Joshua Gone Barbados - Eric Von Schmidt Chords
Chords: D, G
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Genre: folk, blues, reggae
[Verse 1]
D G
Cane standing in the fields getting old and red
G D G D
Lot of trouble in Georgetown, three men lying dead
G
And Joshua's head of the government, he say strike for better pay
D G D
Cane cutters are striking, Joshua gone away
[Chorus 1]
D G
Joshua gone Barbados, staying in a big hotel
D G D
People on St. Vincent they got many sad tales to tell
[Verse 2]
D G
Sugar mill owner told the strikers, I don't need you to cut my cane
D G D
Bring in another bunch of fellows, strike be all in vain
G
There's a lot of misery in Georgetown, you can hear the women bawl
D G D
Joshua gone Barbados, he don't care at all
[Chorus 2]
D G
Joshua gone Barbados, just like he don't know
D G D
Poor people on this island ain't got nowhere to go
[Verse 3]
D G
Get a bunch of tough fellows, bring 'em from Sion Hill
D G D
Bring 'em in a bus to Georgetown, you know somebody'll get killed
G
And Sonny Child the overseer, I swear he's an ignorant man
D G D
Walking through the canefield, pistol in his hand
[Chorus 3]
D G
Joshua gone Barbados, staying in a big hotel
D G D
People on St. Vincent they got many sad tales to tell
[Verse 4]
D G
Police giving protection, the new fellows cutting cane
D G D
Strikers can't do nothing, strike be all in vain
G
And Sonny Child he curse the strikers, wave his pistol 'round
D G D
They're beating Sonny with a cutlass, beat him to the ground
[Chorus 4]
D G
Joshua gone Barbados, staying in a big hotel
D G D
People on St. Vincent they got many sad tales to tell
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