[ Предположительная тональность: Am ] Artist: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mescaleros Song: Get Down Moses (Live) Written: Joe Strummer Album: Streetcore URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj50hRgLkRw Performed: Live At The Bridgewater Palace Theatre, UK, November 17th, 2002 Background: This was an early live performance of this song as it was being developed by and the Mescaleros prior to their studio recording, as some of the lyrics are in the video. Thanks to the numerous lyric authors and video recordings that I've upon to assemble what I understand is the intent of the original musical and lyrical structure. Author: Richard Grosser (grosserr@gmail.com) Tuning: Standard Alternative Tuning: Capo on 5th fret (Transposing chords to suit, so that Am = Em, etc.) Chords: Am: ======= X02210 C: ======= 332010 F: ======= 133211 Dm: ======= XX0231 G: ======= 320003 (Intro) See 'Get Down Moses (intro) Tab': /tabs/j/joe_strummer_and_the_mescaleros/get_down_moses_intro_tab.htm Verse 1: Am C Am C When I got to the mountain top, tell you what I could see, Am C F Am All the altar boys running from the priests of iniquity Am C Am C Where the hell was Elijah, ...any one of you would do! Am C F Am Cloudbursts on the mountain top, the prophecy came was true Am C Am (Nah, nah-nah, nah, nah-nah-nah, nah) Am C Bounce the echo on the walls of Jericho Am C Am (Nah, nah-nah, nah, nah-nah-nah, nah) F Am Put your lips together and blow Am C Am (Nah, nah-nah, nah, nah-nah-nah, nah) F Am There's a cave at the very top Am C Am (Nah, nah-nah, nah, nah-nah-nah, nah) Am Dm F Am The truth crystallizes iike jewels in the rock Am C Am (Pause) Oh ...El-jah Chorus 1: Am G Get Down Moses, ...part another sea Dm G Am Carve another tablet out of L.S.D. Am G Am Get Down Moses, ...down in the street (Guitar Lead: A Ab G F# F A) Am G Get Down Moses, ...down with the dreads Dm G Am Got a lotta reasoning in their dread head Am F Am Get Down Moses, ...down in Tennessee (Guitar Lead: A Ab G F# F A) (Guitar Riff - repeat) Verse 2: Am C Am C Yeah, I won a ticket in a raffle, to the City of Sin, Am C F Am The tour guide took a handful of bribes, then shut us in Am C Am C Bus stop on your itinerary, ...is a 'mother and child crack ghetto'! Am C F Am Put another role up on the ' Roll, you could win the State Lotto Am C Am (Nah, nah-nah, nah, nah-nah-nah, nah) Am C We gotta take take the walls of Jericho Am C Am (Nah, nah-nah, nah, nah-nah-nah, nah) F Am So Put your lips to that thing and blow Am C Am (Nah, nah-nah, nah, nah-nah-nah, nah) F Am Get to the the cave at the top Am C Am (Nah, nah-nah, nah, nah-nah-nah, nah) Am Dm F Am 'Truth crystallizes ...like jewels in the rock, Am C Am (Pause) Oh ...El-jah Chorus 2: Am G Get Down Moses, ...out in the street Dm G Am Blood is washing down all the gravel to our feet Am G Am Get Down Moses, ...down in the pit (Guitar Lead: A Ab G F# F A) Chorus 3: Am G Get Down Moses, ...eagle's eyrie Dm G Am They're no different to our old enemy Am G Am Get Down Moses, ...something to see (Guitar Lead: A Ab G F# F A) Chorus 4: Am G Get Down Moses, ...down with the dreads Dm G Am They got a lotta reasoning in their limited head Am G Am Get Down Moses, ...down in the street (Guitar Lead: A Ab G F# F A) Chorus 5: Am G Get Down Moses, ...down in 'the head'! Dm G Am They get a room-mate to lu-na-cy... Am G Am Get Down Moses, ...make it for peace! (Guitar Lead: A Ab G F# F A) ...Thank You! (End)