Back to My Roots Steel Pulse
...BACK TO MY ROOTS... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'Vex' (1994)*
Intro:
[Bb] [Dm] Woah, na na na, yeh eh [Gm]eh, ee yeh...[Dm] hey, yeh.
[Cm] [Dm] Woah, na na,[Cm] [Ebm] woah, now.
Verse 1:
[Bb] This is to whom it [Dm]may concern;
[Gm] Ragamuffin, Rasta-[Dm]man return.
[Cm] Says we all got a [Dm]lesson to learn,
[Cm] This is the reason [Ebm]that I'm back to my [Bb]roots.[Dm]
Chorus 1:
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my [Bb]roots,[Dm]
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo, roo, roo, roo, 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.
It's [Cm]time to go back to the [Ebm]way we was;
[F] Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub-a[(Bb)]-Dub.
Chorus 2:
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my [Bb]roots,[Dm]
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo, roo, roo, roo, 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.
It's [Cm]time to go back to the [Ebm]way we was;
[F] Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub-a[(Bb)]-Dub.
Chorus 3:
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my [Bb]roots,[Dm]
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Solo:
Bb Dm, Gm Dm, Cm Dm, Cm Ebm (x2)
Dm, Gm (x2)
It's [Cm]time to go back to the [Ebm]way we was;
[F] Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub-a[(Bb)]-Dub.
Chorus 4:
[Dm] Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-[Gm]dub,
[Dm] Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-[Cm]dub.
[Dm] Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-[Cm]dub.[Ebm]
Chorus 5:
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my [Bb]roots,[Dm]
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Verse 2:
[Bb] This is to whom it [Dm]may concern;
[Gm] Ragamuffin, Rasta-[Dm]man return.
[Cm] Says we all got a [Dm]lesson to learn,
[Cm] Help I and I mek [Ebm]Babylon burn yah!
Chorus 6:
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my [Bb]roots,[Dm]
Gm Dm Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Outro:
Bb Dm, Gm Dm, Cm Dm, Cm Ebm
(Repeat to Fade)
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|_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2008 =
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