...BACK TO MY ROOTS... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'Vex' (1994)*


Intro:

Bb  Dm
     Woah na na na,
       GmYeh (355333@1)eh eh, ee yeh...
Dm (xx0231@1)Hey yeh.
Cm  Dm
     Woah na na,
Cm  Ebm
     Woah now.

Verse 1:

Bb (x1333x@1)This is to whom,
   DmIt (xx0231@1)may concern
Gm (355333@1)Ragamuffin,
      DmRasta-man (xx0231@1)return.
Cm (x3101x@1)Says we all got,
  DmA (xx0231@1)lesson to learn,
Cm (x3101x@1)This is the reason,
Ebm (xx4342@1)That I'm back
      Bb (x1333x@1)   DmTo (xx0231@1)my roots.

Chorus 1:

Dm (xx0231@1)I'm back to my,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

               Bb (x1333x@1)  DmI'm (xx0231@1)back to my roots,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

Bridge 1:

Dm (xx0231@1)So we took,
That commercial road,
Searching for some,
Fame and gold.
Gm (355333@1)And gained the,
Whole wide world
And almost,
Lost our souls.

Dm (xx0231@1)Some say we should,
Have led the way,
Taken over from,
Bob Marley.
Gm (355333@1)Got brainwashed,
By the system yeah,
What a heavy heavy,
Price we paid.

     CmIt's (x3101x@1)time to go back,
       EbmTo (xx4342@1)the way we was,
F (133211@1)Reggae-Raggamuffin,
     (Bb)
Rub-a-Dub.

Chorus 2:

Dm (xx0231@1)I'm back to my,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

               Bb (x1333x@1)  DmI'm (xx0231@1)back to my roots,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

Bridge 2:

Dm (xx0231@1)Some a say that,
We gone soft,
Whatever happened to,
The Pulse so hard?
Gm (355333@1)They use to take,
A militant stance,
Now all were hearing,
Is a song and a dance.

Dm (xx0231@1)Well we tried all,
That pop and jive,
To keep the band,
And the music alive.
Gm (355333@1)So here's my promise,
To everyone;
I'll serve the sufferers,
From this day on.

     CmIt's (x3101x@1)time to go back,
       EbmTo (xx4342@1)the way we was,
F (133211@1)Reggae-Raggamuffin,
     (Bb)
Rub-a-Dub.

Chorus 3:

Dm (xx0231@1)I'm back to my,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

               Bb (x1333x@1)  DmI'm (xx0231@1)back to my roots,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

Solo:

Bb  Dm, Gm  Dm,
Cm  Dm, Cm  Ebm

(x2)

Dm, Gm (x2)

     CmIt's (x3101x@1)time to go back,
       EbmTo (xx4342@1)the way we was,
F (133211@1)Reggae-Raggamuffin,
     (Bb)
Rub-a-Dub.

Chorus 4:

Dm (xx0231@1)                      Gm (355333@1)Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-dub,
Dm (xx0231@1)                      Cm (x3101x@1)Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-dub.
Dm (xx0231@1)                      Cm (x3101x@1) Ebm (xx4342@1)Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-dub.

Chorus 5:

Dm (xx0231@1)I'm back to my,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

               Bb (x1333x@1)  DmI'm (xx0231@1)back to my roots,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

Verse 2:

Bb (x1333x@1)This is to whom,
   DmIt (xx0231@1)may concern
Gm (355333@1)Ragamuffin,
      DmRasta-man (xx0231@1)return.
Cm (x3101x@1)Says we all got,
  DmA (xx0231@1)lesson to learn,
Cm (x3101x@1)Help I and I,
    EbmMek (xx4342@1)Babylon burn yah!

Chorus 6:

Dm (xx0231@1)I'm back to my,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

               Bb (x1333x@1)  DmI'm (xx0231@1)back to my roots,
Gm (355333@1)Roo roo roo roo,
Dm (xx0231@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)Dm, CmEbm
 Roo roo roots.

Outro:

Bb  Dm, Gm  Dm,
Cm  Dm, Cm  Ebm

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Bb (x1333x@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)    Gm (355333@1)     Cm (x3101x@1)   Ebm (xx4342@1)   F (133211@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xxx766  xxx765  xxx333  xxx543  xxx876  xxx565
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 | |= =   | |  | |_| |  | | = | |  |____|     | |
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  = = =   | |_____       =     =    Tabbed by |_|
          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2008    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)