Roots Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
You [G]roots,
you radic[D]als, you rock to the reggae
[C]You [G]roots, you radic[D]als,
you dub to the reggae
You [G]roots, you radic[D]als,
you skank to the [C]reggae
[G][D]

[Verse 2]
Let [C]there be [G]peace in the east,
[D]peace in the west
[C]You roo[G]ts, you radicals[D] and all the rest
[G]Peace up nor[D]th, peace down south
[G]Peace in the ghettos [D]all round about

[Verse 3]
We are [G]all in [D]a one and one in all
[G]So throw away the guns
[D]and the war's all gone
[G]So throw away the hunger
[Em]and the [D]war's all gone
[G]So throw away the fighting
[Em]and the [D]war's all [C]gone
[G]So throw away the grudges
[D]and the war's all gone
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[Verse 4]
You [G]roots, you radic[D]als,
you rock to the reggae
You [G]roots, you radic[D]als,
you dub to the reggae
You [G]roots, you radic[D]als,
you skank to the [C]reggae
[G][D]

[Verse 5]
Love and [G]respect your [Em]itren and
pro[D]tect your little [G]sister
And the same [D]shall return to you,
my friend
Don't [G]fight against no colour
[Em]clas[D]s or creed
[G]For on [D]discrimination does
violence breed

[Verse 6]
We are [G]all in [Em]a one and [D]one in all
So [G]throw away the guns
[D]and the war's all gone
So [G]throw away the hunger
[Em]and [D]the war's all gone
[G]So throw away the fighting
and the [D]war's all gone
So [G]throw away the grudges
[D]and the war's all gone
[G]

[Verse 7]
[D]
You [G]roots, you radic[D]als,
you rock to the reggae
You [G]roots, you [Em]radic[D]als,
you dub to the reggae
You [G]roots, you radic[D]als, you skank to the reggae

[Interlude 1]
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[G][D][G][D]
[G][D][G]
[D][C][G][D][G]
[D][G][D]
[G][D][G][D]
[G][D][G][D]
[G]
[D][G][C][D]
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[Verse 8]
[G]Comfort the afflicted and
[D]keep them from harm
Let [G]age be protected and
[D]the infants be strong

[Verse 9]
[D]Go for it!
You got to [G]pass the bowl and
make the [D]food go round
'cause [G]that's the only way to
[D]trample crime to the [Em]ground[D]
[G]Equal rights an[Em]d justice
for [D]one and all
'cause [G]only through [D]liberty
freedom shall form
[C]Don't

[Verse 10]
[G]fight against no
colour [D]class or creed
For [G]on [Em]discrimination does [D]violence breed

[Verse 11]
We are [G]all in [D]a one and one in all
So [G]throw away the [Em]guns
and the [D]war's all gone
[G]So throw away the hunger
[Em]and the [D]war's all gone
[G]So throw away the fighting
[D]and the war's all gone
[A]So [G]throw away the guns
and the [D]war's all gone
[A]So [G]throw away the hunger
[Em]and the [D]war's all gone
So [G]throw away the fighting
[D]and the war's all gone
So [G]throw away the grudges [Em]an d the w[D]ar's all gone

[Outro 1]
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