{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1863861,"song":"Watchdogs","artist":"UB40","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1863861-watchdogs-chords-by-ub40/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1863861?type=chord","rating":4.81097,"votes":7,"content":"Robin Campbell`s Lead/Reggae Guitar & Ali Campbell`s Rhythm/Reggae Guitar and their Lyrics for\r\nUB40`s 'Watchdogs' single taken from the 1986 album 'Rat In The Kitchen'.\r\n\r\n(NOTE):The two Guitars play a different Chord & style for the Verse`s & Saxophone\r\ninstrumentals but play the same for the Chorus`s.In the Verse Robin sort of plays\r\nlike a ka-chunk-chunk chunk-a-chunk(for lack of a better way to describe it?playing A & Bm\r\nit`s easy to pick out as it`s the dominant Guitar).\r\nAli play`s a soft staccato chop on the 2nd & 4th beat playing A & D,\r\n(D being the relative major of Robin`s Bm)I`ll leave an example of both together on the intro.\r\nFor the Chorus`s they both play in the Reggae style using the same Chords.\r\n\r\n[G1 = Robin`s Guitar]                  [G2 = Ali`s Guitar]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch] \r\n      EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE         EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE[/tab]\r\n      577655  799777  X57775  X79997         577655  XX7775  X79997 \r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n       [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    \r\n       [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n\r\n[Verse One]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  You tried to close your ears,        And you tried to close your eyes, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  But the blasphemies keep coming,        Tempting you with lies.  [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus One]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                       \r\n Give thanks for your protection,  Your watchdogs of the night,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Who hold the hungry wolves at bay,  And keep them out of sight,Out of sight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse Two]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  You just don`t understand it,      But it strikes a distant chord,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  So you look for a way of escaping,         And sanity`s restored.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus Two]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Give thanks for your protection,  Your watchdogs of the night,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch] \r\n Who hold the hungry wolves at bay,   And keep them out of sight,Out of sight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse Three]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm7[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]   \r\n  You focus your direction,    Cloak tightly pulled around,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  But somewhere in the distance,   You can hear a haunting sound.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus Three] \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Give thanks for your protection,  Your watchdogs of the night,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Who hold the hungry wolves at bay,   And keep them out of sight,out of sight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Saxophone Middle]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus Four]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Give thanks for your protection,  Your watchdogs of the night,   [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Who hold the hungry wolves at bay,   And keep them out of sight,Out of sight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse Four]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  You`re of in danger of corruption,   And you`re always running scared,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  You cannot make decisions,      You`re completely unprepared.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus Five]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Give thanks for your protection,  Your watchdogs of the night,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Who hold the hungry wolves at bay,   And keep them out of sight,Out of sight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    \r\n\r\n[`Till Fade]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"Robin Campbell`s Lead/Reggae Guitar & Ali Campbell`s Rhythm/Reggae Guitar and their Lyrics for\nUB40`s 'Watchdogs' single taken from the 1986 album 'Rat In The Kitchen'.\n\n(NOTE):The two Guitars play a different Chord & style for the Verse`s & Saxophone\ninstrumentals but play the same for the Chorus`s.In the Verse Robin sort of plays\nlike a ka-chunk-chunk chunk-a-chunk(for lack of a better way to describe it?playing A & Bm\nit`s easy to pick out as it`s the dominant Guitar).\nAli play`s a soft staccato chop on the 2nd & 4th beat playing A & D,\n(D being the relative major of Robin`s Bm)I`ll leave an example of both together on the intro.\nFor the Chorus`s they both play in the Reggae style using the same Chords.\n\n[G1 = Robin`s Guitar]                  [G2 = Ali`s Guitar]\n\n      577655  799777  X57775  X79997         577655  XX7775  X79997 \n\n[Intro]\n       A    Bm     A    Bm     A    Bm     A    Bm     A    Bm     A    Bm     A    Bm     A    Bm    \n       A    D      A    D      A    D      A    D      A    D      A    D      A    D      A    D  \n\n[Verse One]\n\n\n\n[Chorus One]\n\n\n\n[Verse Two]\n\n\n\n[Chorus Two]\n\n\n\n[Verse Three]\n\n\n\n[Chorus Three] \n\n\n\n[Saxophone Middle]\nA    Bm    A    Bm    A    Bm    A    Bm    A    Bm    A    Bm    A    Bm    A    Bm\n\n[Chorus Four]\n\n\n\n[Verse Four]\n\n\n\n[Chorus Five]\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nA    Bm    A    Bm    A    Bm    A    Bm    \n\n[`Till Fade]\nD    A    D    A    D    A    D    E    D","chords":["A","Bm","D","E","Bm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}