What They Do The Roots

 
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{t:What They Do}
 {st:The Roots}
 
 Tuning: regular phat-jazz-dopeness
 
 Keys intro riff. Guitar
 0:00 0:08
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------------|----8-10-11--/10-/10----------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------|---8---------/11--------------------------------------------|
 G|---10-8-10--10-8-10-----8--10---8--10---|----------------------/12-/12--10^(12)v10p8----------8------|
 D|---10-8-10--10-8-10------10------10-----|-------------------------------------------10----8h10-10----|
 A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 0:11. 0:16
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------------------------------8h10p8--11h13p11--13h15\~ -------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------8-------11--------13 \~ -------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------8-------11--------13 \~ -------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------8p6h8---6----------6-8--8/10--8/10--8~ ------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 0:19
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-------11-----------|
 B|--------13---13h16p13----------------------------------------------------11/13-13-13\11-11-11/13-----|
 G|---13h15-------------13h15p13---------------------------------8--10-8----10/12----12\10----10/12-----|
 D|-----------------------------13h15p13-----13-13----------8/10-8--10-8--------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------13h15---------------8/10----------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Chorus. x2. Verses. x3.v then v
 
 {sot}
 e|---------/10~ -----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 B|------11-/ 8~ --/11~ --8--7/8~ -------/8~ --/8-11-8----------|----------11/13\11~ -------------------|
 G|---/12---/ 8~ --/ 8~ --8--7/8~ -----8-/8~ --/8------8--8~ ---|-8/10\8~ -10/12\10~ -------------------|
 D|----------------/ 8~ -----6/7~ --/10-------------------8h10~ |-x--x-x--------------11/12--11/12\10~ -|
 A|--------------------------7/8~ ------------------------8~ ---|-6/ 8\6~ -------------x--x---x--x--x---|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------- 9/10-- 9/10\ 8~ -|
 {eot}
 
 Fills @ 2:12/3:26 @ 3:00 @ 3:42. @ 4:02
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------|----------11-------|---------------|-8~ 8h11p8----/10p8-/13p10--------------------|
 B|-11/13--13\11-/13-|-11/13\11-11-11/13-|--13-13-----11-|-9~ ------9p8-/ 8---/10---13-11---------------|
 G|-10/12--12\10-/12-|-10/12\10----10/12-|-------13\12---|-8~ ----------/ 8 --/10-------12--10h12-10h12-|
 D|------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Chorus 2:30. x2 break 4:32 pm...
 
 {sot}
 e|---------10--13\-10----------------------------------------------|-----------11-X-X-X----------------|
 B|------11- 8---x---8--11--8------7h8~ ------/8~ --/8-11--8--------|-----------11-X-X-X----------------|
 G|---/12--- 8--10\--8---8--8------8~ ------8-/8~ --/8--------8--8~ |~ ~ -------------------------------|
 D|----------------------8--8-(10)-7~ ---/10--------------------10~ |~ ~ -------------------8 ~ ~ - ----|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------8~ |~ ~ ------------------10 ~ ~ - ----|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------8 ~ ~ - ----|
 {eot}
 4:45
 
 {sot}
 e|-13-13-13----------------------------------------------------------------13--13-13--10--10-10--------|
 B|-15-15-15--15-15-15--13-11-----------------------------------------------13--13-13--10--10-10--11-11-|
 G|-----------15-15-15--12-10--13/15-15\13-13\12-12--10h12-12p10-10h12-10\8~ ---------------------10-10-|
 D|--------------------------------------------------10h12-12p10-10h12-10\8~ ---------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 4:50. |5:15. rake.v
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------/10-10------|
 B|--9-9/11-11\9p8-8--|------------------------------------|---------------------------8/11-/11-11------|
 G|--8-8/10-10\8-8-8--|--10h12-12-12--10h12-10h12--10\8-8~ |12^(14)12-10-8--8-8-8--8-10---------12------|
 D|-------------------|--10h12-12-12--10h12-10h12--10\8-8~ |--------------10-----10-------------13------|
 A|-------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 5:26
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------|--13--13-13\10-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--10-10p8-----8-8-8--|---x---x--x--8--8--11-11-----9/11-11\9---9p8-8-----8-8-------------------------|
 G|--10-10p8--10-8-8-8--|--10--10-10\-8--8---8--8----10/12-12\10-10-8-8-----8-8-10-10-8---10-8--8-------|
 D|-----------10--------|--------------------8--8-------------------------------10-10-8---10-8h10-------|
 A|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-------|
 E|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 5:37. 5:42. fade
 
 {sot}
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 G|----------------(12)----12-12---8/10--10-10\8-8--8-8---/8--8-8-10-8--8-8--8~ --/10--10-10----8---8---|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------10----8---10~ --------------------8---|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 | / slide up
 | \ slide down
 | h hammer-on
 | p pull-off
 | ~ vibrato
 | x Mute note
 | ^ Bend up
 | v Release
 | pm Palm Mute
 
 
 [Chorus: Raphael Saadiq]
 Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...
 Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...
 
 [Verse One]
 Yo, yo
 Lost generation, fast paced nation
 World population confront they frustration
 The principles of true hip-hop have been forsaken
 It's all contractual and about money makin
 Pretend-to-be cats don't seem to know they limitation
 Exact replication and false representation
 You wanna be a man, then stand your own
 To MC requires skills, I demand some shown
 I let the frauds keep frontin
 And roam like a celluar phone far from home
 Givin crowds what they wantin
 Offical hip-hop consumption, the 5th thumpin
 Keepin ya party jumpin with an original somethin
 Yo, I dedicate this to the one dimension-al
 No imagination, excuse for perpetration
 My man came over and said, "Yo we thought we heard you"
 Joke's on you; you heard a bitin-ass crew but um..
 
 [Chorus: Raphael Saadiq]
 Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...
 Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...
 
 [Verse Two]
 Thin is the line that run between love and hatred
 The game is ill-natured, it's nothing sacred
 Aiyyo, it's funny when I see some rap niggaz due to make it
 A few'll blow up, or go as far as they can take it
 My nine to five, is just to hit ya get the party live
 I'm Black Thought, used to rap for sport
 Now the rhymes sayin rent payin life support
 I take it very serious-ly, within this in-dustry
 It's various crews that try to touch me
 But I come with the beautiful things, and I bless the track plushly
 Around the world crowds love me, from doin tours
 Recepient of applause from all of you and yours
 Creator of original sounds to send to stores
 you take home, to absorb and sweat it out your pores
 Now who can stop the music runnin through these veins
 Infinitely go against the grain, that's why my motto's to..
 
 [Chorus: Raphael Saadiq]
 Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...
 Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...
 
 [Verse Three]
 Livin the life of limos and lights
 Airplanes and trains, short days and long nights
 Keyboards and mics, bass chords and drum kicks
 And my mental thick to hit my head like brick
 As I embark on a mission welcomin to the dark
 When I first spark the arts, when the listenin start
 Open your head wide, and let the Thought inside
 My style fortified by all of Philadel-phi
 I've dealt more stealth than all the wicked weal-thy
 Mentality undetectable by the naked eye
 Then I get paid when the record is played
 To put it short "I want it made" like Ed, nuff said
 Then after that, I'm puttin on my cousin Hamed
 We let the ladies blend with the darkskin thoroughbred
 and discover, my level is that of no other
 And Roots crew reign offical and true while I'm continuin to..
 
 [Chorus: Raphael Saadiq]
 Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...
 Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...

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