https://youtu.be/5E8xSrGvsb4?si=_i2WMjt8spoctvND
Use a capo in fret 2 to play easier chords: C G Em D
(For that select "-2" in the transposing tool.)
Intro
N.C.
Yo Teddy! Say what yuh want to say!
[D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D]
(Hmmmm) Something on my chest
[A] [F#m] [E]
I want to express, let me ask you a question
[D] [A]
How can I say what I want to say?
[F#m] [E]
I wanna say what I want to say!
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
How can I say what I want to say? I really wanna say
Verse 1
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
People don′t know yuh, but they want judge yuh
[D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D]
They talkin bout yuh, muss be something about youuuu
[A] [F#m] [E]
Smile in yuh face and- talking yuh bad and-
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
Making up things that- far from the facts!
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
Why you talking and talking and talking about me? (Talking about me)
[D] [A] [F#m]
I'll be pressing on, pressing on doing my thing!
Pre-Chorus
[E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E]
Ah telling yuh, please- don′t judge me, God doh put yuh to watch me!
[D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D]
He don't like ugly, so tell dem keep their eyes off meh!
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
(Tell dem) Off of meh! Off me!
[A] [F#m]
(Tell dem) Off of me" Keep on talking!
Chorus
[E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D] [A] [F#m]
You can palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay
[E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D] [A] [F#m]
You can palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay
[E]
Keep on talking, hey!
Verse 2
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
You think it easy! They bad mind and envy
[D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D]
Take a walk in my shoes; then let me hear youuuu
[A] [F#m] [E]
They playing saved and- talking yuh bad and-
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
Talk will bring talk that- far from the facts
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
Why you talking and talking and talking about me? (Talking about me)
[D] [A] [F#m]
I'll be pressing on, pressing on doing my thing
Pre-Chorus
[E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E]
Ah telling yuh, please- don′t judge me, God doh put yuh to watch me!
[D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D]
He don't like ugly, so tell dem keep their eyes off meh!
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
(Tell dem) Off of meh! Off me!
[A] [F#m]
(Tell dem) Off of me" Keep on talking!
Chorus
[E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D] [A] [F#m]
You can palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay
[E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D] [A] [F#m]
You can palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay
[E]
Keep on talking
Interlude
[D] [A]
How can I say what I want to say?
[F#m] [E]
I wanna say what I want to say!
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
How can I say what I want to say? I really wanna say
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
At the back of your mind, you want to say this ish sometimes!
[D] [A] [F#m]
Lemme say what I want to say! I really want to say
Pre-Chorus
[E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E]
Ah begging yuh, please, don't judge me, God doh put yuh to watch me!
[D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D]
He don't like ugly, so tell dem keep their eyes off meh!
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
(Tell dem) Off of meh! Off me!
[A] [F#m]
(Tell dem) Off of me" Keep on talking!
Chorus
[E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D] [A] [F#m]
You can palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay
[E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E]
You can palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay, palay-palay, palaay
Outro
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
Mind yuh business!
[D] [A] [F#m] [E]
Look in yuh house and fix it!