Chair Against The Gate

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Intro: solo bubbling Hammond organ, slow held chords

Verse

Ten past eight, him reach di yard back
Gate swing wide, him nuh bother lock it
Chair against di gate, same chair from since
Three good leg an' a brick fi di fourth one
Him siddown slow, like him a put down a bag
Di zinc still a give off di heat from di day
Shirt pon di line, stiff wid salt
Him nah look pon di clock inside

Verse

Boots come off, left one first, always
Dirt from di work drop out pon di ground
A likkle stone from since di morning
Travel ten mile inna him sock
Him turn di boot over, tap it two time
Mark where di heel wear down to nutten
Put dem side by side under di chair
Toe dem facing di gate

Chorus

Chair against di gate

Verse

Fifty-two dollar fold up inna him pocket
Him nuh count it tonight, it count already
Kettle inside gone quiet long time
Nobody nah call out, nobody nah ask
Not a voice from di step, not a knock
Nobody nah ask him nothing

[Toast: spoken]
Hear me now — from six dis morning till now
Somebody want someting every minute
Water, shovel, change fi a fifty
Two more plate, one more stop, hold di gate
An' him give it, him give it, him give it
Not a word, not a grudge, just give it
Now di road quiet an' di gate stand open
An' di only thing a ask him nothing
Is di chair, an' di chair nuh talk

Chorus

Chair against di gate

Verse

From two street over, a sound system
Di bass reach him before di tune
Him cyaan name it, cyaan hear di singer
Just di bottom end a walk pon di air
Him foot move likkle bit inna di dirt
Not a dance, just a move
Night air cool pon him neck at last
Where di sun been sitting all day

Chorus

Chair against di gate

Outro

Him eye close, him head go back pon di zinc
Di bass from over di way carry on without him
One hand hang down, fingers open
Two boot under di chair, toe dem facing di gate