007 (Shanty Town) chords by Desmond Dekker, The Aces (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Ab
Ab/C
Db
Eb

Intro 1

Ab/C

O-O-

Chorus 1
Ab 
Ab/C 
Sev en
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
O-O- Sev en
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
At Ocean Elev en
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
And now rude boys a go wail
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
'Cause them out of jail
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
Rude boys cannot fail
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
'Cause them must get bail
Db 
Eb 

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Verse 1

Ab/C

Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail

(at Shanty Town)

Ab/C

Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail

(at Shanty Town)

Ab/C

And rude boy a deh 'pon probation

(...Shanty Town)

Ab/C

And rude boy a bomb up the town

(at Shanty Town)

Interlude 1
Ab 
Ab/C 
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
Db 
Eb 
O-O-

Chorus 2
Ab 
Ab/C 
Sev en
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
O-O- Sev en
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
At Ocean Elev en
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
And now rude boys a go wail
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
'Cause them out of jail
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
Rude boys cannot fail
Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Ab/C 
'Cause them must get bail
Db 
Eb 

Verse 2
Ab 
Ab/C 
Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail
Db 
Eb 
(at Shanty Town)
Ab 
Ab/C 
Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail
Db 
Eb 
(at Shanty Town)
Ab 
Ab/C 
And rude boy a deh    'pon probation
Db 
Eb 
(...Shanty Town)
Ab 
Ab/C 
And rude boy a bomb   up the town
Db 
Eb 
(at Shanty Town)
Ab 
Ab/C 
Police get taller
Db 
Eb 
(at Shanty Town)
Ab 
Ab/C 
Soldier get longer
Db 
Eb 
(at Shanty Town)
Ab 
Ab/C 
Rude boy a weep   and a wail
Db 
Eb 
(at Shanty Town)
Ab 
Ab/C 
Rude boy a weep   and a wail
Db 
Eb 
(at Shanty Town)
[Fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Ab
Ab/C
Db
Eb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Ab majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

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This is the definitive original version of 007 (Shanty Town) by Desmond Dekker, The Aces, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It suits players who want to learn 007 (Shanty Town) the way Desmond Dekker, The Aces intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.