Dreadlock Holiday Uke tab by 10cc

6 Chords used in the song: Gm, D, C, Em, A#, Dm

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Year:  1978
Difficulty: 
4.33
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
Gm chordGm,D chordD,C chordC,Em chordEm,A#maj chordA#maj x2

Gm chordGm,C chordC x4

Gm chordGm C chordC
I was walkin' down the street

Gm chordGm C chordC
Concentratin' on truckin' right

Gm chordGm C chordC
I heard a dark voice beside of me

Gm chordGm C chordC
And I looked 'round in a state of fright

Gm chordGm
I saw four faces one mad

C chordC
A chordA brother from the gutter

Gm chordGm
They looked me up and down a bit

C chordC Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
And turned to each other

I say

Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
I don't like cricket oh no

D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
I love it

Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
I don't like cricket oh no

D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
I love it

A#maj chordA#maj
Don't you walk through mt words

A#maj chordA#maj
You got to show some respect

A#maj chordA#maj
Don't you walk through my words
D chordD, C chordC, Gm chordGm, D chordD, C chordC, Gm chordGm, D chordD, C chordC
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet

Gm chordGm C chordC
Well he looked down at my silver chain

Gm chordGm C chordC
He said I'll give you one dollar

Gm chordGm C chordC
I said you've got to be jokin' man

Gm chordGm C chordC
It was a present from me mother


Gm chordGm
He said I like it I want it

C chordC
I'll take it off your hands

Gm chordGm
And you'll be sorry you crossed me

C chordC Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
You'd better understand that you're alone

Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
A chordA long way from home
And I say


Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
I don't like reggae no no

D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
I love it

Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
I don't like reggae no no


D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
I love it


A#maj chordA#maj
Don't you cramp me style

A#maj chordA#maj
Don't you queer on me pitch

A#maj chordA#maj
Don't you walk through my words

D chordD, C chordC, Gm chordGm, D chordD, C chordC, Gm chordGm, D chordD, C chordC
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet


Gm chordGm C chordC
I hurried back the swimmin' pool

Gm chordGm C chordC
Sinkin' pina coladas

Gm chordGm C chordC
I heard a dark voice beside me say

Gm chordGm C chordC
Would you like something harder

Gm chordGm
She said I've got it you want it

C chordC
My harvest is the best

Gm chordGm
And if you try it you'll like it

C chordC Gm chordGm, D chordD, C chordC
And wallow in a Dreadlock Holiday
And I say

Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
Don't like Jamaica oh no

D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
I love her

Dm chordDm D chordD C chordC
Don't like Jamaica oh no

D chordD Em chordEm C chordC
I love her


A#maj chordA#maj
Don't you walk through her words

A#maj chordA#maj
You got to show some respect

A#maj chordA#maj
Don't you walk through her words

D chordD, C chordC, Gm chordGm, D chordD, C chordC, Gm chordGm, D chordD, C chordC
'Cause you ain't heard her out yet

Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
I don't like cricket oh no

C chordC Em chordEm C chordC
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)

Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
I don't like reggae no no

C chordC Em chordEm C chordC
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)

Gm chordGm D chordD C chordC
Don't like Jamaica oh no

C chordC Em chordEm C chordC
I love her (Dreadlock Holiday)

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About this song: Dreadlock Holiday

"Dreadlock Holiday" is a song by 10cc. It was written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman and was the lead single from the band's 1978 album, Bloody Tourists. Lead vocals were performed by Graham Gouldman. The lyrics, about a white man lost in Jamaica, were based on a true story told by Moody Blues vocalist Justin Hayward about an experience he had had in Barbados; it was a rare excursion into reggae for the act.

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