A             D         F#m     Bm
 Dread, Natty Dread now, (Natty Dread),
A                D        F#m    Bm
 Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dread).
      A              D        F#m    Bm
Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon, (Natty Dread),
  A               D        F#m    Bm
A Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dread). Eh!

[Verse 1]

A                  D        F#m    Bm
 Children get your culture, (Natty Dreadlock),
    A                    D        F#m    Bm
And don't stay there and gesture, (Natty Dreadlock).
       A              D       F#m    Bm
Or the battle will be hotter, (Natty Dreadlock),
    A                D       F#m    Bm
And you won't get no supper, (Natty Dreadlock).

[Chorus 2]

A             D         F#m     Bm
 Dread, Natty Dread now, (Natty Dread),
A                D        F#m    Bm
 Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dread).
      A              D        F#m    Bm
Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon, (Natty Dread),
A             D            F#m    Bm
 Roots Natty, roots Natty! (Natty Dread).

[Verse 2]

       A           D             F#m    Bm
Then I walk up the first street, (Natty Dreadlock),
           A           D                F#m         Bm
And then I walk up the second street to see, (Natty Dreadlock).
       A               D             F#m    Bm
Then I trod on through third street, (Natty Dreadlock),
           A                     D             F#m     Bm
And then I talk to some Dread on fourth street, (Natty Dreadlock).
      A              D             F#m    Bm
Natty Dreadlock in a fifth street, (Natty Dreadlock),
           A                 D            F#m     Bm
And then I skip one fence to sixth street, (Natty Dreadlock).
     A            D              F#m     Bm
I've got to reach seventh street, (Natty Dreadlock).

[Chorus 3]

      A               D       F#m     Bm
Natty Dreadlock Bingy Bongo I, (Natty Dread),
      A            D          F#m     Bm
Natty dread, Natty Dread, now, (Natty Dread),
A            D        F#m    Bm
 Roots Natty Congo I, (Natty Dread).

[Break]

Bm7
 Oh, Natty, Natty,
      C#m7
Natty 21,000 miles away from home, yeah.
Bm7
 Oh, Natty, Natty,
             C#m7
And that's a long way, for Natty to be from home.

[Verse 3]

A                    D          F#m    Bm
 Don't care what the world seh, (Natty head),
A                     D          F#m    Bm
 I'n'I couldn't never go astray, (Natty head).
A                       D          F#m    Bm
 Just like a bright and sunny day; (Natty head),
    A                       D        F#m    Bm
Oh, we're gonna have things our way, (Natty head).

[Chorus 4]

      A            D          F#m    Bm
Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock, (Natty Dreadlock),
A                D        F#m    Bm
 Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dreadlock).
A                    D          F#m    Bm
 Don't care what the world seh, (Natty Dreadlock),
A                 D               F#m    Bm
 I'n'I gonna have things our way, (Natty Dreadlock).

     A          D             F#m    Bm
If I head Natty inna the red, (Natty Dreadlock),
     A          D             F#m    Bm
If I head Natty inna the red, (Natty Dreadlock).
      A            D          F#m  Bm
Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock...