A       E       D
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B|---5---|---9---|---7---|
G|---6---|---9---|---7---|
D|---7---|---9---|---7---|
A|---7---|---7---|---5---|
E|---5---|---7---|---5---|



Verse 1:
A
What happened up on Hemmingway
E
Well. we will never change
D                          A      E
You used to be a friend of mine
A
The last 5 years went by so fast
E
So fast I find it strange
D                          A      E
The beneficial medicine of time


Chorus:

A                      E
And I, I can hear your laughter
                 D
It stays with me after

         A      E
All this time
A                       E
And I, I still got your records
              D
Clash and The Selecter
A               D                      A
And don’t worry Desmond Dekker's doing fine.

Horns:

A    D    E    A  D 

Verse 2:

A
But doors were shut, the lines were cut,
E
The walls went up so quick
D                               A       E
The windows of opportunity were small
A
Brides collapsed, divides were wide
E
Sides we had to pick
D                        A       E
And oh yeah, I forgot to call

(Chorus)

Bridge:

A  E  D  A  E

A                  E      D               
Seeds to the roots to the trunk to the truth
A                          E
It’s understanding when it first began
A                         E
In the day up to the sky
D                    A
And we climbed up so high
A                 E                  D
And we carried on the only way we can
A
Laugh on and live
E
Learn how to forgive
D                        A               E
What we have could be as good as what we get
A
If you forgot,
E
Now, I still got
D                                    A           D
What you gave to me way back when we first met.
D
What you gave to me way back when we first met

(Chorus)

A                   E
I, I still got your records
D
Clash and The Selecter
A                D                      A
and don’t worry, Desmond Dekker's doing fine.