Badman Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][G][C]
[G][C]

[Verse 1]
[G]Street Soldier,
patrol the pavement gotta watch my
step when i'm outside the
ends late [C]at [D]night.
[G]can't get caught slippin',
cos they might start trippin',
don't wanna be a vic[C]tim [G]dialling 999.
but i don't deal with babylon
dem i got a problem,
call up the man dem to come [C]and rectify,
[Em][C][D]
[G]see me i'm a rootsman so more time
i don't have a problem
steppin' on an[C]other man's
roadside.
[D]

[Verse 2]
[Am]
i'm a [C]badman anyway so don't watch
me [G]now[C][G][Am]
i'm a [C]badman anyways,
this is my sound
[G][Dm][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]keep rolling the high grade,
gotta maintain a higher plain when i
speak to [C]man like
[Em]sellasie i, [C]don[G]'t know
when i'm gonna see him next
so i stay blessed stickin
to philosophy [C]of jah [G]rastafari,
but i'm on the roads tonight,
gotta go on road tonight,
[C]hold it down say i,
gotta watch for them [G]spies.
when the sun comes up i'll be making my way [C]downtown,
[Am]downtown.

[Verse 4]
i'm a [C]badman anyway so don't
watch [G]me now[Am]
i'm a [C]badman anyways,
this is my [G]sound[C][G]
[Dm]every man wanna be a badman
walk [Em]around town bucki
in the hand, but what type
of [G]foolishness man,
what type of foolishness man.
[Dm]real badman play their own role.
[Em]walk the way they talk and
stay true to their [G]soul.
don't follow code,
don't follow [Dm]code
no don't [C]follow,
don't follow [G]no man's code
no don't [Dm]follow, i don't [C]follow, don't follow [G]no man's code

[Interlude 1]
[G][Dm][G][C]
[D][G]
[C][D][G]
[C][Am][G]
[C][D][G]
[C][D][G]
[C][D][Am]

[Verse 5]
i'm a [C]badman anyway so
don't watch me [G]now[Am]
i'm a [C]badman anyways,
this is my [G]sound[Am]
i'm a [C]badman anyways,
this is my [G]town
i'm a badman [C]anyway so don't
[G]watch me now[Am]
i'm a [C]badman anyway so
don't watch me now
[G]