Pirates (Black Plastic) chords by Lee “Scratch” Perry, Mad Professor

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
I am  (E minor) not afraid of no guy,
G 
Em 
this is record speaking, black plastic, I am plastic  (G major) and I am mys (E minor) tic,
and I am fistic, and I am histic
G 
Em 
Speak  (G major) your truth clearly  (E minor) 
Neither lie shall die
G 
And neither speak  (G major) of the truth
Em 
 (E minor) shall live forever
Because the truth are immortal
And the truth are non -partial
Take it from the rich
and give it to the poor right now
Take it from the rich
and give it to the poor right now
Yo, yo
Pirates of the airwaves
You better dig your grave
Pirates of the airwaves
Dig your graves
Pirates of the airwaves
G 
Em 
Dig your graves  (G major)  (E minor) 
Pirates of the airwaves
Dig your graves
Blessed is the man that's walking
on the cone
G 
Saving Godly  (G major) 
Em 
Lost  (E minor) and left in the ways of the sinners
Body delighted in the throne,
living God, Jehovah, Jerusalem,
Pharaoh, Kali, Eden
Marigold and camphor,
lamb's bread and sense of mania
Riding, riding, gliding, sliding
Because you know,
because you know, you know
Pirates of the airwaves
Pirates of the airwaves
G 
Em 
dig your graves  (G major)  (E minor) 
Pirates of the airwaves
dig your graves
Decide your soul not what
you shall reap
G 
Decide your soul  (G major) not what
Em 
you shall reap  (E minor) 
Pirates of the airwaves
C 
Em 
dig your graves  (C major)  (E minor) 
Decide yourself that what
you shall reap,
G 
they'll leave you love,  (G major) 
you'll love, you'll live.
Em 
C 
Em 
Be (E minor) cause  (C major) you know,  (E minor) 
if you don't give,
you will never get.
Give to get. Give life.
If you want to live in the sky, sing.
C 
Em 
I rest of  (C major) the earth,  (E minor) dig your graves,
G 
Em 
dig your graves.  (G major)  (E minor) 
Decide yourself that what
you shall reap.
Decide yourself that what you shall reap.
I rest of the air with Biggie Graves
Em 
Charging the record  (E minor) company
C 
Em 
for playing records  (C major)  (E minor) 
Em 
Even though you know  (E minor) 
it's not on the cards
G 
 (G major) While the people in the ghetto
love the music
And you on the radio
and the television don't love it
Em 
I rest of the air with Biggie Graves  (E minor) 
Biggie Graves
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Em 
Woo -wee  (E minor) 