Chords for Tradition
Tempo:
83 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
F
Bb
Dm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Hey, [Gm] oh, hey, [A]
[Gm] oh, hey, ah, ha, ha, [Gm] ha.
[Gm] [Cm]
[Bb] [A] Go long, [Gm] go long, go long, my [A] love.
Wee [Gm]-oo-oo-oo.
[A] Give me [Gm] that old time [Dm] tradition, [F]
old time [G] tradition.
[Bb] I need that old time [F] tradition that's good enough [Gm] for me.
Give me that old time [F] tradition, old time [Gm] tradition.
Give me that old time [F] tradition that's good enough [Gm] for me.
[Bb] Give me the beat and the [F] drum, give me the skim and the bass,
give [Gm] me the ride.
Go on, go on.
Give me the harmony, give [Dm] me the melody, give [Am] me the four [Gm]-four time.
Go on, go on, go on, go on.
I've [F] been dreaming this such a [Gm] long time.
[F] When [Gm] you were born, it [F] did make me January [Bb] 5.
[F] See, [Bb] some have heard [F] the words of the [Bb] reformers say.
[F] Ooh, yeah, [Bb] Babylon, [F] Babylon, send it to [Gm] undone.
[F] See, [G] give back the praise of [Bb] God's responding one harmony.
Each man's responsible for his own destiny.
One [D] bright morning when man's work is over, [F] man will fly [Bb] away home.
Do you remember [Eb] the days of slavery?
[Dm] Do you remember what Marcus [C] Galves used to [Gm] say?
Our people will have the knowledge [F] of the history.
It's like the tree without [Bb] roots.
Give me that old time [Dm] tradition, [G] old time tradition.
Give me that old time tradition [F] that's good [Bb] enough for me.
Hey, ooh, [Bb] [Ab] [F] ooh, [Bb] ooh, [Gm] [F] ooh.
Go on, [Gm] go on, go on, go on.
[Cm] Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh, ooh.
Blow out that blues.
[N] Give me the beat and the drum.
Give me the skip and the bass.
Give me the ride.
[Gm] Go on, go on, go on.
Give me the harmony, give [Dm] me the melody, give me the four [Gm]-four time.
Go on, go on, go on, go on.
I've [F] been praying for such a [Gm] long time.
[F] [Gm] When a meditation and [F] a heartbeat, take me with [Gm] your side.
You know.
My [N] ears wide open.
The music flows on through.
Yeah, my brethren's had so much [Bb] to do.
Ooh, yeah.
In these times, [F] this picnic of our style.
No cultural vibes, no [G] constructive [Bb] reasoning.
You turn, you see them running wild.
Everyone a-ragga [C]-wagga.
[Bb] Don't they remember [F] the days of slavery?
Don't they remember [Gm] what martyrs have been sent?
A people without the knowledge [F] of history.
It's like a tree [Bb] without root.
So give me that old-time [Dm] tradition.
Old-time [Gm] tradition.
Now give me that old-time tradition.
[F]
That's good [Gm] enough for me.
Give me that old-time [Dm] tradition.
[F]
Old-time [Gm] tradition.
Now give me that old-time [F] tradition.
That's good enough [Gm] for me.
[F] Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh.
[F] Go on, go [Gm] on, go on, go [F] on.
Ooh, [Bb] ooh, ooh.
[F] [Gm] [A]
Shoo-lee-da [Dm]-ba-doop-da-do.
Shoo-lee-da-ba-doop-de [Gm]-do.
[Cm]
Shoo-lee-da [E]-ba-doop-da-do.
Shoo-lee-da-ba-doop [Bbm]-de-do.
[C] [Bb] A [A]-ragga [Bb]-wagga.
Give [F] thanks and praise [Gm] every day.
[F] [Gm] Give [F] thanks and praise.
[Gm] [F] [Gm] Give thanks [Fm] and praise every [Gm] day.
Give thanks and praise every day.
[D] [Gb] [Gm]
[C]
[Gm] oh, hey, ah, ha, ha, [Gm] ha.
[Gm] [Cm]
[Bb] [A] Go long, [Gm] go long, go long, my [A] love.
Wee [Gm]-oo-oo-oo.
[A] Give me [Gm] that old time [Dm] tradition, [F]
old time [G] tradition.
[Bb] I need that old time [F] tradition that's good enough [Gm] for me.
Give me that old time [F] tradition, old time [Gm] tradition.
Give me that old time [F] tradition that's good enough [Gm] for me.
[Bb] Give me the beat and the [F] drum, give me the skim and the bass,
give [Gm] me the ride.
Go on, go on.
Give me the harmony, give [Dm] me the melody, give [Am] me the four [Gm]-four time.
Go on, go on, go on, go on.
I've [F] been dreaming this such a [Gm] long time.
[F] When [Gm] you were born, it [F] did make me January [Bb] 5.
[F] See, [Bb] some have heard [F] the words of the [Bb] reformers say.
[F] Ooh, yeah, [Bb] Babylon, [F] Babylon, send it to [Gm] undone.
[F] See, [G] give back the praise of [Bb] God's responding one harmony.
Each man's responsible for his own destiny.
