Murder She Wrote chords by Chaka Demus & Pliers
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Verse 1
(A minor) Now dis (E minor) one dedicated
to the gyal
Dem wid (A minor) di angel face and
the devil (E minor) heart
You know seh (A minor) Ragamuffin Chaka
Demus an' (G major) yute called Pliers
Come to deal wid your (A minor) case
Step up my (E minor) yute, hear dis
Verse 2
I (A minor) know this little girl her name (E minor) is Maxine
(G major) Her (A minor) beauty is like a bunch of
(C major) rose (A minor) (betta know)
If I ever tell you 'bout (G major) Maxine
You woulda (A minor) say I don't (E minor) know what I know,
(G major) but
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Verse 3
(A minor) Murder she wrote (E minor) (for real, (G major) for (A minor) real)
Murder she (G major) wrote
Murder (A minor) she wrote (E minor) (A minor)
Murder she wrote
Watch 'ya (G major) now, it name
Verse 4
(A minor)
A pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' (G major) cyaan' hold Chaka,
follow me
(A minor) A pretty face and bad (E minor) character
(A minor) Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka
Seh gyal yuh pretty
Yuh face it pretty but yuh
character dirty
Gyal you just ah (G major) act too (A minor) flirty flirty
You run to Tom, Dick, and also Harry
An' when you find yuh mistake
You talk 'bout yuh sorry,
Verse 5
sorry, sorry, come now
(A minor) Have her cruise di corner where she (G major)
jooks an' where she jam
She know about (A minor) Lou,
Crack an (E minor) ' every money (G major) man (ah true man)
Make (A minor) love wid di coolie, (E minor) Chinese,
white man and Indian
Di (A minor) wickedest kind ah girl weh Mr. (E minor) Pliers
buk (G major) upon (betta know)
Verse 6
Now do you (A minor) heard about this
girl her name is Maxine? (G major)
Her (A minor) beauty is like a bunch of rose (C major)
(A minor) And if I ever tell you 'bout (G major) Maxine
You woulda (A minor) say I don't know what I (E minor) know,
(A minor) but
Verse 7
(A major) Murder she (A minor) wrote
(Murderation man)
Murder she (G major) wrote
Murder (A minor) she (E minor) wrote, na na na
(A minor) Murder she (G major) wrote
Verse 8
Watch 'ya now stand (A minor) still,
you nuh pay mi light bill
If you test di ragamuffin,
gyal yuh (E minor) gwan get kill
gyal keep (A minor) way,
cah yuh a crebbie crebbie
An' di lyrics weh me talk
ah it me DJ
Gyal come out,
becah you nuh shockout
An' when you hear di raggamuffin y'affi jump
and (E minor) (G major) shout
Nuh touch mi (A minor) gate,
you nuh pay mi water rate
Becah great is great,
(E minor) great (A minor) cyaan' underate, follow me
Yuh pretty face and bad charac (G major) ter
Verse 9
(A minor)
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka,
follow me
Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka
Seh gyal yuh pretty
Yuh face it pretty but yuh
character dirty
Gyal you just ah (G major) act too flirty (A minor) flirty
You run to Tom, Dick,
and also Harry
An' when you find yuh (E minor) mis take
You (A minor) talk 'bout yuh sorry,
sorry, sorry
Verse 10
Now every (A minor) middle of the year dis
young girl (G major) have abor (A minor) tion
Fi di coolie, white man, indian,
(E minor) mussi kill an in (A minor) fant
An' jus di other day me see her
(G major) six months pregnant
Now she (A minor) back pon street (G major) again
with not a (E minor) baby inna (A minor) pram
Verse 11
Do you heard about this
girl her name is (E minor) Maxine?
(G major) Her (A minor) beauty is like a bunch of rose
And if I ever tell you 'bout (G major) Maxine
You woulda (A minor) say I don't know what I (G major) know,
Verse 12
but
(G major) Murder she wrote (E minor) (A minor)
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote, (E minor) (G major) na na na
(A minor) Murder she (E minor) wrote
Verse 13
(A minor) Excuse me,
gyal me never know seh ah so you stay
Ragamuffin Chaka (G major) Demus
come to (A minor) flash it same way
Verse 14
Whoa, follow me
(A minor) Yuh pretty face and bad charac (G major) ter
(A minor) Dem deh kinda livin' (G major) cyaan' hold Chaka,
follow me
(A minor) Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka
Seh gyal yuh pretty
Yuh face it pretty but yuh
character dirty
Gyal you just (E minor) (A minor) ah act too flirty flirty
You run to Tom, (G major) Dick,
and also (A minor) Harry
An' when you find yuh (G major) mistake
You talk 'bout yuh (A minor) sorry, sorry, sorry
Verse 15
Di gyal ah (A minor) boast and ah brag
how she (G major) look sexy
(A minor) All she worship is (G major) pure vanity
Di gyal ah (A minor) boast and ah brag
how she (G major) look ready
(A minor) When she wash her clothes (G major) it dirty
(A minor) Gyal yuh no ready if you
(E minor) cyaan' cook fi mi
Gyal yuh no (A minor) ready if you
(E minor) cyaan' wash fi mi
Gyal yuh nuh (A major) ready if (A minor) you know yuh (E minor) flirty flirty,
(A minor) follow me
Verse 16
(A major) Yuh pretty face and bad (E minor) character
(A minor) Dem deh kinda livin' (E minor) cyaan' hold Chaka,
(G major) follow me
Yuh (A major) pretty face and bad (E minor) character
(A major) (murder she wrote)
Dem deh kinda livin (E minor) cyaan' hold Chaka
(G major) (murder she wrote)
Verse 17
So stand (A major) still you no pay (E minor) mi light
bill(murder she wrote na nana)
And if you (A minor) test di ragamuffin gyal yuh (G major) gwan
get kill (murder she wrote)
Gyal keep (A major) way,
(A minor) cah yuh a (E minor) crebbie crebbie
An' di (A major) lyrics weh me (A minor) talk
ah (E minor) it me DJ
(G major) Gyal come (A major) out,
(A minor) becah you (E minor) nuh (G major) shockout
An' when you (A minor) hear di (G major) rag
gamuffin y'affi jump and shout
Nuh touch mi (A major) gate,
you nuh pay (E minor) mi water (G major) rate
Becah great (A major) is (A minor) great,
(G major) great cyaan' underate, come now
Verse 18
know you (A minor) head about this girl
her name is Maxine (G major)
Her (A minor) beauty is like a bunch of (E minor) rose (G major)
And (A minor) if I ever tell you 'bout (E minor) Maxine
You woulda say I don't know what I know
