...BACK TO MY ROOTS... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'Vex' (1994)*
Intro:
Bb Dm
Woah na na na,
Gm
Yeh eh eh, ee yeh...
Dm
Hey yeh.
Cm Dm
Woah na na,
Cm Ebm
Woah now.
Verse 1:
Bb
This is to whom,
Dm
It may concern
Gm
Ragamuffin,
Dm
Rasta-man return.
Cm
Says we all got,
Dm
A lesson to learn,
Cm
This is the reason,
Ebm
That I'm back
Bb Dm
To my roots.
Chorus 1:
Dm
I'm back to my,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
Bb Dm
I'm back to my roots,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
Bridge 1:
Dm
So we took,
That commercial road,
Searching for some,
Fame and gold.
Gm
And gained the,
Whole wide world
And almost,
Lost our souls.
Dm
Some say we should,
Have led the way,
Taken over from,
Bob Marley.
Gm
Got brainwashed,
By the system yeah,
What a heavy heavy,
Price we paid.
Cm
It's time to go back,
Ebm
To the way we was,
F
Reggae-Raggamuffin,
(Bb)
Rub-a-Dub.
Chorus 2:
Dm
I'm back to my,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
Bb Dm
I'm back to my roots,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
Bridge 2:
Dm
Some a say that,
We gone soft,
Whatever happened to,
The Pulse so hard?
Gm
They use to take,
A militant stance,
Now all were hearing,
Is a song and a dance.
Dm
Well we tried all,
That pop and jive,
To keep the band,
And the music alive.
Gm
So here's my promise,
To everyone;
I'll serve the sufferers,
From this day on.
Cm
It's time to go back,
Ebm
To the way we was,
F
Reggae-Raggamuffin,
(Bb)
Rub-a-Dub.
Chorus 3:
Dm
I'm back to my,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/steel_pulse/back_to_my_roots_crd.html ]
Bb Dm
I'm back to my roots,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
Solo:
Bb Dm, Gm Dm,
Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
(x2)
Dm, Gm (x2)
Cm
It's time to go back,
Ebm
To the way we was,
F
Reggae-Raggamuffin,
(Bb)
Rub-a-Dub.
Chorus 4:
Dm Gm
Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-dub,
Dm Cm
Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-dub.
Dm Cm Ebm
Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-dub.
Chorus 5:
Dm
I'm back to my,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
Bb Dm
I'm back to my roots,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
Verse 2:
Bb
This is to whom,
Dm
It may concern
Gm
Ragamuffin,
Dm
Rasta-man return.
Cm
Says we all got,
Dm
A lesson to learn,
Cm
Help I and I,
Ebm
Mek Babylon burn yah!
Chorus 6:
Dm
I'm back to my,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
Bb Dm
I'm back to my roots,
Gm
Roo roo roo roo,
Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo roo roots.
Outro:
Bb Dm, Gm Dm,
Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
(Repeat to Fade)
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|_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2008 =
= = = = (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
