Ab What was hidden from the high school students Gb Gb Now, revealed to the the kids and ducklings Ab Oooh yeah (oooh yeah) Ab Oooh yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus]
Db Db Treat the youths right Db Bbm Instead of putting up a fight! Bbm Db Now you fi treat the youths right Db Bbm Or you'll be playing with dynamite Bbm Db Db Now you fi treat the youths right right, right, right
[Outro]
Bbm Bbm Db Db (Treat the youths right) Bbm Bbm Db Db (Treat the youths right) Bbm Bbm Db Db (Treat the youths right) Bbm Bbm Db Db (Treat the youths right) Bbm Bbm Db (Treat the youths right) Db Bbm Treat them right, treat them right! Bbm Db (Treat the youths right)