One [D] bright morning when man's work is over, [F] man will fly [Bb] away home.
Do you remember [Eb] the days of slavery?
[Dm] Do you remember what Marcus [C] Galves used to [Gm] say?
Our people will have the knowledge [F] of the history.
It's like the tree without [Bb] roots.
Give me that old time [Dm] tradition, [G] old time tradition.
Give me that old time tradition [F] that's good [Bb] enough for me.
Hey, ooh, [Bb] [Ab] [F] ooh, [Bb] ooh, [Gm] [F] ooh.
Go on, [Gm] go on, go on, go on.
[Cm] Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh, ooh.
Blow out that blues.
[N] Give me the beat and the drum.
Give me the skip and the bass.
Give me the ride.
[Gm] Go on, go on, go on.
Give me the harmony, give [Dm] me the melody, give me the four [Gm]-four time.
Go on, go on, go on, go on.
I've [F] been praying for such a [Gm] long time.
[F] [Gm] When a meditation and [F] a heartbeat, take me with [Gm] your side.
You know.
My [N] ears wide open.
The music flows on through.
Yeah, my brethren's had so much [Bb] to do.
Ooh, yeah.
In these times, [F] this picnic of our style.
No cultural vibes, no [G] constructive [Bb] reasoning.
You turn, you see them running wild.
Everyone a-ragga [C]-wagga.
[Bb] Don't they remember [F] the days of slavery?
Don't they remember [Gm] what martyrs have been sent?
A people without the knowledge [F] of history.
It's like a tree [Bb] without root.
So give me that old-time [Dm] tradition.
Old-time [Gm] tradition.
Now give me that old-time tradition.
[F]
That's good [Gm] enough for me.
Give me that old-time [Dm] tradition.
[F]
Old-time [Gm] tradition.
Now give me that old-time [F] tradition.
That's good enough [Gm] for me.
[F] Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh.
[F] Go on, go [Gm] on, go on, go [F] on.
Ooh, [Bb] ooh, ooh.
[F] [Gm] [A]
Shoo-lee-da [Dm]-ba-doop-da-do.
Shoo-lee-da-ba-doop-de [Gm]-do.
[Cm]
Shoo-lee-da [E]-ba-doop-da-do.
Shoo-lee-da-ba-doop [Bbm]-de-do.
[C] [Bb] A [A]-ragga [Bb]-wagga.
Give [F] thanks and praise [Gm] every day.
[F] [Gm] Give [F] thanks and praise.
[Gm] [F] [Gm] Give thanks [Fm] and praise every [Gm] day.
Give thanks and praise every day.
[D] [Gb] [Gm]
[C]
Key:
Gm
F
Bb
Dm
A
Gm
F
Bb
[G] Hey, [Gm] _ oh, hey, [A] _
[Gm] oh, hey, ah, ha, ha, [Gm] ha.
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] Go long, [Gm] go long, go long, my [A] love.
Wee [Gm]-oo-oo-oo.
[A] Give me [Gm] that old time [Dm] tradition, [F] _
old time [G] tradition.
[Bb] I need that old time [F] tradition that's good enough [Gm] for me.
Give me that old time [F] tradition, old time [Gm] tradition.
Give me that old time [F] tradition that's good enough [Gm] for me.
[Bb] Give me the beat and the [F] drum, give me the skim and the bass,
give [Gm] me the ride.
Go on, go on.
Give me the harmony, give [Dm] me the melody, give [Am] me the four [Gm]-four time.
Go on, go on, go on, go on.
I've [F] been dreaming this such a [Gm] long time.
[F] When _ [Gm] you were born, it [F] did make me January [Bb] 5.
_ [F] See, [Bb] some have heard [F] the words of the [Bb] reformers say.
_ [F] Ooh, yeah, [Bb] Babylon, [F] Babylon, send it to [Gm] undone.
[F] See, [G] give back the praise of [Bb] God's responding one harmony.
Each man's responsible for his own destiny.
One [D] bright morning when man's work is over, [F] man will fly [Bb] away home.
Do you remember [Eb] the days of slavery?
[Dm] Do you remember what Marcus [C] Galves used to [Gm] say?
Our people will have the knowledge [F] of the history.
It's like the tree without [Bb] roots.
Give me that old time [Dm] tradition, _ [G] old time tradition.
Give me that old time tradition [F] that's good [Bb] enough for me.
Hey, ooh, [Bb] _ [Ab] [F] ooh, [Bb] ooh, [Gm] [F] ooh.
Go on, [Gm] go on, go on, go on.
[Cm] Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh, ooh.
Blow out that blues.
[N] Give me the beat and the drum.
Give me the skip and the bass.
Give me the ride.
[Gm] Go on, go on, go on.
Give me the harmony, give [Dm] me the melody, give me the four [Gm]-four time.
Go on, go on, go on, go on.
I've [F] been praying for such a [Gm] long time.
[F] _ [Gm] When a meditation and [F] a heartbeat, take me with [Gm] your side.
You know.
_ My [N] ears wide open.
The music flows on through.
Yeah, my brethren's had so much [Bb] to do.
_ Ooh, yeah.
In these times, [F] this picnic of our style.
