Roots Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Tempo:
129.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
F#m
Bm
C#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[D]
[C#m] [A] [F#m]
Root, nutty root, [Bm] straight pinky dread, [D]
I [Am] and I [F#m] add a rose,
Some a leaf, [Bm] [D] some a branch [Bm] is, [D]
[C#m] I and I [F#m] add a rose,
Some a dry wood [Bm] for the fire,
[D]
[C#m] [F#m] They need a dry wood [Bm] to cook their [D] offing,
When you [A] [F#m] look at it, [D] you got to [C#m] survive, [F#m] In this man-maniac down-pression,
[D] You got [C#m] to survive, [F#m] denigration,
It's a root, nutty [A] root, [Bm] straight pinky [D] dread,
[C#m]
[B] I and [E] I add [F#m] a rose, some a wood, [Bm] in cheap clothing,
[D]
[C#m] Well you [A] look [F#m] at that, many are born, [Bm] a few are chosen,
[D]
[C#m] Well you [A] look at that, [F#m]
nothing they can do, [Bm] to separate I and I,
[D]
[C#m] From the love [F#m] of our [F#] father,
[F#m] you see blood, [D] [Bm] is thicker than water,
[D] Well [G#m] you [C#m] look at that, [D] got to [C#m] survive, [F#m] in the ghetto,
[D] Got to [C#m] survive, people [F#m] don't fret no, without a root, nutty root,
[Bm] Straight pinky dread, [D]
I and I [F#m] add a rose,
Root, nutty, [B] straight pinky, [Bm] [D]
I and I [A] add a [F#m] rose,
Root, [Bm]
nutty,
[D] [C#m]
[D]
[C#m] [A] [F#m]
Root, nutty root, [Bm] straight pinky dread, [D]
I [Am] and I [F#m] add a rose,
Some a leaf, [Bm] [D] some a branch [Bm] is, [D]
[C#m] I and I [F#m] add a rose,
Some a dry wood [Bm] for the fire,
[D]
[C#m] [F#m] They need a dry wood [Bm] to cook their [D] offing,
When you [A] [F#m] look at it, [D] you got to [C#m] survive, [F#m] In this man-maniac down-pression,
[D] You got [C#m] to survive, [F#m] denigration,
It's a root, nutty [A] root, [Bm] straight pinky [D] dread,
[C#m]
[B] I and [E] I add [F#m] a rose, some a wood, [Bm] in cheap clothing,
[D]
[C#m] Well you [A] look [F#m] at that, many are born, [Bm] a few are chosen,
[D]
[C#m] Well you [A] look at that, [F#m]
nothing they can do, [Bm] to separate I and I,
[D]
[C#m] From the love [F#m] of our [F#] father,
[F#m] you see blood, [D] [Bm] is thicker than water,
[D] Well [G#m] you [C#m] look at that, [D] got to [C#m] survive, [F#m] in the ghetto,
[D] Got to [C#m] survive, people [F#m] don't fret no, without a root, nutty root,
[Bm] Straight pinky dread, [D]
I and I [F#m] add a rose,
Root, nutty, [B] straight pinky, [Bm] [D]
I and I [A] add a [F#m] rose,
Root, [Bm]
nutty,
[D] [C#m]
Key:
D
F#m
Bm
C#m
A
D
F#m
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Root, nutty root, _ _ [Bm] _ straight pinky dread, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I [Am] and I [F#m] add a rose,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Some a leaf, _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] some a branch [Bm] is, _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C#m] I and I [F#m] add a rose,
_ _ _ _ _ _ Some a dry wood _ [Bm] _ _ for the fire,
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
need a dry wood [Bm] _ to cook their _ _ [D] _ offing, _
When you [A] _ _ [F#m] look at it, _ _ _ [D] you got to [C#m] survive, _ _ [F#m] In this man-maniac down-pression,
_ [D] _ You got [C#m] to survive, _ _ [F#m] _ _ denigration,
_ _ _ It's a root, nutty [A] root, _ _ [Bm] straight pinky [D] dread,
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] I and [E] I add [F#m] a _ rose, _ _ _ _ _ _ some a wood, _ [Bm] _ _ in cheap clothing,
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[C#m] Well you [A] _ look [F#m] at that, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ many are born, [Bm] _ _ a few are chosen,
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[C#m] Well you _ _ [A] look at that, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
nothing they can do, _ [Bm] to separate I and I,
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[C#m] From the love [F#m] of our [F#] father, _
_ [F#m] _ _ you see blood, _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] is thicker than water,
_ [D] Well _ _ [G#m] you _ _ [C#m] look at that, _ _ _ _ [D] _ got to [C#m] survive, _ _ [F#m] in the ghetto, _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Got to [C#m] survive, _ people [F#m] don't fret no, _ _ _ without a root, nutty root,
_ _ [Bm] _ Straight pinky dread, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I and I [F#m] add a rose, _
_ _ _ _ _ Root, nutty, _ _ _ [B] straight pinky, _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I and I [A] add a [F#m] rose, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Root, _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
nutty,
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Root, nutty root, _ _ [Bm] _ straight pinky dread, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I [Am] and I [F#m] add a rose,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Some a leaf, _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] some a branch [Bm] is, _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C#m] I and I [F#m] add a rose,
_ _ _ _ _ _ Some a dry wood _ [Bm] _ _ for the fire,
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
need a dry wood [Bm] _ to cook their _ _ [D] _ offing, _
When you [A] _ _ [F#m] look at it, _ _ _ [D] you got to [C#m] survive, _ _ [F#m] In this man-maniac down-pression,
_ [D] _ You got [C#m] to survive, _ _ [F#m] _ _ denigration,
_ _ _ It's a root, nutty [A] root, _ _ [Bm] straight pinky [D] dread,
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] I and [E] I add [F#m] a _ rose, _ _ _ _ _ _ some a wood, _ [Bm] _ _ in cheap clothing,
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[C#m] Well you [A] _ look [F#m] at that, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ many are born, [Bm] _ _ a few are chosen,
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[C#m] Well you _ _ [A] look at that, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
nothing they can do, _ [Bm] to separate I and I,
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[C#m] From the love [F#m] of our [F#] father, _
_ [F#m] _ _ you see blood, _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] is thicker than water,
_ [D] Well _ _ [G#m] you _ _ [C#m] look at that, _ _ _ _ [D] _ got to [C#m] survive, _ _ [F#m] in the ghetto, _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Got to [C#m] survive, _ people [F#m] don't fret no, _ _ _ without a root, nutty root,
_ _ [Bm] _ Straight pinky dread, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I and I [F#m] add a rose, _
_ _ _ _ _ Root, nutty, _ _ _ [B] straight pinky, _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I and I [A] add a [F#m] rose, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Root, _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
nutty,
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _