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...MR. BROWN... by Bob Marley
---------------..............
*Released 1970*
Intro:
  C#    F#    G#   F#(x4)
Verse 1:
 C#(Who, F#ooh, G#ooh, F#ooh, is Mr. C#Brown?)
 F#Mr Brown is a G#clown who rides to F#town in a C#coffin.F#  G#  F#  
(Where C#he be found?) In the F#coffin,
Where there is G#three crows on F#top and two is C#laughing.F#  G#  
Oh, F#what a con-C#fusion!    F#   G#Ooh, F#yeah, yeah!C#  F#  G#  
 F#What a bother-C#ation,    F#   G#ooh, F#now, now!C#  F#  G#  
 F#Who is Mr. C#Brown?     F#   G#I wanna F#know now!C#  F#  G#  
He is F#nowhere to be C#found.F#  G#  F#  
Verse 2:
From C#Mandeville to F#Slide-a-ville, G#coffin runnin' a-F#round,
Up-C#setting, upsetting, up-F#setting the town, G#asking for Mr. F#Brown.
From C#Mandeville to F#Slide-a-ville, G#coffin runnin' a-F#round,
Up-C#setting, upsetting, up-F#setting the town, G#asking for Mr. F#Brown.
I wanna know C#who..F#.       G#    F#(is C#Mr. Brown)?
 F#Is Mr. G#Brown controlled F#by remote?
Bridge:
    F#   A#Oh, F#calling Duppy Conqueror,A#  
I'm the ghost-catcher; F#this is your chance,A#  
Oh big, big Bill bull-bucka,
 G#Take your chance; prove yourself! Oh, yeah!
Verse 3:
    C#      F#      G#   F#Down in pa-C#rade,F#  
      G#               F#           C#    F#    G#  F#,   C#  F#  
 People runnin' like a masquerade.
 G#The po-lice F#make a raid,C#  F#  G#  F#  
               C#                 F#              G#  F#,   C#    F#  G#  
 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, they think it fade.
 F#What a thing in C#town,F#  
 G#Crows F#chauffeur-driven a-C#round.F#  G#  F#  
 C#Skankin' as if they had never F#known,G#  
                 F#           C#    F#    G#  F#, C#  
The man they call "Mr. Brown".
I can F#tell you where he's G#from now...F#  
Coda:
From C#Mandeville to F#Slide-a-ville, G#coffin runnin' a-F#round,
Up-C#setting, upsetting, up-F#setting the town, G#asking for Mr. F#Brown.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   C#      F#      G#      A#
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x46664  244322  466544  688766
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Mr Brown

by Bob Marley

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...MR. BROWN... by Bob Marley

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

*Released 1970*

Intro:

C# F# G# F#

(x4)

Verse 1:

C# F# G# F# C#

(Who, ooh, ooh, ooh, is Mr. Brown?)

F# G# F# C# F# G# F#

Mr Brown is a clown who rides to town in a coffin.

C# F#

(Where he be found?) In the coffin,

G# F# C# F# G#

Where there is three crows on top and two is laughing.

F# C# F# G# F# C# F# G#

Oh, what a con-fusion! Ooh, yeah, yeah!

F# C# F# G# F# C# F# G#

What a bother-ation, ooh, now, now!

F# C# F# G# F# C# F# G#

Who is Mr. Brown? I wanna know now!

F# C# F# G# F#

He is nowhere to be found.

Verse 2:

C# F# G# F#

From Mandeville to Slide-a-ville, coffin runnin' a-round,

C# F# G# F#

Up-setting, upsetting, up-setting the town, asking for Mr. Brown.

C# F# G# F#

From Mandeville to Slide-a-ville, coffin runnin' a-round,

C# F# G# F#

Up-setting, upsetting, up-setting the town, asking for Mr. Brown.

C# F# G# F# C#

I wanna know who... (is Mr. Brown)?

F# G# F#

Is Mr. Brown controlled by remote?

Bridge:

F# A# F# A#

Oh, calling Duppy Conqueror,

F# A#

I'm the ghost-catcher; this is your chance,

Oh big, big Bill bull-bucka,

Take your chance; prove yourself! Oh, yeah!

Verse 3:

C# F# G# F# C# F#

Down in pa-rade,

G# F# C# F# G# F# C# F#

People runnin' like a masquerade.

G# F# C# F# G# F#

The po-lice make a raid,

C# F# G# F# C# F# G#

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, they think it fade.

F# C# F#

What a thing in town,

G# F# C# F# G# F#

Crows chauffeur-driven a-round.

C# F# G#

Skankin' as if they had never known,

F# C# F# G# F# C#

The man they call "Mr. Brown".

F# G# F#

I can tell you where he's from now...

Coda:

C# F# G# F#

From Mandeville to Slide-a-ville, coffin runnin' a-round,

C# F# G# F#

Up-setting, upsetting, up-setting the town, asking for Mr. Brown.

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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

C# F# G# A#

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x46664 244322 466544 688766

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

About Mr Brown Chords by Bob Marley

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