The Other Cheek chords by Tanya Stephens
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Verse 1
(D major) The (A major) people dem seh dem a talk
and nobody (G major) nah listen all along
(A major) So dem want me to put it
In the form of a (D major) song
Cause is like (A major) seh, oonu betray we trust
(G major) So this is to all of you (A major) from all of us
Verse 1 (D major) Providing no
Verse 2
jobs and
telling us stop (A major) the crime
Is like (G major) beating a child
and telling (A major) him not to cry
(D major) With all the highways you a build
and (A major) go through
You (G major) never build a little avenue
(A major) Fi di youths dem (D major) earn a buck,
things a run a muck
tell me what the (G major) fuk
You really think a go hap (A major) pen
If dem (D major) enuh earn a buck gun a buss
and none of us
(G major) really want that shit to (A major) happen
You (D major) mistah, you know me nah try fi (G major) dis ya
(A major) but everything no so cris (D major) s ya
we jus beg a little help (A major) prime (G major) ministah
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Verse 3
Chorus (A major)
Do you ex (D major) pect me to turn
(A major) the other cheek
(G major) taste my tears and ad (A major) mit defeat
do you ex (D major) pect me to listen
(A major) when you speak
(G major) You never ever practice what (A major) you prech
Do you (D major) ex pect me to still (A major) come
out and vote
No (G major) matter what happens
were (A major) always broke
and the (D major) people seh dem
tired of (A major) being poor
a that the (G major) emperess a chant
and the lion (A major) a roar
Verse (D major)
Verse 4
(A major) (G major) (A major) 2
Even the (D major) richest man haffi go
learn fi (A major) tek a stance when
(G major) them realize seh dem no (A major) safe
inna dem mansion
is a (D major) tough way fi learn seh yuh
no (A major) really secure
when the (G major) problems of the poor
come kick (A major) dung yuh door
the youths dem a (D major) get 2000 guns
fi everyone oonu cease
in (A major) stead of (G major) treating the symptoms
why dont you (A major) cure the disease
You know (D major) things must really get wicked
When your (G major) paycheck is less
than your (A major) speeding ticket
(D major) Mistah, you know we nah try (A major) fi (G major) dis ya
(A major) But everything no so (D major) criss sah
we just a look a little help prime (G major) (A major) ministah
Verse 5
Do you ex (D major) pect me to turn
(A major) the other cheek
(G major) taste my tears and ac (A major) cept defeat
do you (D major) ex pect me to listen
(A major) when you speak
(G major) You never ever practice what (A major) you prech
Do you (D major) ex pect me to still come
out (A major) and vote
No (G major) matter what happens
I'm al (A major) ways broke
and my (D major) people seh dem
tired of (A major) being poor
a that the (G major) emperess a chant
and the lion (A major) a roar (D major)
(A major) (G major)
(A major)
Verse 6
Well we say, (D major) money fi run and
it fi run (A major) in na bundle
(G major) let it go a rema let it (A major) go dung a jungle
dung a (D major) garden need fi water
right down to (A major) the dirt
when (G major) last you touch a maverly when
(A major) last you go Kirk
Oonu better (D major) fire up the oven
oonu need fi start bake
and the (G major) brook valley man dem
need a (A major) slice a di cake
well the (D major) man dem outa
east dem ready fi
put down the gun
a nuh (G major) war dem love war
but the (A major) food haffi run
Well white (D major) hall and Red Hills road,
you know dem have a little
(G major) message fi disclosed
(A major) it goes like dis, (D major) mistah
yuh ego big
yuh mighta (A major) think we (G major) a dis ya
(A major) But everything no so (D major) criss sah
we jus a beg a little help
prime (G major) (A major) ministah
Verse 7
Do you ex (D major) pect me to turn
(A major) the other cheek
(G major) taste my tears and admit (A major) defeat
do you (D major) ex pect me to listen
(A major) when you speak
(G major) You never ever practice what (A major) you prech
Do you (D major) ex pect me to still come
out (A major) and vote
No (G major) matter what happens
were al (A major) ways broke
and the (D major) people seh dem
tired of (A major) being poor
a that the (G major) emperess a chant
and the lion (A major) a roar (D major)
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The Other Cheek
Tanya Stephens
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