Back To Your Roots | Playing For Change Band | Live in Brazil Chords
Tempo:
176.25 bpm
Chords used:
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Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[E] [B]
Now, everybody feel alright?
Everybody feel alright?
[D] Are you ready for some [C] renggae music?
Yeah, man.
[C] Loke [G] Koseki
Republic of the Congo
hear it called
Now, everybody feel alright?
Everybody feel alright?
[D] Are you ready for some [C] renggae music?
Yeah, man.
[C] Loke [G] Koseki
Republic of the Congo
hear it called
100% ➙ 176BPM
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
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_ _ _ Now, everybody feel alright?
_ _ _ _ _ _ Everybody feel alright?
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Are you ready for some [C] renggae music?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, man.
My name is Mermos Mose [C] Loke [G] Koseki
_ [Am] from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and this [Dm] song, you're gonna hear it called
[Em] Back to Your Roots.
[Am] Check it out.
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_ _ [Am] My, my, you see
You got [F] to get [Em] back to your roots
_ [Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from _ Africa for _ [Am] _ good _ _
Whoa, [F] whoa, whoa
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ My, my, you see
You [F] got to get [G] back to your roots
_ [Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for good _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Fighting _ [Am] _ _ _ and pride and [F] suffering
_ [G] And sadness, _ [Am] anger, hence to _ dance
[C] [F] Into killing one [G] another
[B] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C]
Africa
[F] Where's the _ _ [G] _ energy?
_ [Am] Ooh, _ _ [C] Africa _
[F] Go back [C] to your [Bm] _
roots
[Am] My, my, you see
You [Dm] got to get back to [G] your roots
[Am] _ Then you'll find a way to [Dm] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for _ good _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Iniquity, [Em] _ [F] let go through
_ [G] Of Africa, _ [D] [Am] fighting for your
_ 400 [C] years [F] ago, _ _ [Em] oh _ [Bm] Lord
[Am] _ But [D] now the [C]
time has come [F] to start
[C] _ [G] Fighting each [Am] _ other _ _ _
[C] [F] We're gonna find another [G] way, _ yeah
[Am] _ My, my, you see
You [Dm] got to get [Em] back to your roots
_ [Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for _ good _ _
[Dm] You better go back, go [Am] back to [G] your _ [Am] roots _ _ _ _
Sweetie
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Sulemanini _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ lungidamba [C] _ _ [F] _ Sulemanini _ [Em] lungidamba _ _ [Am] _ Sulemanini _ lungidamba
Oh, _ _ Sulemanini _ [G]
lungidamba _ [Am] _ _ _ _ Salundo
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] Mambo kona, we [Am] sold Africa, _ yeah
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Zamata [Am] ba _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Bibbidi-bobbidi [Am]-bo
Bibbidi _ _ _
[C]-bobbidi [F]-bibbidi-bibbidi-bibbidi [G]-bo Yeah
[Bm] _ _ [Am] I _ _ see you got [F] to get back [G] to your roots
_ [Am] _ Then you'll find a way to [Dm] build up
Babylon [G] from _ Africa for [Am] good
I _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
see you [Dm] got to get [G] back to your roots
[Am] Then you find a way to [F] burn a Babylon [G] from Africa, _ [Am] brother _ _ _
All the way from the Zimbabwe on the [Em] guitar _
Mr.
Louis _ [Am] Flambeau, fire! _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Aaaaaah!
_ You _ [Em] _ can't keep me [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ down, [G] no _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ Louis! _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Louis!
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_ _ Louis!
Louis!
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[B] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ Come on! _
More fire!
_ _ _ Yeah, that's good _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now, everybody feel alright?
_ _ _ _ _ _ Everybody feel alright?
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Are you ready for some [C] renggae music?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, man.
My name is Mermos Mose [C] Loke [G] Koseki
_ [Am] from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and this [Dm] song, you're gonna hear it called
[Em] Back to Your Roots.
[Am] Check it out.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] My, my, you see
You got [F] to get [Em] back to your roots
_ [Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from _ Africa for _ [Am] _ good _ _
Whoa, [F] whoa, whoa
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ My, my, you see
You [F] got to get [G] back to your roots
_ [Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for good _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Fighting _ [Am] _ _ _ and pride and [F] suffering
_ [G] And sadness, _ [Am] anger, hence to _ dance
[C] [F] Into killing one [G] another
[B] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C]
Africa
[F] Where's the _ _ [G] _ energy?
_ [Am] Ooh, _ _ [C] Africa _
[F] Go back [C] to your [Bm] _
roots
[Am] My, my, you see
You [Dm] got to get back to [G] your roots
[Am] _ Then you'll find a way to [Dm] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for _ good _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Iniquity, [Em] _ [F] let go through
_ [G] Of Africa, _ [D] [Am] fighting for your
_ 400 [C] years [F] ago, _ _ [Em] oh _ [Bm] Lord
[Am] _ But [D] now the [C]
time has come [F] to start
[C] _ [G] Fighting each [Am] _ other _ _ _
[C] [F] We're gonna find another [G] way, _ yeah
[Am] _ My, my, you see
You [Dm] got to get [Em] back to your roots
_ [Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for _ good _ _
[Dm] You better go back, go [Am] back to [G] your _ [Am] roots _ _ _ _
Sweetie
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Sulemanini _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ lungidamba [C] _ _ [F] _ Sulemanini _ [Em] lungidamba _ _ [Am] _ Sulemanini _ lungidamba
Oh, _ _ Sulemanini _ [G]
lungidamba _ [Am] _ _ _ _ Salundo
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] Mambo kona, we [Am] sold Africa, _ yeah
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Zamata [Am] ba _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Bibbidi-bobbidi [Am]-bo
Bibbidi _ _ _
[C]-bobbidi [F]-bibbidi-bibbidi-bibbidi [G]-bo Yeah
[Bm] _ _ [Am] I _ _ see you got [F] to get back [G] to your roots
_ [Am] _ Then you'll find a way to [Dm] build up
Babylon [G] from _ Africa for [Am] good
I _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
see you [Dm] got to get [G] back to your roots
[Am] Then you find a way to [F] burn a Babylon [G] from Africa, _ [Am] brother _ _ _
All the way from the Zimbabwe on the [Em] guitar _
Mr.
Louis _ [Am] Flambeau, fire! _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Aaaaaah!
_ You _ [Em] _ can't keep me [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ down, [G] no _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ Louis! _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Louis!
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_ _ Louis!
Louis!
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[B] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ Come on! _
More fire!
_ _ _ Yeah, that's good _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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