Chords for Jimmy Cliff - Roots Woman
Tempo:
96.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[F#m] [D] [G] [D] [G]
[F#m] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] Rootswoman, [F#m] rootswoman, [G] she's a [D] rootswoman, [G] it's the truth [A] woman [D]
[Bm] and eternity.
Rootswoman, [D] rootswoman, she's [G] my [A] rootswoman, [D]
it's the [G] truth [D] woman and [Bm] eternity.
Now she don't worship diamonds, [D] she don't worship [Bm] pearls, she don't worship silver, she [F#m] don't worship gold.
[D] She lives the life she loves and loves the life she lives.
It gives me plenty loving and it [F#m] keeps me [D] bubbling [G] on.
[D]
[G] [D] Rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [Bm] she's a rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
[D]
[G] Rootswoman, [D] rootswoman, [G] she's my rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
Now I don't know what you'll say, you saw me yesterday, but I know what you'll [D] say, you'll see [A] I'm until death.
[D] She'll cook that country porridge, help I get her knowledge, keep her looking [Bm] smashing [D]
and it keeps her bubbling on.
[G] [D] Now [G] I'm [D] talking about [Bm] rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [G] she's my [D] rootswoman, [G] it's the truth [D] woman and [G] eternity.
[Bm] [D]
Rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [G] she's a [A] rootswoman, [D] it's the [G] truth [D] woman and [G] [Bm] eternity.
[D] Turn me [G] on, [D]
[G] I'll [D] turn you [G] on.
[D]
[A] Sometimes [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [D] [Bm] we have to fuss, sometimes we fight, [D] but that don't hinder us from making [A] it all right.
[D] Love is our foundation ever [Bm] since creation and as it seems [D]
[A] nothing can [D] come between.
[G] [D] And I'm talking about rootswoman, rootswoman, [G] she's my rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
[D]
Rootswoman, rootswoman, [G] she's my [D] rootswoman, it's [G] the truth [D] woman and [G] eternity.
[Bm]
Turn [D] me on [G] now, oh [D] yeah, [G] [D] I'll turn you on.
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Oh [G] [D] yeah, I'm [G] [D] talking about [G] rootswoman.
[D]
[G] [D] Oh yeah, [G] uh huh.
She's my [D] [G] rootswoman, it's the truth woman, [D] it's the [G] rootswoman, and you turn, [D] turn me on [G] now.
[D] [G] [D] [G] [D]
[F#m] [D] [G] [D] [G]
[F#m] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] Rootswoman, [F#m] rootswoman, [G] she's a [D] rootswoman, [G] it's the truth [A] woman [D]
[Bm] and eternity.
Rootswoman, [D] rootswoman, she's [G] my [A] rootswoman, [D]
it's the [G] truth [D] woman and [Bm] eternity.
Now she don't worship diamonds, [D] she don't worship [Bm] pearls, she don't worship silver, she [F#m] don't worship gold.
[D] She lives the life she loves and loves the life she lives.
It gives me plenty loving and it [F#m] keeps me [D] bubbling [G] on.
[D]
[G] [D] Rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [Bm] she's a rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
[D]
[G] Rootswoman, [D] rootswoman, [G] she's my rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
Now I don't know what you'll say, you saw me yesterday, but I know what you'll [D] say, you'll see [A] I'm until death.
[D] She'll cook that country porridge, help I get her knowledge, keep her looking [Bm] smashing [D]
and it keeps her bubbling on.
[G] [D] Now [G] I'm [D] talking about [Bm] rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [G] she's my [D] rootswoman, [G] it's the truth [D] woman and [G] eternity.
[Bm] [D]
Rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [G] she's a [A] rootswoman, [D] it's the [G] truth [D] woman and [G] [Bm] eternity.
[D] Turn me [G] on, [D]
[G] I'll [D] turn you [G] on.
[D]
[A] Sometimes [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [D] [Bm] we have to fuss, sometimes we fight, [D] but that don't hinder us from making [A] it all right.
[D] Love is our foundation ever [Bm] since creation and as it seems [D]
[A] nothing can [D] come between.
[G] [D] And I'm talking about rootswoman, rootswoman, [G] she's my rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
[D]
Rootswoman, rootswoman, [G] she's my [D] rootswoman, it's [G] the truth [D] woman and [G] eternity.
[Bm]
Turn [D] me on [G] now, oh [D] yeah, [G] [D] I'll turn you on.
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Oh [G] [D] yeah, I'm [G] [D] talking about [G] rootswoman.
[D]
[G] [D] Oh yeah, [G] uh huh.
She's my [D] [G] rootswoman, it's the truth woman, [D] it's the [G] rootswoman, and you turn, [D] turn me on [G] now.
