Burn Dem Down

Intro:
Em G 

  C                    Bm                           Em 
A nation dat normalize violence is doomed (It's too much) 
     G                          C      Bm 
Mi a tell dem mi cyaan tell dem too son (Too much violence, yeah) 
Em G C       Bm 
Ayo, Brushy (I don't understand it, no) 
    Am 
Bidibang bang bang (Tell mi why) 



[Refrão]
 
Em          G           C          Bm 
There's nuh love in the city (Yay, yeah) 
Em        G             C       Bm 
Violence spreading all around (Yeah, yeah) 
Em          G          C         Bm 
Gunshots disturbing my reasoning, yeah 
Am 
Burn dat spliff and burn dem down burn dat spliff and burn dem down, yo 
Em      G               C          Bm 
Di evil way dat they're living (Yay, yeah) 
Em       G      C         Bm 
Too much guns around, ah (Yeah, yeah) 
Em       G           C         Bm 
No, liberty does not live here 
Am 
Burn dat spliff and burn dem down bu-burn dat spliff and burn dem down Sean know 
 


[Verso 1]
 
Em             G               C                      Bm 
Wi a gi dem di warnin' from mi light up mi spliff dis mornin' 
       Em                G               C                Bm 
Seh di system weh wi all born in have di people dem terrified and bawlin' 
Em               G               C                   Bm 
Man a rise up di tall ting dem a bust it without nuh stallin' 
    Am 
Dem don't waan nuh peace callin' bare badness outta road, it brawlin' 
     Em   G                         C               Bm 
Everyday, oh maddas beggin' an' dem son nah tek nuh talkin' 
    Em      G                    C                  Bm 
Nuh way out bare gun a point pon gun an' police dem mark him 
    Em           G                  C               Bm 
But they know di cost a livin' keep risin', Babylon fallin' 
    Am 
Dem don't waan nuh peace callin' dare badness outta road it brawlin yo cause 
 


[Refrão]
 
Em          G           C          Bm 
There's nuh love in the city (Yay, yeah) 
Em        G             C       Bm 
Violence spreading all around (Yeah, yeah) 
Em          G          C         Bm 
Gunshots disturbing my reasoning, yeah 
Am 
Burn dat spliff and burn dem down burn dat spliff and burn dem down, yo 
Em      G               C          Bm 
Di evil way dat they're living (Yay, yeah) 
Em       G      C         Bm 
Too much guns around, ah (Yeah, yeah) 
Em       G           C         Bm 
No, liberty does not live here 
Am 
Burn dat spliff and burn dem down bu-burn dat spliff and burn dem down Sean know 
 


[Verso 2]
 
Em       G            C 
Town and country a di same (Same) 
Bm           Em                 G            C 
Nuh play nuh game don't take my life like it lame (Lame) 
    Bm            Em           G          C                 Bm 
I'm livin' on the main I don't want to be shamed some a dem yute cannot tame 
Am 
Tell mi what they gain Dem sell dem soul, now what they gain? 
Em 
Some man wanna live dem life waan see di dark, nuh waan see di light 
Em 
Karma lick dem, nuh big surprise den dem realize dem shudda tried 
Em 
Man jus' waan live fi di hype some a dem neva waan live fi di right 
       Am 
Suh mi burn my spliff and burn dem down 
      Am 
Man a burn my spliff and burn dem down cause 
 


[Refrão]
 
Em          G           C          Bm 
There's nuh love in the city (Yay, yeah) 
Em        G             C       Bm 
Violence spreading all around (Yeah, yeah) 
Em          G          C         Bm 
Gunshots disturbing my reasoning, yeah 
Am 
Burn dat spliff and burn dem down burn dat spliff and burn dem down, yo 
Em      G               C          Bm 
Di evil way dat they're living (Yay, yeah) 
Em       G      C         Bm 
Too much guns around, ah (Yeah, yeah) 
Em       G           C         Bm 
No, liberty does not live here 
Am 
Burn dat spliff and burn dem down bu-burn dat spliff and burn dem down Sean know