ROOTS RADICALS
Notes:
gtr1 (verse A & B): mute, mute, open - mute, mute, open ... etc
gtr2 (verse A & B): all chords muted except first C chord
[VERSE 1]
"Took the 60 bus out of Downtown Campbell
Ben Zanotto he was on there he was waitin' for me
All the punk rockers and the moon stompers
are out on the corners where they're sparing for change"
x2 gtr2
e:---------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------
G:--5-5-5---5-5-5-----------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5-
D:--5-5-5---5-5-5---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3-3-3---5-5-5--5-5-5-
A:--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-
E:------------------1-1-1---1-1-1---3-3-3---1-1-1----------------
(drums enter here)
"I started thinkin' you know I started drinking
I don't really remember too much of that day
Something struck me funny when we run out of money
where do you go now when you're only 15?"
x2 gtr1
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--5---5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D:--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A:--3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E:------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-----------------
x2 gtr2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--5-5-5---5-5-5-----------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5----
D:--5-5-5---5-5-5---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3-3-3---5-5-5--5-5-5----
A:--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3----
E:------------------1-1-1---1-1-1---3-3-3---1-1-1-------------------
\__________/
don't mute the 2nd time
[CHORUS]
"With the music execution and the talk of revolution
it bleeds on me, and it goes"
gtr1
e:--6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
B:--6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
G:--7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
D:--8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
A:--8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
E:--6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
gtr2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------
D:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
A:--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
E:------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
"Give 'em the boot The roots The radicals
Give 'em the boot Y'know I'm a radical"
x2 gtr1 & 2
e:-----------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------
G:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------
D:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--
E:------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--
"Give 'em the boot The roots The reggae on my stereo"
gtr1 & 2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------
D:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
E:------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
[VERSE 2] (same chords as verse 1)
"The radio was playing Desmond Dekker was singin'
On the 43 bus as we climb up the hill
Nothin' incoming but the reggae drumming
And we all come from unloving homes"
"Why even bother I pick up the bottle
Mr. Bus Driver please let these people on
Rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl
My blurry vision saw nothing wrong"
[CHORUS]
"With the music execution and the talk of revolution
it bleeds on me, and it goes"
"Give 'em the boot The roots The radicals
Give 'em the boot Y'know I'm a radical"
"Give 'em the boot The roots The reggae on my stereo"
gtr1 & 2
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-
D:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-
E:------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
[BRIDGE]
"I like stereo"
(gtr1 slide with pick)
"yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"
gtr1
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E:--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------
gtr2
e:-------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
B:-------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"
gtr1
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E:--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------
gtr2
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------8-10-10b11-10-8-------8-10-10b11-10-8----
D:-------------------------------10-----------------10-10-----------------10-
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
"yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"
gtr1
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E:--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------
gtr2
e:-------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
B:-------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"
gtr1
e:------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------
G:------------------------------------
D:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(let it ring)
E:--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-
gtr2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---
G:----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
D:------------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------------
[VERSE 3]
"Took the 60 bus out of Downtown Campbell
Ben Zanotto he was on there he was waitin' for me"
gtr2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--5-5-5---5-5-5-----------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5----
D:--5-5-5---5-5-5---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3-3-3---5-5-5--5-5-5----
A:--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3----
E:------------------1-1-1---1-1-1---3-3-3---1-1-1-------------------
"All the punk rockers and the moon stompers
are out on the corners where they're sparing for change"
gtr1
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D:----------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A:----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E:------------------------------------------------------------------
gtr2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--5-5-5---5-5-5-----------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5----
D:--5-5-5---5-5-5---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3-3-3---5-5-5--5-5-5----
A:--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3----
E:------------------1-1-1---1-1-1---3-3-3---1-1-1-------------------
"The radio was playing Desmond Dekker was singin'
on the 43 bus as we climb up the hill
Nothin' incoming but the reggae drumming
and we all come from unloving homes"
x2 gtr1 & 2
(don't mute chords)
e:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E:------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-----------------
[CHORUS]
(1st time) (same chords)
"With the music execution and the talk of revolution
it bleeds on me, and it goes"
"Give 'em the boot The roots The radicals
Give 'em the boot Y'know I'm a radical
Give 'em the boot The roots The reggae on my stereo"
(2nd time)
"Give 'em the boot The roots The radicals
Give 'em the boot Y'know I'm a radical"
x2 gtr1
e:-----------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------
G:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------
D:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--
E:------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--
x2 gtr2
e:--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-8-8-8---
B:--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-8-8-8---
G:-----------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------
"Give 'em the boot The roots The reggae on my stereo"
gtr1
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-
D:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-
E:------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
gtr2
e:--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-8-8-8-11-8---------------------------------------
B:--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-8-8-8-----11-8-----------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------------10-8--------8-10-8-10b12b10-8------
D:---------------------------------------------10-8-10---------------------10-
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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