Key: Gm.
There are multiple parts and guitar lines that you can play.
There's rhythm (Gm|F throughout the song).
And there's a muted guitar line that plays along with the bass line (in a loop):
e:-------------
b:-------------
g:-------------
D:--5-5---3-3-3
A:-----555-----
E:-- ----------
During the chorus, another guitar line gives accents to the tones of Alborosie's vocals:
e:-------------
b:--------4-3--
g:----5/7----5-
D:-------------
A:-------------
E:-------------
Listen to the song for the exact timing.
Repeat: Gm|F throughout the song.
(intro, acapella)
A jamaica puppa live, so you know a thing's run,
no fi on stars, thirst fi blood and kill di fifull,
mummy nah cu mi di nah, while mi a string out di song,
yes our music can be deadly! Dj, listen and learn
(Chorus)
Gm F
I'm rolling like a rock (please step away)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (don't get in my way)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (bum shakalak)
Gm F
rolling like a rock ( mi na take no talk)
Gm F
I'm rolling like a rock (please step away)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (don't get in my way)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (bum shakalak)
Gm F
rolling like a rock ( mi na take no ehh..
(Verse)
Gm F
Boy come a Jamaica fill same at di praise lack
Gm F
we don't see sufferation near the real rapapam
Gm F
And nevva memba said we a spread di Markus talk
Gm F
who fi dead a go dead and who fi walk must walk
Gm F Gm F
Sibilidondon sibilidondon it's bad man tone ya so named jah jah tone,
Gm F
boy ya move busty put some level pon your sound,
Gm F
keep your mouth on ya face and keep your feet pon di ground
(Chorus)
Gm F
I'm rolling like a rock (please step away)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (don't get in my way)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (bum shakalak)
Gm F
rolling like a rock ( mi na take no talk)
Gm F
I'm rolling like a rock (please step away)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (don't get in my way)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (bum shakalak)
Gm F
rolling like a rock ( mi na take no ehh..
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(Verse)
Gm F
bum bamba
Gm F
dem nevva expect di kian kali come back and lock di tone,
Gm F
all police boy dem could dem move dem na go lock off mi sound,
Gm F
mi kill silectah many dj blood just splash at ground,
Gm F
let me finish with dem full dehdeh mi packs (? .)
Gm F
that is why raggamuffin' is my dirty style
Gm F
in a sound war mi ah start war, mi a di top Jedi!
Gm F
Yakuza, Kamizake, Ninja, Samurai!
Gm F
Mi murder DJ bwoy from J.A. to Shangai
(Chorus)
Gm F
I'm rolling like a rock (please step away)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (don't get in my way)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (bum shakalak)
Gm F
rolling like a rock ( mi na take no talk)
Gm F
I'm rolling like a rock (please step away)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (don't get in my way)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (bum shakalak)
Gm F
rolling like a rock ( mi na take no ehh..
(Verse)
Gm F
eh? I'm di third generation from King tobi's tribe
Gm F
what a house de mi seh so just want belong Ile
Gm F
Pupa muffin and king drummist dem nah take no side,
Gm F
di walla dem passy wall dem affi run from mi sight
Gm F
Meet on a berlin and kill the german sound,
Gm F
chant to Italy and murder Vatican sound,
Gm F
mi left di prince in England with no Buckingham crown,
Gm F
france tone longtime mi tek way you crown
(Acapella)
Some bwoy dem come a Jamaica,
a dem a gwan like dem really bad,
tru dem nevva talk to the real kian kali
But sekkle on di sokkle
I'm rollin like a rock?
(Outro: Chorus, without Alborosie's vocals)
Gm F
I'm rolling like a rock (please step away)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (don't get in my way)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (bum shakalak)
Gm F
rolling like a rock ( mi na take no talk)
Gm F
I'm rolling like a rock (please step away)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (don't get in my way)
Gm F
rolling like a rock (bum shakalak)
Gm F
rolling like a rock ( mi na take no ehh..
