Desmond Dekker - Israelites Bass

[Intro]
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 "Get up in the morning..."
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 "Poor me Israelite"
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 "My wife and my kids, they packed up and leave me..."
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 "Poor me Israelite"
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 "Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone..."
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 "Poor me Israelite"
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 "After a storm there must be a calm..."
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 "Poor me Israelite"
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[Bridge]
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 "Me say me get up in the morning..."
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 "Poor me Israelite"
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A|-6------6--6-8------8-|-8----8-5-----------8-9-11---------|
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 "My wife and my kids, they packed up and leave me..."
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E|-6------6--6-6------6-|-6------6--6-6------6-|

 "Poor me Israelite"
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D|----8-5--------10-7---|---------------------------8-10-11-|
A|-6------6--6-8------8-|-8----8-5-----------8-9-11---------|
E|----------------------|---6------6--6-9-11----------------|

 "Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone..."
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E|-6------6--6-6------6-|-6------6--6-6------6-|

 "Poor me Israelite"
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D|----8-5--------10-7---|---------------------------8-10-11-|
A|-6------6--6-8------8-|-8----8-5-----------8-9-11---------|
E|----------------------|---6------6--6-9-11----------------|

 "After a storm there must be a calm..."
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E|-6------6--6-6------6-|-6------6--6-6------6-|

 "Poor me Israelite"
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A|-6------6--6-8------8-|-8----8-5-----------8-9-11---------|
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 "Poor me Israelite" (to fade)
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