[D] [G] [D] [G] [D]
Key:
D
G
Bm
A
F#m
D
G
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] Rootswoman, [F#m] rootswoman, [G] she's a [D] rootswoman, [G] it's the truth [A] woman [D]
[Bm] and eternity. _ _ _ _
Rootswoman, [D] rootswoman, she's [G] my [A] rootswoman, [D]
it's the [G] truth [D] woman and [Bm] eternity. _
_ _ Now she don't worship diamonds, [D] she don't worship [Bm] pearls, she don't worship silver, she [F#m] don't worship gold.
[D] She lives the life she loves and loves the life she lives.
It gives me plenty loving and it [F#m] keeps me [D] bubbling [G] on.
_ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ Rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [Bm] she's a rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
_ _ _ [D] _
[G] Rootswoman, [D] rootswoman, [G] she's my rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
_ _ Now I don't know what you'll say, you saw me yesterday, but I know what you'll [D] say, you'll see [A] I'm until death.
[D] She'll cook that country porridge, help I get her knowledge, keep her looking [Bm] smashing [D]
and it keeps her bubbling on.
[G] [D] Now _ [G] I'm [D] talking about [Bm] rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [G] she's my [D] rootswoman, [G] it's the truth [D] woman and [G] eternity.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [G] she's a [A] rootswoman, [D] it's the [G] truth [D] woman and [G] [Bm] eternity.
_ _ [D] Turn me [G] on, [D] _
_ [G] I'll [D] turn you [G] on.
_ [D] _
[A] Sometimes _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] we have to fuss, sometimes we fight, [D] but that don't hinder us from making [A] it all right.
[D] Love is our foundation ever [Bm] since creation and as it seems [D] _
[A] nothing can [D] come between.
[G] _ [D] And _ I'm talking about rootswoman, rootswoman, [G] she's my rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Rootswoman, rootswoman, [G] she's my [D] rootswoman, it's [G] the truth [D] woman and [G] eternity.
[Bm] _
Turn [D] me on [G] now, oh [D] yeah, [G] _ _ [D] I'll turn you on.
[G] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [D] Oh _ [G] _ [D] yeah, I'm [G] [D] talking about _ [G] _ rootswoman.
[D] _
[G] _ [D] Oh yeah, [G] _ uh huh.
She's my _ [D] _ [G] rootswoman, it's the truth woman, [D] it's the [G] rootswoman, and you turn, _ [D] turn me on [G] now.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] Rootswoman, [F#m] rootswoman, [G] she's a [D] rootswoman, [G] it's the truth [A] woman [D]
[Bm] and eternity. _ _ _ _
Rootswoman, [D] rootswoman, she's [G] my [A] rootswoman, [D]
it's the [G] truth [D] woman and [Bm] eternity. _
_ _ Now she don't worship diamonds, [D] she don't worship [Bm] pearls, she don't worship silver, she [F#m] don't worship gold.
[D] She lives the life she loves and loves the life she lives.
It gives me plenty loving and it [F#m] keeps me [D] bubbling [G] on.
_ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ Rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [Bm] she's a rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
_ _ _ [D] _
[G] Rootswoman, [D] rootswoman, [G] she's my rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
_ _ Now I don't know what you'll say, you saw me yesterday, but I know what you'll [D] say, you'll see [A] I'm until death.
[D] She'll cook that country porridge, help I get her knowledge, keep her looking [Bm] smashing [D]
and it keeps her bubbling on.
[G] [D] Now _ [G] I'm [D] talking about [Bm] rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [G] she's my [D] rootswoman, [G] it's the truth [D] woman and [G] eternity.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Rootswoman, [G] [D] rootswoman, [G] she's a [A] rootswoman, [D] it's the [G] truth [D] woman and [G] [Bm] eternity.
_ _ [D] Turn me [G] on, [D] _
_ [G] I'll [D] turn you [G] on.
_ [D] _
[A] Sometimes _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] we have to fuss, sometimes we fight, [D] but that don't hinder us from making [A] it all right.
[D] Love is our foundation ever [Bm] since creation and as it seems [D] _
[A] nothing can [D] come between.
[G] _ [D] And _ I'm talking about rootswoman, rootswoman, [G] she's my rootswoman, it's the truth [D] woman [Bm] and eternity.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Rootswoman, rootswoman, [G] she's my [D] rootswoman, it's [G] the truth [D] woman and [G] eternity.
[Bm] _
Turn [D] me on [G] now, oh [D] yeah, [G] _ _ [D] I'll turn you on.
[G] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [D] Oh _ [G] _ [D] yeah, I'm [G] [D] talking about _ [G] _ rootswoman.
[D] _
[G] _ [D] Oh yeah, [G] _ uh huh.
She's my _ [D] _ [G] rootswoman, it's the truth woman, [D] it's the [G] rootswoman, and you turn, _ [D] turn me on [G] now.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _