Chord/Tab song: Chant a Psalm

...CHANT A PSALM... by Steel Pulse


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from 'True Democracy' (1982)

Intro:

B A# G# (x2)

[Abm] [Ebm] [E] [F#]
Verse 1:

Re-[G#m]joice, re-[D#m]joice;
[E] Good tidings I [F#]bring you.
[G#m] Hear [D#m]ye;
[E] A message to [F#]you my friend.
[G#m] Voi-[D#m]ces cry,
[E] Invoke your [F#]angels,
[G#m] When pressure [D#m]drop,
It cannot [E]conquer [F#]dread, no.

[G#m] So blow a-[D#m]way your [E]bluesy [F#]feeling.
[G#m] Spirits [D#m]say;
Take the [E]world off your [F#]shoulder.
[G#m] One foot in the [D#m]grave;
A [E]foolish step to [F#]take.
[G#m] Who sow in [D#m]tears shall [E]reap in [F#]joy.

Wise man [G#m]doctrines[D#m],
[E] Assure your [F#]safety,
[G#m] No more [D#m]stumbling block;
Back [E]stabbers get [F#]down.
[G#m] To the [D#m]righteous revealed,
The [E]secret of the [F#]scriptures.
[G#m] The wicked dem [D#m]portion is [E]vanity,
Dis-[F#]ciples of [D#m]Lucifer.[G#m]..

Bridge 1:

[F#] In your [C#m]hands,
[G#m] Lie your destination,
[C#m] The book of [D#m]true life,
You hold the [G#m]key.
[F#] Mystical [C#m]powers, to [G#m]you unfold,
[C#m] Seek ye the [D#m]half,
That has [E]never been [F#]told.

Break:

[D#m] Get behind me satan,
Get behind me satan.
I've got to;

Chorus 1:

[F#] Chant,[C#m]
A [G#m]Psalm A day,
(I want to);
[C#m] Chant,[D#m]
A [G#m]Psalm A day,
(I've got to);
[F#] Chant,[C#m]
A [G#m]Psalm A day,
(I want to);
[C#m] Chant,[D#m]
A [G#m]Psalm A day.

Interlude:

[F#] Chant a Psalm a day,
[C#m] (Chant a [G#m]Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
[C#m] Chant a Psalm a day,
[D#m] (Chant a [G#m]Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
[F#] Chant a Psalm a day,
[C#m] (Chant a [G#m]Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
[C#m] Chant a Psalm a day,
[D#m] (Chant a [G#m]Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).

Break:

[B] [A#] [G#]
Verse 2:
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/steel_pulse/chant_a_psalm_crd.html )
(n.c)
I Reach ya, I Reach ya,
I [G#m]Reach ya,[D#m]
Reach in a [E]vision yeh, [F#]come on.
[G#m] Come [D#m]walkies down [E]easy [F#]street.
[G#m] Attract these [D#m]angels,
In [E]dreams and your [F#]prayers.
[G#m] Remember the [D#m]three Holy children,
[E] Remember the [F#]visions of Daniel,
[G#m] Remember the [D#m]magic of Moses, [E]so;[F#]

[G#m] So dash a-[D#m]way your [E]bluesy [F#]feeling.
[G#m] Spirits [D#m]say;
Take the [E]world off your [F#]shoulder.
[G#m] One foot in the [D#m]grave;
A [E]foolish step to [F#]take.
[G#m] Who sow in [D#m]tears shall [E]reap in [F#]joy.

[G#m] When pressure [D#m]drop,
It cannot [E]conquer [F#]dread, no.
[G#m] When pressure [GD#m]drop,
It cannot [E]conquer [F#]dread, no.
Got to [G#m]be wise [D#m]yes yes,
[E] In dis ya [F#]I-wah,
[G#m] Woe be-[D#m]tide for the [E]wicked,
Dis-[F#]ciples of [G#m]Lucifer...

Break:

[D#m] Get behind me satan,
Get behind me satan.

Chorus 2:

[F#] Chant,[C#m]
A [G#m]Psalm A day,
(I've got to);
[C#m] Chant,[D#m]
A [G#m]Psalm A day.

Break:

[F#] Chant a Psalm a day,
[C#m] (Chant a [G#m]Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).
[C#m] Chant a Psalm a day,
[D#m] (Chant a [G#m]Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day),
(Chant a Psalm a day).

Coda:

[F#] Moses he [C#m]did, [G#m]chant, chant,
[C#m] Samson he [D#m]did, [G#m]chant, chant.
E-[F#]lijah he [C#m]did, [G#m]chant, chant, so;
[C#m] I want the [D#m]whole a we fe, [G#m]chant.

[F#] Solomon he [C#m]did, [G#m]chant, chant,
His [F#]father King [C#m]David, [G#m]chant, chant.
[F#] John the [C#m]Baptist, [G#m]chant, chant,
[C#m] I want the [Ebm]whole a we fe,
[C#m] I want the [D#m]whole a we fe, [G#m]chant.

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:


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[B] [A#] [G#] [G#m]
[EADGBE]xx4442 [EADGBE]xx3331 [EADGBE]xx6544 [EADGBE]xxx444

[D#m] [E] [F#] [C#m]
[EADGBE]xx8876 [EADGBE]xxx454 [EADGBE]xxx676 [EADGBE]xx6654

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
([email protected])