...DREADLOCK HOLIDAY... by 10cc
-----------------------........

*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Gm)


Intro: 

     (x6)

Verse 1:

            
I was walkin' 

              
down the stree

 
t
            
Concen-tratin'

              
 on truckin' r

    
ight
            
I heard a dark

              
 voice beside 

     
of me
             
And I looked r

             
ound in a stat

           
e of fright

Bridge 1:

           
I saw four fac

es one mad
  
A brother from

 the gutter
     
They looked me

 up and down a

 bit
            
And turned to 

           
each other
(
 I say

Chorus 1:

             
I don't like c

        
ricket oh no
         
I love it
             
I don't like c

        
ricket oh no
         
I love it

Break:

          
Don't you walk

 thru my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru my words
              
'Cause you ain

             
't heard me ou

              
t yet

Verse 2:

              
Well he looked

            
 down at my si

           
lver chain
             
He said I'll g

             
ive you one do

     
llar
              
I said You've 

            
got to be joki

           
n' man
            
It was a prese

              
nt from me Mot

   
her

Bridge 2:

          
He said I like

 it I want it
     
I'll take it o

ff your hands
              
And you'll be 


sorry you cros

sed me
            
You'd better u

              
nderstand that

              
 you're a-lone
              
A long way fro

        
m home
(
 And I say

Chorus 2:

             
I don't like r

       
eggae no no
         
I love it
             
I don't like r

       
eggae no no
         
I love it

Break:

          
Don't you cram

p me style
Don't you queer on me pitch
Don't you walk thru my words
              
'Cause you ain

            
't heard me ou

                
t yet

Verse 3:

            
I hurried back

              
 to the swimmi

       
ng pool
            
Sinkin' pina c

       
oladas
            
I heard a dark

              
 voice beside 

      
me say
            
Would you like

              
 something har

      
der

Bridge 3:

              
She said I've 


got it you wan

t it
   
My harvest is 

the best
           
And if you try

 it you'll lik

e it
            
And wallow in 

              
a Dreadlock Ho

         
li-day
(
 And I say

Chorus 3:

              
Don't like Ja-

      
maica oh no
          
I love her


              
Don't like Ja-

      
maica oh no
          
I love her



Break:

          
Don't you walk

 thru her word

s
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru her words
              
'Cause you ain

             
't heard her o

                
ut yet

Chorus 4:

             
I don't like c

        
ricket oh no
          
I love it (Dre

       
adlock Holiday

)
             
I don't like r

       
eggae no no
          
I love it (Dre

       
adlock Holiday

)
              
Don't like Ja-

      
maica oh no
          
I love her (Dr

        
eadlock Holida

y)

(Repeat to Fade)