Chords for Jimmy Cliff - Roots Radical - (Special)
Tempo:
80.05 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
E
Ebm
Ab
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Abm]
I'm a radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a radical, [Abm] [Ebm] and I'm miles [Ebm] away from home.
I'm a radical, [E]
I'm a true born Jamaican, [Abm] yes I'm a radical, [Ebm]
and I'm miles away from home.
[E] They won't see me round the corner, [Abm] they can't catch me from the street.
[E]
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ebm] yes I'm a radical, and I'm miles away from home.
If I'd be lance skinned, they'd die [E] down.
I'd be well when they locked me in [Abm] a cell.
Be lance skinned, they'd just [E] scour.
Oh what the hell, when they'd rise to the cell.
I'm a [Abm] radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican,
[Ebm] yes I'm a radical, and I'm miles away from [Abm] home.
[E]
[Abm] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[E] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Abm] [E]
[Db] [E]
[Ebm]
[E] I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a [Abm] radical, [Ebm] and I'm miles [Abm] away from home.
[Ebm] If I'd be lance skinned, they'd just scour.
[E] What in a sort to sing their song?
Be lance [Abm] skinned, they'd just [E] scour.
What in a sort to put a [Abm] run?
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [E] yes I'm a radical, and [Ebm] I'm miles away from home.
[E]
[Ebm] Who's radical?
[Abm] [Eb] Who's radical?
[E] [Abm] Who's radical?
[Ebm] [Abm]
Who's radical?
[E] [Ebm] Yeah, who's radical?
[Abm]
Who's radical?
Who's radical?
[E] That's right, [Abm] who's radical?
Who's radical?
[Ebm] I'm [Ab] a [Abm] radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Abm] yes [Ebm] I'm [Abm] a radical, [E] and I'm miles away from home.
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, yes [Ebm] I'm a radical, who's radical?
And I'm miles away [Abm] from home.
[E] [Abm]
[Ebm]
[Abm]
I'm a radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a radical, [Abm] [Ebm] and I'm miles [Ebm] away from home.
I'm a radical, [E]
I'm a true born Jamaican, [Abm] yes I'm a radical, [Ebm]
and I'm miles away from home.
[E] They won't see me round the corner, [Abm] they can't catch me from the street.
[E]
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ebm] yes I'm a radical, and I'm miles away from home.
If I'd be lance skinned, they'd die [E] down.
I'd be well when they locked me in [Abm] a cell.
Be lance skinned, they'd just [E] scour.
Oh what the hell, when they'd rise to the cell.
I'm a [Abm] radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican,
[Ebm] yes I'm a radical, and I'm miles away from [Abm] home.
[E]
[Abm] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[E] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Abm] [E]
[Db] [E]
[Ebm]
[E] I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a [Abm] radical, [Ebm] and I'm miles [Abm] away from home.
[Ebm] If I'd be lance skinned, they'd just scour.
[E] What in a sort to sing their song?
Be lance [Abm] skinned, they'd just [E] scour.
What in a sort to put a [Abm] run?
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [E] yes I'm a radical, and [Ebm] I'm miles away from home.
[E]
[Ebm] Who's radical?
[Abm] [Eb] Who's radical?
[E] [Abm] Who's radical?
[Ebm] [Abm]
Who's radical?
[E] [Ebm] Yeah, who's radical?
[Abm]
Who's radical?
Who's radical?
[E] That's right, [Abm] who's radical?
Who's radical?
[Ebm] I'm [Ab] a [Abm] radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Abm] yes [Ebm] I'm [Abm] a radical, [E] and I'm miles away from home.
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, yes [Ebm] I'm a radical, who's radical?
And I'm miles away [Abm] from home.
[E] [Abm]
[Ebm]
Key:
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Ebm
Ab
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Abm
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Ebm
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_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm a radical, _ [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a radical, [Abm] _ [Ebm] and I'm miles [Ebm] away from home.
I'm a radical, [E] _
I'm a true born Jamaican, [Abm] yes I'm a radical, _ [Ebm]
and I'm miles away from home.
_ [E] They won't see me round the corner, [Abm] they can't catch me from the street.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a radical, _ I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ebm] yes I'm a radical, _ and I'm miles away from home.
If I'd be lance skinned, they'd die [E] down.
I'd be well when they locked me in [Abm] a cell.
Be lance skinned, they'd just [E] scour.
Oh what the hell, when they'd rise to the cell.
I'm a [Abm] radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, _
[Ebm] yes I'm a radical, and I'm miles away from [Abm] home.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [E] I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a [Abm] radical, [Ebm] and I'm miles [Abm] away from home.
[Ebm] If I'd be lance skinned, they'd just scour.
[E] What in a sort to sing their song?
Be lance [Abm] skinned, they'd just [E] scour.
What in a sort to put a [Abm] run?
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [E] yes I'm a radical, and [Ebm] _ _ _ I'm miles away from home.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ Who's radical? _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Who's radical?
[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ Who's radical?
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
Who's radical?
[E] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] Yeah, who's radical?
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
Who's radical?
Who's radical?
[E] That's right, [Abm] who's radical?
Who's radical?
[Ebm] I'm _ [Ab] a [Abm] _ _ _ radical, _ [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, _ _ [Abm] _ yes _ [Ebm] I'm [Abm] _ _ _ a radical, _ _ [E] and I'm miles away from home.
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, yes [Ebm] I'm a radical, who's radical?
And I'm miles away [Abm] from home. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm a radical, _ [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a radical, [Abm] _ [Ebm] and I'm miles [Ebm] away from home.
I'm a radical, [E] _
I'm a true born Jamaican, [Abm] yes I'm a radical, _ [Ebm]
and I'm miles away from home.
_ [E] They won't see me round the corner, [Abm] they can't catch me from the street.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a radical, _ I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ebm] yes I'm a radical, _ and I'm miles away from home.
If I'd be lance skinned, they'd die [E] down.
I'd be well when they locked me in [Abm] a cell.
Be lance skinned, they'd just [E] scour.
Oh what the hell, when they'd rise to the cell.
I'm a [Abm] radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, _
[Ebm] yes I'm a radical, and I'm miles away from [Abm] home.
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_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [E] I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a [Abm] radical, [Ebm] and I'm miles [Abm] away from home.
[Ebm] If I'd be lance skinned, they'd just scour.
[E] What in a sort to sing their song?
Be lance [Abm] skinned, they'd just [E] scour.
What in a sort to put a [Abm] run?
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, [E] yes I'm a radical, and [Ebm] _ _ _ I'm miles away from home.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ Who's radical? _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Who's radical?
[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ Who's radical?
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
Who's radical?
[E] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] Yeah, who's radical?
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
Who's radical?
Who's radical?
[E] That's right, [Abm] who's radical?
Who's radical?
[Ebm] I'm _ [Ab] a [Abm] _ _ _ radical, _ [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, _ _ [Abm] _ yes _ [Ebm] I'm [Abm] _ _ _ a radical, _ _ [E] and I'm miles away from home.
I'm a radical, I'm a true born Jamaican, yes [Ebm] I'm a radical, who's radical?
And I'm miles away [Abm] from home. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _