Chords for Freddie McGregor - True To My Roots (Official Video) July 2016
Tempo:
72.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Am
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
We die again for the fendi fendi culture that we have [Am] saved.
[D] Forward to my roots [Em] we are charged [D] through the valley.
Valley of death [C] conquer that [D] mentally.
Take a little we from [G] the bump [D] in the chalice.
From the chalice take me higher [C] than a [D] Kilimanjaro.
Touch the anointed and you bump his sorry.
Enough in my heart, [C] cause it not [D] that me carry.
It not go up [G] in that burn [D] style alley.
Cause in burn style alley [C] man they deal with folly.
[D] Hey, them never remember their forefather.
That's where they get from their grandmother.
The things that you learn from your ancestors.
Will guide [C] you through tomorrow.
[D]
[C] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
[C] [D] Hey, me plant in me food and me no own and no kitchen.
Straight from the farm in a [C] me blotching in [D] a me kitchen.
Everybody waiting and I everybody wishing.
If you come take a little kiss out of [C] me old [D] time cooking.
Sour, soft juice in a the fridge just a chilling.
[Gm] Mama teach me fish here so with that Freddy willing.
[Dm] Pot full of you that now everybody eating.
So me keep up the culture [E] give thanks for the blessing.
True [D] to my roots.
[C] [G] My roots [D] and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
[Dm] From the reach [D] of the vulture.
True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
[C] [D] I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the [C] vulture.
[D] [D] Youth man don't stray.
[C] See that time [D] slipping away.
[D] Hold your bible, your meditation.
Roots [C] and culture [D] fi stay.
Forward to my roots.
Me a trudge through the valley.
[Am] Valley of the conquer that [B] mentally.
[C] Take a little whiff of that man fi me chali.
A [D] me chali take me higher than a Kilimanjaro.
Touch the anointed [C] and you bound [D] fi sorry.
In a fi me heart [C] covering and that [D] me carry.
Me now go walk [D] in a turnstile alley.
Cause it turnstile alley.
Cause it turnstile alley.
[C] [D] So them never [C] remember [D] them forefather.
That's where [Em] they give [D] from them grandmother.
Things that [Am] you learn [D] from your ancestors.
Will guide [D] you through tomorrow.
True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
[C] [D] True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
[C] [D] True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
We got to stay far from the reach of the [D] vulture.
Got to stay.
[D] [Am] [D] [Am] [Am] [D] [A]
We die again for the fendi fendi culture that we have [Am] saved.
[D] Forward to my roots [Em] we are charged [D] through the valley.
Valley of death [C] conquer that [D] mentally.
Take a little we from [G] the bump [D] in the chalice.
From the chalice take me higher [C] than a [D] Kilimanjaro.
Touch the anointed and you bump his sorry.
Enough in my heart, [C] cause it not [D] that me carry.
It not go up [G] in that burn [D] style alley.
Cause in burn style alley [C] man they deal with folly.
[D] Hey, them never remember their forefather.
That's where they get from their grandmother.
The things that you learn from your ancestors.
Will guide [C] you through tomorrow.
[D]
[C] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
[C] [D] Hey, me plant in me food and me no own and no kitchen.
Straight from the farm in a [C] me blotching in [D] a me kitchen.
Everybody waiting and I everybody wishing.
If you come take a little kiss out of [C] me old [D] time cooking.
Sour, soft juice in a the fridge just a chilling.
[Gm] Mama teach me fish here so with that Freddy willing.
[Dm] Pot full of you that now everybody eating.
So me keep up the culture [E] give thanks for the blessing.
True [D] to my roots.
[C] [G] My roots [D] and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
[Dm] From the reach [D] of the vulture.
True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
[C] [D] I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the [C] vulture.
[D] [D] Youth man don't stray.
[C] See that time [D] slipping away.
[D] Hold your bible, your meditation.
Roots [C] and culture [D] fi stay.
Forward to my roots.
Me a trudge through the valley.
[Am] Valley of the conquer that [B] mentally.
[C] Take a little whiff of that man fi me chali.
A [D] me chali take me higher than a Kilimanjaro.
Touch the anointed [C] and you bound [D] fi sorry.
In a fi me heart [C] covering and that [D] me carry.
Me now go walk [D] in a turnstile alley.
Cause it turnstile alley.
Cause it turnstile alley.
[C] [D] So them never [C] remember [D] them forefather.
That's where [Em] they give [D] from them grandmother.
Things that [Am] you learn [D] from your ancestors.
Will guide [D] you through tomorrow.
True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
[C] [D] True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
[C] [D] True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
We got to stay far from the reach of the [D] vulture.
Got to stay.
