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Nothing To Smile About by Morgan Heritage
Nothing To Smile About
CHORDS ( C, Am, G, F )
intro
C Am Am C
VERSE
G G C C C G G F
enuff people come to jamaica
and no no how we live and think
say everything is fine and
we full of vibes and things aeh aeh
dem say dem too wan fell to the max
and when they overstand and fell
the real thing yeah (yeah)
VERSE
F C C
day i told one day afar a whiteman
come all the way from norway
and him turn to me and say
how come jamaica full of so much screwfaces
G G C C C G G F
same time me lift me head to the sky
and tear drop fall from me eye
mi say ma yute come and mi go
for a drive let mi show why mi cry
CHORUS
G G C C C G G F
look upon golli side do you see
anything to smile about
look at the hungry child do you
see anything fi smile about
look at the school the yute fi com
to get the their education
do you see anything fi smile about
look at the conditions of our
police stations do you
see nothing fi smile about no
VERSE
G G C C C G G F
sametime the brother say how come
the nation be living this way
and the next thing him say (say)
how come the government play
so many games sametime mi heart fall
to the ground cos with much doubt
where this come from cos certain places
they are worse than slum yuteman come
and take a look pon river tan (river tan)
CHORUS
G G C C C G G F
do you see anything fi smile
look upon plain land di you see
anything to smile fi smile about
francas bay and morthingo bay......
all the same do you see anything fi
smile about no no no no..........
VERSE
G G C C C G G F
now mi say enuff people come to jamaica
and no no how we live and think
say everything is fine and
we full of vibes and things aeh aeh
dem say dem too wan fell to the max
and when they overstand and fell
the real thing yeah (yeah)
CHORUS
G G C C C G G F
look upon golli side do you see
nothing dey fi smile about
look at the hungry child yeah ah dem no
see nothing dey fi smile about
look pon schools the yute fi com
to get the their education
dem no see nothing dey fi smile about
look at the sight off, conditions of our
police stations do you
see nothing dey fi smile about no
VERSE
G G C C C G G F
mi story day i told one day afar
a whiteman come all the way from norway
and him turn to me and say (and say)
how come jamaica is full of so much screwfaces
same time me lift me head to the sky
and tear drop fall from me eye
mi say ma yute come and mi go
for a drive let mi show why mi cry
CHORUS
G G C C C G G F
do you see anything fi smile
look upon plain land di you see
anything to smile fi smile about
francas and morthingo bay......
all the same do you see anything fi
smile about..................
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
[Intro]
G D
Nuff people come to Jamaica and nuh know how we live think seh
C
Everything nice through we full of vibes and think
G D
Hey, hey, dem say want feelin' to dem heart
C
When dem get fi overstand di real thing, yeah
[Verse 1]
G D
Mi deh ya a town one day
C
A par with a white man weh come all the way from Norway
G D
And him turn to mi and say
C
How comes Jamaica full of so much screwface
G D
Same time mi lift mi head to the sky
C
And a tear drop fall from mi eye
Em
Mi say my youth come we go out for a drive
C D
Mek mi show you why mi cry
[Chorus]
G D
Look 'pon di gully side
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Look at that hungry child, yeah
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Look at the school weh deh youth dem go fi get dem education
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
Em
Look at the conditions of our police stations
C D
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout, no
[Verse 2]
G D
Same time the bredda say
C
How can a nation believe in this way
G D
And the next thing him say
C
How can the government play so many games
G D
Same time mi heart fall to the ground
C
'Cause dis much war where that comes from
Em
Certain place they are worse dan slum
C D
Youth-man come
[Chorus]
G D
And take a look 'pon Riverton
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Look 'pon Payneland, yeah
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Flankers, Mobay and Saffras Heights in Nos Spain
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
Em
Hope Flats, Kentiyah, Mottom Bay are all the same
C D G
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? No, no
D C
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
G D C
Oh no-no, oh no-no, no
[Bridge]
G D
Nuff people come to Jamaica and nuh know how we live think seh
C
Everything nice through we full of vibes and thing
Em
Hey, hey, dem say want feelin' to dem heart
C D
When dem get fi overstand di real thing
[Chorus]
G D
When dem look 'pon di gully side
C
Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout
G D
Look at that hungry child, yeah
C
Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout
G D
Look at the school weh deh youth dem go fi get dem education
C
Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout
Em
When dem sight of the conditions of our police stations
C D
Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout, the story seh
[Verse 3]
G D
Mi deh ya a town one day
C
A par with a white man weh come all the way from Norway
G D
And him turn to mi and say
C
How comes Jamaica full of so much screwface
G D
Same time mi lift mi head to the sky
C
And a tear drop fall from mi eye
Em
Mi say my youth come we go out for a drive
C D
Mek mi show you why mi cry
[Chorus]
G D
Take a look 'pon Riverton
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Look 'pon Payneland
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Canterbury Mobay, March Pen Road ova Spain
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
Em
Nuff likkle place deh ya inna Jamdown today
C D G
Weh nuttin nuh did deh fi smile 'bout? No, no...
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