54-46 Was My Number — Toots and The Maytals
Chords and lyrics for 54-46 Was My Number by Toots and The Maytals (key of G).
Verse 1
[Title]54-46 Was My Number (Modern Version)
Intro
Stick it up, mister![G7]
Can you hear what I'm saying now, [G7]yeah (Mufflin Eh no no no)
Get your hands in the air, sir! [G7] (Uhhh...Yeah..)
And you will get no hurt, mister, no no no
I said [G7]yeah (I said [C7]yeah)
Listen what they [G7]say (listen what they [C7]say)
Can you hear me say, [G7]yeah? (yeah [C7]yeah)
Listen what they [G7]say (listen what they [C7]say)
Verse 1
Do you [G7]believe I would take such a thing with [C7]me
And [G7]give it to a police [C7]man?
I wouldn't [G7]do that, oh [C7]no (ooh, ooh)
I wouldn't [G7]do that (ooh, [C7]ooh)
And if I [G7]do that, I would [C7]say "Sir
Come [G7]on and put the charge on [C7]me"
I wouldn't [G7]do that (ooh, [C7]ooh)
I wouldn't [G7]do that (ooh, [C7]ooh)
I'm not a [G7]fool to hurt [C7]myself
So I was [G7]innocent of what they done to [C7]me
They were [G7]wrong (give it [C7]to me one more time)
They were [G7]wrong [C7](ooh yeah)
Pre Chorus
You give it to me one time [C7](huh)
You give it to me two times [C7][C7](huh-huh)
You give it to me three times [C7][C7][C7](huh-huh-huh)
You give it to me four times [C7][C7][C7][C7](huh-huh-huh-huh)
[G7][C7]54-46 was my [G7]number, [C7]eeeeehh
Right [G7]now, someone [C7]else has that [G7]number (one more time)
[G7][C7]54-46 was my [G7]number, [C7](was my number yeah)
Right [G7]now, someone [C7]else has that [G7]number
I said [G7]yeah (I said [C7]yeah)
Listen what they [G7]say (listen what they [C7]say)
Can you [G7]hear me now? (yeah [C7]yeah)
Listen what they [G7]say (listen what they [C7]say)
Solo
[G7]I [C7]gotta tipitipitipitii aniani yay-yay-yay-yay-yay-hubadidadabadedah-deah
deah...( Scat)
Bridge
You give it to me one time [C7](huh)
You give it to me two times [C7][C7](huh-huh)
[D7]Give it [D7]Give it [D7]Give it [D7]Give it
[D7]Give it [D7]Give it [D7]Give it [D7]Give it
[D7]Give it [D7]Noh [D7]Noh [D7]Noh
[D7]Noh [D7]Oh[D7][D7]
Solo
[G7]I [C7]gotta tipitipitipitii aniani yay-yay-yay-yay-yay-hubadidadabadedah-deah
deah...( Scat)
[G7][C7]54-46 was my [G7]number, [C7]eeeeehh
Right [G7]now, someone [C7]else has that [G7]number
(Fade Out)
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