Back To Your Roots | Playing For Change Band | Live in Brazil Chords

Tempo:
176.25 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

F

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Back To Your Roots | Playing For Change Band | Live in Brazil chords
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[E] [B]
Now, everybody feel alright?
Everybody feel alright?
[C]
[D] Are you ready for some [C] renggae music?
[G]
Yeah, man.
My name is Mermos Mose [C] Loke [G] Koseki
[Am] from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and this [Dm] song, you're gonna hear it called
[Em] Back to Your Roots.
[Am] Check it out.
[C]
[G] [A]
[G] [C] [D] [C]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am] My, my, you see
You got [F] to get [Em] back to your roots
[Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa for [Am] good
Whoa, [F] whoa, whoa
[G]
[Am] My, my, you see
You [F] got to get [G] back to your roots
[Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for good
[Em]
Fighting [Am] and pride and [F] suffering
[G] And sadness, [Am] anger, hence to dance
[C] [F] Into killing one [G] another
[B] [Am] [D] [C]
Africa
[F] Where's the [G] energy?
[Am] Ooh, [C] Africa
[F] Go back [C] to your [Bm]
roots
[Am] My, my, you see
You [Dm] got to get back to [G] your roots
[Am] Then you'll find a way to [Dm] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for good
[F] [Em]
[Am] Iniquity, [Em] [F] let go through
[G] Of Africa, [D] [Am] fighting for your
400 [C] years [F] ago, [Em] oh [Bm] Lord
[Am] But [D] now the [C]
time has come [F] to start
[C] [G] Fighting each [Am] other
[C] [F] We're gonna find another [G] way, yeah
[Am] My, my, you see
You [Dm] got to get [Em] back to your roots
[Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for good
[Dm] You better go back, go [Am] back to [G] your [Am] roots
Sweetie
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am] Sulemanini
[F] [G]
[Am] lungidamba [C] [F] Sulemanini [Em] lungidamba [Am] Sulemanini lungidamba
Oh, Sulemanini [G]
lungidamba [Am] Salundo
[F] [G] Mambo kona, we [Am] sold Africa, yeah
[C] [F] [G]
Zamata [Am] ba
[C] [F] [G]
Bibbidi-bobbidi [Am]-bo
Bibbidi
[C]-bobbidi [F]-bibbidi-bibbidi-bibbidi [G]-bo Yeah
[Bm] [Am] I see you got [F] to get back [G] to your roots
[Am] Then you'll find a way to [Dm] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa for [Am] good
I
[F] [G]
[Am]
see you [Dm] got to get [G] back to your roots
[Am] Then you find a way to [F] burn a Babylon [G] from Africa, [Am] brother
All the way from the Zimbabwe on the [Em] guitar
Mr.
Louis [Am] Flambeau, fire!
[F] [G]
[Am]
[Em] [F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[F]
[Em]
[D] [Am]
[Dm] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[D]
[G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[F] [Bm]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am] Aaaaaah!
You [Em] can't keep me [Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[Dm] down, [G] no
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] [G]
[C]
[F] [G]
[Am] Louis!
[F] [G] [Am]
[F] [G] [Am]
[F] [Bm]
[Am]
[F] [G] [Am]
Louis!
[F]
[G] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Dm]
[N]
[E] [G] [A]
[Fm] [G]
[Em] [G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[F]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[F]
[G] [Am]
[F]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
Louis!
Louis!
[F]
[G]
[C] [D] [C]
[B] [Am] [N]
Come on!
More fire!
Yeah, that's good
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
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To jam and learn Playing For Change - (Live) Back To Your Roots chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Am, F, G, Am and G. Set your pace at 88 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 176. With an eye on the song's key A Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now, everybody feel alright?
_ _ _ _ _ _ Everybody feel alright?
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Are you ready for some [C] renggae music?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, man.
My name is Mermos Mose [C] Loke [G] Koseki
_ [Am] from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and this [Dm] song, you're gonna hear it called
[Em] Back to Your Roots.
[Am] Check it out.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] My, my, you see
You got [F] to get [Em] back to your roots
_ [Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from _ Africa for _ [Am] _ good _ _
Whoa, [F] whoa, whoa
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ My, my, you see
You [F] got to get [G] back to your roots
_ [Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for good _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Fighting _ [Am] _ _ _ and pride and [F] suffering
_ [G] And sadness, _ [Am] anger, hence to _ dance
[C] [F] Into killing one [G] another
[B] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C]
Africa
[F] Where's the _ _ [G] _ energy?
_ [Am] Ooh, _ _ [C] Africa _
[F] Go back [C] to your [Bm] _
roots
[Am] My, my, you see
You [Dm] got to get back to [G] your roots
[Am] _ Then you'll find a way to [Dm] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for _ good _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Iniquity, [Em] _ [F] let go through
_ [G] Of Africa, _ [D] [Am] fighting for your
_ 400 [C] years [F] ago, _ _ [Em] oh _ [Bm] Lord
[Am] _ But [D] now the [C]
time has come [F] to start
[C] _ [G] Fighting each [Am] _ other _ _ _
[C] [F] We're gonna find another [G] way, _ yeah
[Am] _ My, my, you see
You [Dm] got to get [Em] back to your roots
_ [Am] Then you'll find a way to [F] build up
Babylon [G] from Africa [Am] for _ good _ _
[Dm] You better go back, go [Am] back to [G] your _ [Am] roots _ _ _ _
Sweetie
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Sulemanini _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ lungidamba [C] _ _ [F] _ Sulemanini _ [Em] lungidamba _ _ [Am] _ Sulemanini _ lungidamba
Oh, _ _ Sulemanini _ [G]
lungidamba _ [Am] _ _ _ _ Salundo
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] Mambo kona, we [Am] sold Africa, _ yeah
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Zamata [Am] ba _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Bibbidi-bobbidi [Am]-bo
Bibbidi _ _ _
[C]-bobbidi [F]-bibbidi-bibbidi-bibbidi [G]-bo Yeah
[Bm] _ _ [Am] I _ _ see you got [F] to get back [G] to your roots
_ [Am] _ Then you'll find a way to [Dm] build up
Babylon [G] from _ Africa for [Am] good
I _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
see you [Dm] got to get [G] back to your roots
[Am] Then you find a way to [F] burn a Babylon [G] from Africa, _ [Am] brother _ _ _
All the way from the Zimbabwe on the [Em] guitar _
Mr.
Louis _ [Am] Flambeau, fire! _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Aaaaaah!
_ You _ [Em] _ can't keep me [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ down, [G] no _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Louis! _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ Louis!
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ Louis!
Louis!
[F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ Come on! _
More fire!
_ _ _ Yeah, that's good _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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