Roots Radical Chords by Jimmy Cliff

Tempo:
80.05 bpm
Chords used:

Abm

E

Ebm

Ab

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jimmy Cliff - Roots Radical chords
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[E]
[Abm]
I'm a radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a radical, [Ebm] and I'm not going home.
[Abm] I'm a radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Abm] yes I'm a radical, [Ebm]
and I'm not going home.
[E] They won't see me around the corner, [Ab] they [Abm] can catch me [E]
[Ebm] on the street.
I'm a radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, yes I'm [Ebm] a radical, and I'm not going home.
The pavilion system, they lie [E] down, and they lock you in a cell.
The system is a spell, oh what the hell will arise from [Abm] your cell?
I'm a radical, I'm a [E] true born Jamaican, [Abm] [Ebm] yes I'm a radical, and I'm not [Abm] going home.
[E]
[Abm] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[E] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Abm] [E]
[Ebm] [E]
[Ebm] I'm a [Abm] radical, [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm [Ebm] a radical, and I'm not [Abm] going home.
The pavilion [Ebm] system, they just know, [E] what it's all about, just sing and sound.
The pavilion [Abm] system, they just [E] know, what it's all about, just pull [Abm] around.
I'm a radical, I'm a true born [E] Jamaican, yes I'm a radical,
[Ab] [Ebm] and I'm not going home.
[E]
[Abm] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[E] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Abm]
[E] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Abm]
[E]
[Abm] [Ebm] [Gb] [Abm]
[E]
[Abm] I'm a radical, [Ebm]
[Abm]
[E] I'm a true [Ebm] born Jamaican, yes I'm a radical, and I'm not going home.
[Abm] [E] [Abm]
[Ebm] [N]
Key:  
Abm
123111114
E
2311
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Abm
123111114
E
2311
Ebm
13421116
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To learn Jimmy Cliff - Roots Radical chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Ebm, Abm, E and Abm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 80 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 160. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm a radical, _ [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm a radical, _ [Ebm] and I'm not going home.
[Abm] _ I'm a radical, _ [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Abm] yes I'm a radical, _ [Ebm]
and I'm not going home.
_ [E] They won't see me around the corner, [Ab] they [Abm] can catch me _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] on the street.
I'm a radical, _ [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, yes I'm [Ebm] a radical, _ and I'm not going home.
The pavilion system, they lie [E] down, and they lock you in a cell.
The system is a spell, oh what the hell will arise from [Abm] your cell?
I'm a radical, I'm a [E] _ true born Jamaican, [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] yes I'm a radical, and I'm not [Abm] going home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ I'm a [Abm] radical, _ [E] I'm a true born Jamaican, [Ab] yes I'm [Ebm] a radical, _ and I'm not [Abm] going home. _
The pavilion [Ebm] system, they just know, [E] what it's all about, just sing and sound.
The pavilion [Abm] system, they just [E] know, what it's all about, just pull [Abm] around.
I'm a radical, I'm a true born [E] Jamaican, yes I'm a radical, _
[Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ and I'm not going home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ I'm a radical, [Ebm] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I'm a true _ _ [Ebm] born Jamaican, yes I'm a radical, and I'm not going home.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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