Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
G
Em
Dm
Am
Em
Am
Tar kas out
of jail,
G
Em
Am
race today cannot fail
G
Am
Tarkas out of jail,
G
Am
the people's will must prevail
G
Am
Em
G
Them lock him up in a jail,
Em
Am
G
them refuse to give him bail
say them can't keep him down
G
Am
G
and him is not defeatist
Am
Him stand up in the court like a mighty lion,
Em
G
him stand up in the court like a man of iron
G
Am
G
race today cannot fail
G
Am
G
the people's will must prevail
G
Em
Am
Pentonville, the
BPM were there
Em
Am
And when we step it up to
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Em
G
Am
Pentonville, the
Em
G
Em
Pentonville, the
Am
G
CDC were there
Em
Am
Em
And when we picket the
Am
Em
G
pent and veil, the
Am
G
RDC were there
G
Am
Dark ass out of jail,
G
Em
G
Am
G
the race today cannot fail
G
Am
the people's will must prevail
G
Am
G
Them lock him up for self -defence
Em
Am
G
Them lock him up for him confidence
Am
G
Cause him a merciless realist
G
Am
Him stand up in the court
Dm
Am
Him stand up in the court
Em
Am
Race today cannot fail
Em
G
Em
Look at that
G
Dm
Am
G
The people's will must reveal
Am
Dm
Am
Em
G
G
Em
Interlude 1
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G
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Verse 2
G
Am
Em
I'm
Am
G
Em
Am
Em
Am
G
Am
G
Am
Em
G
Am
Em
G
Am
Em
Am
what other motorcycle
G
very much
Am
G
Em
Am
Em
and
Am
G
Am
G
Em
Am
Em
Am
G
Bb
Am
G
Bb
Am
Em
Bb
Am
The people's will must prevail
Em
Am
Drop them, lock them up in a jail
Em
Am
G
De m refuse to give them bail
Am
G
But dem can't keep him down,
Am
Em
Ca' him a merciless realist
G
Em
Am
Em
And dem is not the deepest
G
Am
G
Dem stand up in the court
like a mighty lion
Am
Am
like a man of iron
G
Em
Talk us out of jail
G
Am
G
Race today cannot fail
G
Am
G
The people's will must prevail
Pentonville
Em
The
Em
Am
And when we step it up to
G
Em
Pentonville
Am
The
BSM were there
Am
Em
G
Pentonville
Am
G
CDC were there
Am
Em
And when we picket the
Am
Em
Pentonville
The
Am
Em
G
RTC were there
G
Em
To make our stand,
Dm
Am
we step it up the strand
Am
G
put dark ass out of jail
Am
G
Am
The rest of dey cannot fail
Am
G
The people's will must prevail
Am
G
Em
Dem lock him up, for self defence
G
Em
Am
G
De m lock him up, for being confident
Am
Em
And him is not defeatist
G
G
Am
G
Him stand up in the court like a mighty li on
like a man of iron
Talk us out of jail
Am
Em
The people's will must prevail
Em
Am
G
Take it away
Am
G
Am
G
Am
Am
You
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAm G Em Dm Bb
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G
Em
Dm
Bb
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