| | C | F |
| | Took the 60 bus, o | ut of downtown Campbell |
| | G | F | C |
| | Ben Zanotto he was on t | here he was w | aiting for me |
| | C | F |
| | All the punk rockers a | nd the moon stompers |
| | G | F | C |
| | were out on the corn | ers where they're s | paring for change |
| | C | F |
| | I started thinkin, ya k | now I started drinkin |
| | G | F | C |
| | I don't really remem | ber too much o | f that day |
| | C | F |
| | Something struck me funny when w | e ran out of money |
| | G | F | C |
| | Where do you g | o now when you're on | ly 15? |
| | G | F |
| | With the music execution and the t | alk of revolution |
| | D | D |
| It bl | eeds in me, and i | t goes... |
| | C | F | G |
| | Give em the boot, the roo | ts, the r | adicals |
| | C | F | G |
| | Give em the boot, ya k | now I'm a r | adical |
| | C | F | G | C |
| | Give em the boot, the roo | ts, the re | ggae on m | y |
| The radio was playing, Desmond Dekker was singing |
| on the 43rd bus as we climbed up the hill |
| nothing incoming but the reggae drumming |
| and we all come from unloving homes |
| I said "why even bother" and I picked up the bottle |
| hey Mr. bus driver please let these people on |
| rude girl carol was a miniskirt girl |
| my blurry vision saw nothing wrong |
| | F |
| | Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah..... |
(Solo1)--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--
---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
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| | F |
| | yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah..... |
(Solo2)---------------------------------^--------------------
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--11---8---10---11---8---10---11/---10---8------------
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| yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah..... |
| | F | D |
| | yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah y | eaaaaaaah! |
| Took the 60 bus out of downtown Campbell, |
| Ben Zanotto he was on there he was waiting for me |
| All the punk rockers, and the moon stompers |
| were out on the corner where they're sparing for change |
| I said the radio was playin, Desmond Dekker was singing |
| on the 43rd bus as we climbed up the hill |
| rude girl carol was a miniskirt girl, |
| my blurry vision saw nothing wrong |
| OUTRO - This should be easy enough to figure out, all the same chords are used. |
| ________________________________________________________________________________ |
| ROOTS RADICALS (Version B) |
e|---X----X----X----XX----XX----X----|
B|---X----X----X----XX----XX----X----|
G|---5--------------10----12----3----|
D|---5----3----5----10----12----3----|
A|---3----3----5----8-----10----1----|
E|---X----1----3----XX----XX----X----|
| /=number of times note(s) are hit |
| notes in () are fingered but not hit |
| | C | F |
| | Took the 60 bus | out of downtown Campbell |
| | G | F | C |
| | Ben Zanado he was | on there he was | waiting for me |
| | C | F |
| | All the punk rockers | and the moon stompers |
| | G | F | C |
| | Are out on the | corners where they're | sparing for change |
| | C | F |
| | I started thinking you | know I started drinking |
| | G | F | C |
| | I don't really | remember too much | of that day |
| | C | F |
| | Something struck me funny when | we ran outta money |
| | G | F | C |
| | Where do you | go now when you're | only fifteen? |
| | Bb | F | G |
| | When the music execution and the | talk of revolution | bleeds in me and it goes |
| | C | F | G |
| | Give 'em the boot the | roots the | radicals |
| | C | F | G |
| | Give 'em the boot | y'know I'm | a radical |
| Give 'em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo |
| | C | F |
| | The radio was playing Desmond | Dekker was singing |
| | G | F | C |
| On the | 43 | bus as we | climb up the hill |
| | C | F |
| | Nothing incoming but the | reggae drumming |
| | G | F | C |
| And we | all come | from | unloving homes |
| | C | F |
| | Why even bother and | pick up the bottle |
| | G | F | C |
| Mr. | Bus Driver | please | let these people on |
| | C | F |
| | Rude girl Carol was a | mini-skirt girl |
| | G | F | C |
| My | blurry | vision saw | nothing wrong |
| | Bb | F | G |
| | When the music execution and the | talk of revolution | bleeds in me and it goes |
| | C | F | G |
| | Give 'em the boot the | roots the | radicals |
| | C | F | G |
| | Give 'em the boot | y'know I'm | a radical |
| Give 'em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo |
| G.... (rake down 6th string) |
e|-7s8-88-7s8-88-8---11--///////-|
B|-7s8-88-7s8-88-8---11--///////-|
G|---------------10F-10F-///////-|
| Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah |
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|----8-10F-(10)-10-8-------8-10F-(10)-8----|
D|-10-----------------10-10--------------10-|
| Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah |
e|-7s8-88-7s8-88-8---11--///////-|
B|-7s8-88-7s8-88-8---11--///////-|
G|---------------10F-10F-///////-|
| Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| e|-1s33-1s3333-11////////-| |
| B|-1s33-1s3333-10////////-| |
G|------------------------|
| Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| | C | F |
| | Took the 60 bus | out of downtown Campbell |
| | G | F | C |
| | Ben Zanado he was | on there he was | waiting for me |
| | C | F |
| | All the punk rockers | and the moon stompers |
| | G | F | C |
| | Are out on the | corners where they're | sparing for change |
| | C | F |
| | The radio was playing Desmond | Dekker was singing |
| | G | F | C |
| On the | 43 | bus as we | climb up the hill |
| | C | F |
| | Rude girl Carol was a | mini-skirt girl |
| | G | F | C |
| My | blurry | vision saw | nothing wrong |
| | Bb | F | G |
| | When the music execution and the | talk of revolution | bleeds in me and it goes |
| | C | F | G |
| | Give 'em the boot the | roots the | radicals |
| | C | F | G |
| | Give 'em the boot | y'know I'm | a radical |
| C F G C G G G G G F F F C (let ring) |
| Give 'em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo |
| play this solo during the final chorus |
| all the way up until the end: |
e|-----88-----88-----88-----88-11////-|
B|-----88-----88-----88-----88-10////-|
G|-10F----10F----10F----10F-----------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
| note: gradually release the bend on the notes under the (---) |
e|-11-8--------------------------------------------------|
B|------11-8---------------------------------[----------]|
G|-----------10-8-8-10-10F-(10)-8----8--8-10-10F////////-| end on "C"
D|--------------------------------10---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
