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


Intro:

Bb  Dm                      Gm           Dm
     Woah, na na na, yeh eh eh, ee yeh... hey, yeh.
Cm  Dm           Cm  Ebm
     Woah, na na,     woah, now.

Verse 1:

Bb                  Dm
 This is to whom it may concern;
Gm                 Dm
 Ragamuffin, Rasta-man return.
Cm                 Dm
 Says we all got a lesson to learn,
Cm                  Ebm                 Bb    Dm
 This is the reason that I'm back to my roots.

Chorus 1:

               Gm                  Dm              Cm  Dm, Cm  Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
               Bb    Dm
I'm back to my roots,
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.

     Cm                     Ebm
It's time to go back to the way we was;
F                        (Bb)
 Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub-a-Dub.

Chorus 2:

               Gm                  Dm              Cm  Dm, Cm  Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
               Bb    Dm
I'm back to my roots,
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.

     Cm                     Ebm
It's time to go back to the way we was;
F                        (Bb)
 Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub-a-Dub.

Chorus 3:

               Gm                  Dm              Cm  Dm, Cm  Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
               Bb    Dm
I'm back to my roots,
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)

     Cm                     Ebm
It's time to go back to the way we was;
F                        (Bb)
 Reggae-Raggamuffin 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:

               Gm                  Dm              Cm  Dm, Cm  Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
               Bb    Dm
I'm back to my roots,
Gm                   Dm              Cm  Dm, Cm  Ebm
 Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.

Verse 2:

Bb                  Dm
 This is to whom it may concern;
Gm                 Dm
 Ragamuffin, Rasta-man return.
Cm                 Dm
 Says we all got a lesson to learn,
Cm                Ebm
 Help I and I mek Babylon burn yah!

Chorus 6:

               Gm                  Dm              Cm  Dm, Cm  Ebm
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
               Bb    Dm
I'm back to my roots,
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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  = = =   | |_____       =     =    Tabbed by |_|
          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2008    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)