...BACK TO MY ROOTS... by Steel Pulse ----------------------............... *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) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Bb Dm Gm Cm Ebm F EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E 688766 x57765 355333 x35543 x68876 x81010108 ____ _ __ __ | __| __ __ | | _ _ | \ / | | |__ \ \ / / _____ | | | | | | | | |__ | \ \/ / | ___| | | | | | | | |\_/| | __| | \ / | |= = | | | |_| | | | = | | |____| | | | | | | |_____| | | | | = = = | | | |___ | | = = = | | | | | | |_____| | | |_| |_| | | = = = | |_____ = = Tabbed by |_| |_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2008 = = = = = (clumsyband@hotmail.com)