Simmer Down Uke tab by Bob Marley

Bob Marley - Simmer Down - Uke

Intro:

Bb  Eb  F,
Bb  Gm  Eb  F
Bb  Eb  F, Bb

Chorus 1:

Bb           Gm
 Simmer down,
    Eb          F9       Bb          Gm
You lickin' too hot, so, simmer down,
Cm7              F9           Bb          Gm
 Soon you'll get dropped, so, simmer down,
        Eb          F9   Bb           Gm
Can you hear what I say? Simmer down,
           Cm7                          Bb           Gm  Eb  F9
Won't you, why won't you, why won't you simmer down?

Verse 1:

Bb         Gm         Eb      F9
 Long time people dem used to say,
     Bb          Gm        Cm7
What sweet nanny goat a-go run him belly, so;

Chorus 2:

Bb           Gm
 Simmer down,
    Eb           F9      Bb           Gm
Oh, control your temper, simmer down,
        Cm7            F9      Bb          Gm
For the battle will be hotter. Simmer down,
        Eb          F9   Bb          Gm
Can you hear what I say? Simmer down,
               Cm7            F9   Bb          Gm  Eb  F9
Oh, that I'm a-leaving you to-day, simmer down.

Sax Solo:

Bb  Gm, Eb  F9, Bb  Gm  Cm7  F9 (x3)

Chorus 3:

Bb           Gm
 Simmer down,
        Eb          F9   Bb          Gm
Can you hear what I say? Simmer down,
               Cm7            F9   Bb          Gm
Oh, that I'm a-leaving you to-day. Simmer down,
        Eb          F9   Bb           Gm  Eb  F9
Can you hear what I say? Simmer down.

Verse 2:

Bb           Gm  Eb      F9
 Chicken Mer-ry, hawk de near,
    Bb          Gm    Cm7         F9
And when him de near; you must be-ware, so;

Chorus 4:

Bb           Gm
 Simmer down,
    Eb           F9      Bb           Gm
Oh, control your temper, simmer down,
        Cm7            F9      Bb          Gm
For the battle will be hotter. Simmer down,
    Eb               F9      Bb           Gm
And you won't get no supper, simmer down,
                 Cm7      F9
And you know you bound to suffer.
Bb           Gm       Eb           F9
 Simmer down, simmer, simmer right down.

Coda:

Bb           Gm
 Simmer down,
         Eb           F9    Bb           Gm
Like you never did be-fore, simmer down,
    Cm7 F9  Bb           Gm
Oh, oh, oh, simmer down,
        Eb          F9   Bb           Gm
Can you hear what I say? Simmer down,
    Cm7         F9       Bb           Gm
You lickin' too hot, so; simmer down,
             Eb              F9
And you know soon you'll get dropped, so;
Bb           Gm
 Simmer down,
              Eb             F9    Bb           Gm
Why won't you simmer, simmer down? Simmer down?
       Cm7   F9     Bb    Gm
Simmer down, simmer down.


(Repeat to Fade)