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...CAUTION... by Bob Marley
-------------..............
*Released 1970*
Intro:
  Am    Em   Dm(x4)
Verse 1:
 AmHere I am Emwalkin' Dmdown the Amstreet,
(Walking, walking, walking, Emwalking, walking, Dmwalking, walking),
And the Amchildren... Emevery-Dmthing is so Amsweet.
(Wo-wo-wo sweet, Emwo-wo-Dmwo sweet).
I'm Amdoin' my best,Em  
And I'm Dmdoin' it Amslow.Em  Dm  
But there is Amjust one thing,Em  
I would Dmlike you to Amknow.Em  Dm  
Bridge 1:
Ooh, Gwhen you wet it's slipper-Amy, yeah,
 FWhen it damp it Ccrampin'!
 GIf it's slidin' you will Amtumble down,
 FWon't want you on the Cground.
Chorus 1:
 EmCaution; the Amroad is wet,
 EmBlack soul is Amblack as jet. (Did you hear me?)
 EmCaution; the Amroad is hot,
 EmYou got to do Ambetter than that.
Bridge 2:
'Cos, Gwhen you wet it's slipper-Amy, yeah,
 FWhen it damp it Ccrampin'!
 GIf its slidin' Amup and down,
 FDon't want you on the Cground, brother!
Break:
Am  Em  Dm
 AmHit me from the top, you Emcrazy mutha-Dmfunker.Am  Em  Dm  
 AmHit me from the top, you Emcrazy mutha-Dmfunker.Am  Em  Dm  
 AmHit me from the top, you Emcrazy mutha-Dmfunker. Eh!
Bridge 3:
 GWhen you wet it's slipper-Amy, yeah,
 FWhen it damp it Ccrampin'!
 GIf it's slidin' you're Amtumbling down,
 FDon't want you on the Cground. Don't, don't...
Chorus 2:
 EmCaution; the Amroad is wet,
 EmBlack soul is Amblack as jet. (Did you hear me?)
 EmCaution; the Amroad is hot,
 EmSaid; you got to do Ambetter than that.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   Am      Em      Dm      G       F       C
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 577555  x79987  x57765  355433  133211  x35553
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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...CAUTION... by Bob Marley

-------------..............

*Released 1970*

Intro:

Am Em Dm

(x4)

Verse 1:

Am Em Dm Am

Here I am walkin' down the street,

Em Dm

(Walking, walking, walking, walking, walking, walking, walking),

Am Em Dm Am

And the children... every-thing is so sweet.

Em Dm

(Wo-wo-wo sweet, wo-wo-wo sweet).

Am Em

I'm doin' my best,

Dm Am Em Dm

And I'm doin' it slow.

Am Em

But there is just one thing,

Dm Am Em Dm

I would like you to know.

Bridge 1:

G Am

Ooh, when you wet it's slipper-y, yeah,

F C

When it damp it crampin'!

G Am

If it's slidin' you will tumble down,

F C

Won't want you on the ground.

Chorus 1:

Em Am

Caution; the road is wet,

Em Am

Black soul is black as jet. (Did you hear me?)

Em Am

Caution; the road is hot,

Em Am

You got to do better than that.

Bridge 2:

G Am

'Cos, when you wet it's slipper-y, yeah,

F C

When it damp it crampin'!

G Am

If its slidin' up and down,

F C

Don't want you on the ground, brother!

Break:

Am Em Dm

Am Em Dm Am Em Dm

Hit me from the top, you crazy mutha-funker.

Am Em Dm Am Em Dm

Hit me from the top, you crazy mutha-funker.

Am Em Dm

Hit me from the top, you crazy mutha-funker. Eh!

Bridge 3:

G Am

When you wet it's slipper-y, yeah,

F C

When it damp it crampin'!

G Am

If it's slidin' you're tumbling down,

F C

Don't want you on the ground. Don't, don't...

Chorus 2:

Em Am

Caution; the road is wet,

Em Am

Black soul is black as jet. (Did you hear me?)

Em Am

Caution; the road is hot,

Em Am

Said; you got to do better than that.

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

Am Em Dm G F C

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

577555 x79987 x57765 355433 133211 x35553

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

About Caution Chords by Bob Marley

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What key is "Caution" in?

The chords for "Caution" show the original chord names (including Am, Em, Dm, G, F, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.