No cultural vibes, no [G] constructive [Bb] reasoning.
You turn, you see them running wild.
Everyone a-ragga [C]-wagga.
[Bb] Don't they remember [F] the days of slavery?
Don't they remember [Gm] what martyrs have been sent?
A people without the knowledge [F] of history.
It's like a tree [Bb] without root.
So give me that old-time [Dm] tradition.
Old-time [Gm] tradition.
Now give me that old-time tradition.
[F]
That's good [Gm] enough for me.
Give me that old-time [Dm] tradition.
[F] _
Old-time [Gm] tradition.
Now give me that old-time [F] tradition.
That's good enough [Gm] for me.
_ _ _ [F] Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh.
[F] Go on, go [Gm] on, go on, go [F] on.
Ooh, [Bb] ooh, ooh.
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
Shoo-lee-da [Dm]-ba-doop-da-do.
Shoo-lee-da-ba-doop-de [Gm]-do.
_ [Cm] _
Shoo-lee-da [E]-ba-doop-da-do.
Shoo-lee-da-ba-doop [Bbm]-de-do.
[C] [Bb] A _ [A]-ragga _ _ [Bb]-wagga.
Give [F] thanks and praise [Gm] every day.
_ [F] _ [Gm] Give [F] thanks and praise.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] Give thanks [Fm] and praise every [Gm] day.
_ Give thanks and praise every day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] oh, hey, ah, ha, ha, [Gm] ha.
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] Go long, [Gm] go long, go long, my [A] love.
Wee [Gm]-oo-oo-oo.
[A] Give me [Gm] that old time [Dm] tradition, [F] _
old time [G] tradition.
[Bb] I need that old time [F] tradition that's good enough [Gm] for me.
Give me that old time [F] tradition, old time [Gm] tradition.
Give me that old time [F] tradition that's good enough [Gm] for me.
[Bb] Give me the beat and the [F] drum, give me the skim and the bass,
give [Gm] me the ride.
Go on, go on.
Give me the harmony, give [Dm] me the melody, give [Am] me the four [Gm]-four time.
Go on, go on, go on, go on.
I've [F] been dreaming this such a [Gm] long time.
[F] When _ [Gm] you were born, it [F] did make me January [Bb] 5.
_ [F] See, [Bb] some have heard [F] the words of the [Bb] reformers say.
_ [F] Ooh, yeah, [Bb] Babylon, [F] Babylon, send it to [Gm] undone.
[F] See, [G] give back the praise of [Bb] God's responding one harmony.
Each man's responsible for his own destiny.
One [D] bright morning when man's work is over, [F] man will fly [Bb] away home.
Do you remember [Eb] the days of slavery?
[Dm] Do you remember what Marcus [C] Galves used to [Gm] say?
Our people will have the knowledge [F] of the history.
It's like the tree without [Bb] roots.
Give me that old time [Dm] tradition, _ [G] old time tradition.
Give me that old time tradition [F] that's good [Bb] enough for me.
Hey, ooh, [Bb] _ [Ab] [F] ooh, [Bb] ooh, [Gm] [F] ooh.
Go on, [Gm] go on, go on, go on.
[Cm] Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh, ooh.
Blow out that blues.
[N] Give me the beat and the drum.
Give me the skip and the bass.
Give me the ride.
[Gm] Go on, go on, go on.
Give me the harmony, give [Dm] me the melody, give me the four [Gm]-four time.
Go on, go on, go on, go on.
I've [F] been praying for such a [Gm] long time.
[F] _ [Gm] When a meditation and [F] a heartbeat, take me with [Gm] your side.
You know.
_ My [N] ears wide open.
The music flows on through.
Yeah, my brethren's had so much [Bb] to do.
_ Ooh, yeah.
In these times, [F] this picnic of our style.
No cultural vibes, no [G] constructive [Bb] reasoning.
You turn, you see them running wild.
Everyone a-ragga [C]-wagga.
[Bb] Don't they remember [F] the days of slavery?
Don't they remember [Gm] what martyrs have been sent?
A people without the knowledge [F] of history.
It's like a tree [Bb] without root.
So give me that old-time [Dm] tradition.
Old-time [Gm] tradition.
Now give me that old-time tradition.
[F]
That's good [Gm] enough for me.
Give me that old-time [Dm] tradition.
[F] _
Old-time [Gm] tradition.
Now give me that old-time [F] tradition.
That's good enough [Gm] for me.
_ _ _ [F] Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh.
[F] Go on, go [Gm] on, go on, go [F] on.
Ooh, [Bb] ooh, ooh.
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
Shoo-lee-da [Dm]-ba-doop-da-do.
Shoo-lee-da-ba-doop-de [Gm]-do.
_ [Cm] _
Shoo-lee-da [E]-ba-doop-da-do.
Shoo-lee-da-ba-doop [Bbm]-de-do.
[C] [Bb] A _ [A]-ragga _ _ [Bb]-wagga.
Give [F] thanks and praise [Gm] every day.
_ [F] _ [Gm] Give [F] thanks and praise.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] Give thanks [Fm] and praise every [Gm] day.
_ Give thanks and praise every day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _