Night Shift

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...NIGHT SHIFT... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Positive Vibration' (1976)*
Intro:
D,
D G F D
(x2)
Verse 1:
The Dsun shall not smite I by day, nor the Gmoon Fby Dnight.
And Deverything that I do, shall be Gupfull Fand Dright.
Chorus 1:
And if it's Dall night,D7  
It got to be Gall right!G7  
If it's Dall night,D7  
Got to be Gall right!G7  
Verse 2:
Your Dmamma won't lose this one; you're the Glucky one, under the sun.
DIf you make me move, Gthen you know you got the groove.
Chorus 2:
DAll night,D7  
It's Gall right!G7  
DAll night,D7  
It's Gall right!G7  
Verse 3:
Working on a Dforklift, in the night shift.G  F  D  
Working on a Dnight shift, with the forklift.G  F  D  
From Da.m, (did you say that? Why did you say that?) To p.m, (Gworking Fall Dnight!)
Working on a Dnight shift, (did you say that? GUpfull Fand Dright!)
Chorus 3:
Well, if it's (Dall night!) D7If it's,
G(All right!) all night.G7  
D(All night!) D7warehouse,
G(All right!), you're empty, G7yeah!
Verse 4:
DGo around the corner, G7bring your goods!
DGo around the other corner, G7bring your suitcases.
Chorus 4:
D(All night!) By the sweat of my brow,
G7(All right!) Eat your bread!
D(All night!) By the sweat of my brow,
G7(All right!) Eat your bread!
DAll night, D7(all night)!
GAll right, G7(all right)!
DAll night, D7(all night)!
GAll right, G7(all right)!
Coda:
DOh, yeah! (GMoon Fby Dnight),
Why did you Dsay that? Oh, yeah, (Gupfull Fand Dright!)
Working on a Dnight shift, with the forklift. (GMoon Fby Dnight),
Working on the Dnight shift, oh, yeah! (GUpfull Fand Dright!)
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D G F D7 G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x57775 355433 133211 x57575 353433
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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