Dm
Am                  Dm         Am
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo
Dm       Am
Yeah now
Dm       Am


[Chorus]
Dm              Am
Standing on the corner (corner)
Dm                  Am
Reasoning with your brethren (brethren)
Dm                Am           Dm          Am
You never mean no trouble, you never do no harm
Dm        Am                  Dm      Am
Taking it cool and calm and a so we a gwaan
              Dm    Am              Dm    Am
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan - gwaan, gwaan, gwaan
              Dm    Am              Dm     Am
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan - gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, yeah


[Verse 1]
Dm          Am
Over in the ghetto (ghetto)
Dm             Am
Tribulations I know now (know now)
Dm                  Am
Never seem to leave I and I brethrens
Dm          Am             Dm  Am
No time at all, no time at all
           Dm  Am           Dm
No time at all - no time at all
Dm          Am
No time at all, yeah


[Chorus]
Dm              Am
Standing on the corner (corner)
Dm                  Am
Conversing with your sistren (sistren)
Dm                Am           Dm          Am
You never mean no trouble, you never do no harm
Dm        Am                  Dm      Am
Taking it cool and calm and a so we a gwaan
              Dm    Am              Dm    Am
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan - gwaan, gwaan, gwaan
              Dm    Am              Dm     Am
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan - gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, yeah


[Instrumental]
Dm        Am
Yeah, yeah
Dm    Am    x7


[Chorus]
Dm              Am
Standing on the corner (corner)
Dm                  Am
Reasoning with your brethren (brethren)
Dm                Am           Dm          Am
You never mean no trouble, you never do no harm
Dm        Am                  Dm      Am
Taking it cool and calm and a so we a gwaan
              Dm    Am              Dm    Am
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan - gwaan, gwaan, gwaan
              Dm    Am              Dm     Am
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan - gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, yeah


[Chorus]
Dm              Am
Standing on the corner (corner)
Dm                   Am
Conversing with your sistren (sistren)
Dm                Am           Dm          Am
You never mean no trouble, you never do no harm
Dm        Am                  Dm         Am        Dm   Am
Taking it cool and calm, when Babylon go on and a gwaan
              Dm    Am                 Dm    Am
Them really a gwaan, Babylon them come on
             Dm     Am
A lick and a gwaan, yeah


[Verse 2]
Dm          Am
Over in the ghetto (ghetto)
Dm             Am
Tribulations I know now (know now)
Dm                  Am
Never seem to leave I and I brethrens
Dm          Am             Dm  Am
No time at all, no time at all
           Dm  Am           Dm
No time at all - no time at all
Dm          Am
No time at all, yeah


[Chorus]
Dm        Am                  Dm      Am
Taking it cool and calm and a so we a gwaan
Dm        Am                  Dm      Am
Taking it cool and calm and a so we a gwaan
              Dm    Am              Dm    Am
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan - gwaan, gwaan, gwaan
              Dm    Am              Dm     Am
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan - gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, yeah


[Outro]
Dm           Am          Dm           Am
Cool and calm, taking it cool and calm
              Dm           Am
And a so we a rock and a gwaan
          Dm           Am
Taking it cool and calm
          Dm           Am
Taking it cool and calm
          Dm           Am
Taking it cool and calm
           Dm         Am
And a so we a gwaan..
(Fade out)