[D] [Am] [D] [Am] [Am] [D] [A]
Key:
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C
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_ We die again for the fendi fendi culture that we have [Am] saved.
[D] Forward to my roots [Em] we are charged [D] through the valley.
Valley of death [C] conquer that [D] mentally.
Take a little we from [G] the bump [D] in the chalice.
From the chalice take me higher [C] than a [D] Kilimanjaro.
Touch the anointed and you bump his sorry.
Enough in my heart, [C] cause it not [D] that me carry.
It not go up [G] in that burn [D] style alley.
Cause in burn style alley [C] man they deal with folly.
[D] Hey, them never remember their forefather.
That's where they get from their grandmother.
The things that you learn from your ancestors.
Will guide [C] you through tomorrow.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] [D] Hey, me plant in me food and me no own and no kitchen.
Straight from the farm in a [C] me blotching in [D] a me kitchen.
Everybody waiting and I everybody wishing.
If you come take a little kiss out of [C] me old [D] time cooking.
Sour, soft juice in a the fridge just a chilling.
[Gm] Mama teach me fish here so with that Freddy willing.
[Dm] Pot full of you that now everybody eating.
So me keep up the culture [E] give thanks for the blessing.
True [D] to my roots.
[C] [G] My roots [D] and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
[Dm] From the reach [D] of the vulture.
_ True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
[C] _ [D] I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the [C] vulture.
[D] _ _ [D] Youth man don't stray.
[C] See that time [D] slipping away.
[D] Hold your bible, your meditation.
Roots [C] and culture [D] fi stay.
Forward to my roots.
Me a trudge through the valley.
[Am] Valley of the conquer that [B] mentally.
[C] Take a little whiff of that man fi me chali.
A [D] me chali take me higher than a Kilimanjaro.
Touch the anointed [C] and you bound [D] fi sorry.
In a fi me heart [C] covering and that [D] me carry.
Me now go walk [D] in a turnstile alley.
Cause it turnstile alley.
Cause it turnstile alley.
[C] _ [D] So them never [C] remember [D] them forefather.
That's where [Em] they give [D] from them grandmother.
Things that [Am] you learn [D] from your ancestors.
Will guide [D] you through tomorrow.
True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
_ I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
_ True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
[C] _ [D] True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
[C] _ [D] True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
We got to stay far from the reach of the [D] vulture.
Got to stay.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ We die again for the fendi fendi culture that we have [Am] saved.
[D] Forward to my roots [Em] we are charged [D] through the valley.
Valley of death [C] conquer that [D] mentally.
Take a little we from [G] the bump [D] in the chalice.
From the chalice take me higher [C] than a [D] Kilimanjaro.
Touch the anointed and you bump his sorry.
Enough in my heart, [C] cause it not [D] that me carry.
It not go up [G] in that burn [D] style alley.
Cause in burn style alley [C] man they deal with folly.
[D] Hey, them never remember their forefather.
That's where they get from their grandmother.
The things that you learn from your ancestors.
Will guide [C] you through tomorrow.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] [D] Hey, me plant in me food and me no own and no kitchen.
Straight from the farm in a [C] me blotching in [D] a me kitchen.
Everybody waiting and I everybody wishing.
If you come take a little kiss out of [C] me old [D] time cooking.
Sour, soft juice in a the fridge just a chilling.
[Gm] Mama teach me fish here so with that Freddy willing.
[Dm] Pot full of you that now everybody eating.
So me keep up the culture [E] give thanks for the blessing.
True [D] to my roots.
[C] [G] My roots [D] and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
[Dm] From the reach [D] of the vulture.
_ True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
[C] _ [D] I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the [C] vulture.
[D] _ _ [D] Youth man don't stray.
[C] See that time [D] slipping away.
[D] Hold your bible, your meditation.
Roots [C] and culture [D] fi stay.
Forward to my roots.
Me a trudge through the valley.
[Am] Valley of the conquer that [B] mentally.
[C] Take a little whiff of that man fi me chali.
A [D] me chali take me higher than a Kilimanjaro.
Touch the anointed [C] and you bound [D] fi sorry.
In a fi me heart [C] covering and that [D] me carry.
Me now go walk [D] in a turnstile alley.
Cause it turnstile alley.
Cause it turnstile alley.
[C] _ [D] So them never [C] remember [D] them forefather.
That's where [Em] they give [D] from them grandmother.
Things that [Am] you learn [D] from your ancestors.
Will guide [D] you through tomorrow.
True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
_ I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
_ True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
[C] _ [D] True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
[C] _ [D] True to my roots.
My roots and culture.
I have to pay for heart.
From the reach of the vulture.
We got to stay far from the reach of the [D] vulture.
Got to stay.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
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