Chords for Richie Havens - Going Back to My Roots

Tempo:
120.7 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Bm

G

B

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Richie Havens - Going Back to My Roots chords
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[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[G]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm] It's a life like that
[Em] It's
[Bm] a life like that
[Em] It's a life like that
[Bm] Zipping up my boots
[Em] Going back to my roots
[Bm] Replacing my birth
[Em] Back down [G] to earth
[Bm] Not talking about the roots in the land
[Em] I'm talking about the roots in the land
Zipping up [Bm] my boots
[Em] Going back to [G] my roots
I'm homeward bound, got my head [C] turned around
[F#m] Going back to find [Bm] myself
I can't [Em] live with [B] nobody else
[F#m] Who's living in a world of [Bm] fantasy
[Em] Going back, going back where I can be me
[Bm] I'm searching for riches I've had all the time
[Em] Finding out happiness is
Just a [Bm] state of mind
Just a [Em] state of mind
[A] [A#] [Bm] Zipping up my boots
[Em] Going back to my roots
Replacing [Bm] my birth
Not [Em]
[Bm] talking about the roots in the land
[Em] I'm talking about the roots in the land
[Bm] Zipping up my boots
Going [Em] back to my roots
[G] I'm homeward bound, got [Em] my head turned [C] around
[Bm] Going home, I'm going home
[Em] Going home, going home where I do belong
[B] I found the riches and I've got the time
[G] Finding out happiness [Em] is
Just [Bm] a state of mind
Just a state of mind
[Em]
Just a [Bm] state of mind
Just a [Em] state of mind
[Bm] Zipping up my boots
Going [Em] back to my roots
[Bm] Replacing my birth
[Em] Now down to the end
It's [B] not black, it's not white
It's [Em] not red, it's not yellow
It's [Bm] not black, it's not white
It's [Em] not red, it's not yellow
[Bm] It's not black, it's not white
It's [Em] not red, it's not yellow
[Bm] It's down to earth
[Em] It's down to earth
[Bm] It's down to earth
[Em] It's down to [Bm] earth
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
Key:  
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
B
12341112
C
3211
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To learn Mike Chenery - Back In Paradise chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bm, Em and Bm. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 121. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] It's a life like _ that _ _
[Em] It's _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ a life like that _
[Em] It's a life like _ _ that _
_ [Bm] Zipping up my boots _ _ _
[Em] Going back to my roots _ _
_ [Bm] Replacing my birth _ _ _
[Em] Back down [G] to earth _ _
[Bm] Not talking about the roots in the land _
[Em] I'm talking about the roots in the land _
_ Zipping up [Bm] my boots _ _ _
[Em] Going back to [G] my _ roots _
_ I'm homeward bound, got my head [C] turned _ around
_ _ [F#m] Going back to find [Bm] myself
_ I can't [Em] live with [B] nobody else
[F#m] _ Who's living in a world of [Bm] fantasy
_ _ [Em] Going back, going back where I can be me
[Bm] I'm searching for riches I've had all the time
[Em] Finding out happiness is
Just a [Bm] state of mind _
_ _ _ Just a [Em] state of mind _
_ [A] _ _ [A#] _ _ [Bm] Zipping up my boots
_ _ [Em] Going back to my roots
_ Replacing [Bm] _ my birth
Not _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ talking about the roots in the land
_ _ [Em] I'm talking about the roots in the land
_ _ [Bm] Zipping up my boots
_ Going [Em] back to my roots
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm homeward bound, got [Em] my head turned [C] _ around _
_ [Bm] Going home, I'm going home
[Em] Going home, going home where I do belong
_ _ [B] I found the riches and I've got the time
_ _ [G] Finding out happiness [Em] is
Just [Bm] a state of mind _ _ _
Just a state of _ mind
[Em] _ _
Just a [Bm] state of mind _ _ _
Just a [Em] state of _ mind _ _
_ _ [Bm] Zipping up my boots _ _
Going [Em] back to my roots _
_ _ [Bm] Replacing my birth _ _
_ [Em] Now down to the end _ _
It's [B] not black, it's not white
It's [Em] not red, it's not yellow
It's [Bm] not black, it's not white
It's [Em] not red, it's not yellow
[Bm] It's not black, it's not white
It's [Em] not red, it's not yellow
_ [Bm] It's down to earth _ _
_ [Em] It's down to earth _
_ _ [Bm] It's down to earth _
_ [Em] It's down _ _ _ to [Bm] earth _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
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