Bob Marley

^Bb Bb ^Gm Eb ^Eb F, B ^F b
Chorus 1:
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
You ^Eb lickin' too ^F9 hot, so,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Cm7 Soon you'll get ^F9 dropped, so,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Can you ^Eb hear what I ^F9 say?
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Won't you, ^Cm7 why won't you,
Why won't you,
^Bb Simmer down? ^{Gm Eb F9}
Verse 1:
^Bb Long time ^Gm people,
Dem ^Eb used to ^F9 say,
What ^Bb sweet nanny ^Gm goat,
A go ^Cm7 run him bel- ^F9 ly, so,
Chorus 2:
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Oh ^Eb control your ^F9 temper,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
For the ^Cm7 battle will be ^F9 hotter.
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Can you ^Eb hear what I ^F9 say?
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Oh that I'm a,
^Cm7 Leaving you to- ^F9 day,
^Bb Simmer down. ^{Gm Eb F9}
Sax Solo:
Bb Gm, Eb F9,
^Bb Bb ^Gm Gm, ^Cm7 Eb F ^F9 9,
^Bb Bb ^Gm Gm, ^Cm7 Eb F ^F9 9,
^{Bb Gm Cm7 F9}
Chorus 3:
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Can you ^Eb hear what I ^F9 say,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Oh that I'm a,
^Cm7 Leaving you to- ^F9 day,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Can you ^Eb hear what I ^F9 say?
^Bb Simmer down. ^{Gm Eb F9}
Verse 2:
^Bb Chicken Mer- ^Gm ry,
^Eb Hawk de ^F9 near,
And ^Bb when him de ^Gm near,
^Cm7 You must be- ^F9 ware, so,
Chorus 4:
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Oh ^Eb control your ^F9 temper,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
For the ^Cm7 battle will be ^F9 hotter.
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
And ^E you won't get no ^F9 supper,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
And you know you,
^Cm7 Bound to ^F9 suffer.
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm simmer,
^Eb Simmer right ^F9 down.
Coda:
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Like you ^Eb never did be- ^F9 fore,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Oh, ^Cm7 oh, ^F9 oh,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Can you ^Eb hear what I ^F9 say?
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
You ^Cm7 lickin' too ^F9 hot so,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
And you know ^Eb soon,
You'll get ^F9 dropped, so,
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Why won't you ^Eb simmer,
Simmer ^F9 down?
^Bb Simmer down, ^Gm
Simmer ^Cm7 down,
^F9 Simmer ^Bb down. ^Gm
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:

^{Bb Eb F Gm F9 Cm7
EADGBE} xx8766 ^EADGBE xx8886 ^EADGBE xxx565 ^EADGBE xxx333 ^EADGBE xx3243 ^EADGBE xxx765
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)