Roots Chords

by Bob Marley
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: F#m
Capo: no capo
Author heikel.b [pro] 68.
1 contributor total, last edit on Nov 8, 2023

Chords

F#m
Bm
D
C#m
F#m7

Strumming

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[Intro]
F#m Bm D C#m F#m
 
[Verse]
F#m
Root, natty roots
Bm
Dread, Binghi dread
D    C#m             F#m
     I and I are the roots
 
F#m
Some are leaf
Bm
Some are branches
D    C#m             F#m
     I and I are the roots
 
F#m
Some are dry wood
Bm
For the fire
D     C#m  F#m
 Woy, yoy, look at that
 
F#m
They need the dry wood
Bm
To cook their raw food
D     C#m  F#m
 Woy, yoy, look at that
 
[Bridge]
D      C#m
Got to survive
        F#m
In this man mania downpression
D         C#m
Got to survive
    F#m
In iration
 
       F#m
Me say root, natty root
Bm
Dread, Binghi dread
D     C#m             F#m
      I and I are the root
 
F#m
Some are wolf
Bm
In sheep clothing
D     C#m  F#m
 Woy, yoy, look at that
 
F#m
Many are called
Bm
And few are chosen
D     C#m  F#m
 Woy, yoy, look at that
 
F#m
Nothing they can do
   Bm
To separate I and I
D        C#m         F#m
From the love of our father
 
         F#m
You see, blood
Bm
is thicker than water
D     C#m  F#m
 Woy, yoy, look at that
 
[Bridge]
D         C#m
Got to survive
       F#m
In the ghetto
D         C#m
Got to survive
             F#m7
People don't fret, no
 
[Verse]
          F#m
Without a root, natty root
Bm
Dread, Binghi dread
D     C#m            F#m
      I and I are the roots
 
F#m
Root natty
Bm
Dread Binghi
D     C#m            F#m
      I and I are the root
 
[Outro]
F#m
    Root, natty root
Bm
Dread, Binghi dread...
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Roots – Bob Marley
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