Biography:
The Grass Roots aka simply Grass Roots, were a hugely successful pop rock group that despite charting 29 Top 100 singles from 1967 to 1972 and being on the Billboard charts an astounding 307 straight weeks during that time, never quite had a number 1 single. Their music, largely a product of top production and songwriting talents of the era, remains a staple of 60's & 70's oldies radio stations, and many movie soundtracks.
The initial creation of writing and production team Steve Barri and P.
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Other songs:
- Baby Hold On
- Ballad Of A Thin Man
- Bella Linda
- Come On And Say It
- Heaven Knows
- Heres Where You Belong
- Id Wait A Million Years
- Is It Any Wonder
- Ive Got No More To Say
- Lets Live For Today
- Live For Today
- Lovin Things
- Midnight Confessions
- Only When Youre Lonely
- Sooner Or Later
- Temptation Eyes
- The River Is Wide
- Things I Should Have Said
- Tip Of My Tongue
- Two Divided By Love
- Wait A Million Years
- Wake Up Wake Up
- Walking Through The Country
- Where Were You
- Where Were You When I Needed You
- You Baby
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Let's Live For Today:The Grassroots.
#8 in 1967.
INTRO:
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#1.
C#m7 E C#m7
When I think of all the worries, people seem to find.
C#m7 E C#m7
And how they're in a hurry, to complicate their mind.
C#m7 E C#m7
By chasing after money, and dreams that can't come true.
C#m7 E C#m7
I'm glad that we are different, we've better things to do.
C#m7 E C#m7
May others plan their future, I'm busy lovin' you.
(1-2-3-4.)
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CHORUS:
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
A B
And don't worry about tomorrow, hey, hey, hey.
C#m7 G#m7 E C#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today..live for today.
#2.
C#m7 E C#m7
We were never meant to worry, the way that people do.
C#m7 E C#m7
And I don't need to hurry, as long as I'm with you.
C#m7 E C#m7
We'll take it nice and easy and use my simple plan.
C#m7 E C#m7
You'll be my lovin' woman, I'll be your lovin' man.
C#m7 E
We'll take the most from living, have pleasure while
C#m7
we can..(2-3-4.)
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CHORUS:
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
A B
And don't worry about tomorrow, hey, hey, hey.
C#m7 G#m7 E C#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today..live for today.
Riff:
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Contd.
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#3.
C#m7 E C#m7 E
Baby, I need to feel you inside of me.
C#m7 E
I got to feel you deep inside of me.
C#m7 E
Baby, please come close to me.
C#m7 E
I got to have you now, please, please, please.
C#m7 E
Gimme some-a lovin', gimme some-a lovin'.
C#m7 E
Gimme some-a lovin', gimme some-a lovin'.
C#m7
Baby, gimme some-a lovin'.
E C#m7
Gimme some-a lovin, I need all your lovin'.
E C#m7
Gimme some-a lovin, I need all your lovin'.
E C#m7
Give me some love, now...I need all your lovin'.
G#m7 A B C#m7
CHORUS:
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
A B
And don't worry about tomorrow, hey, hey, hey.
C#m7 G#m7 E C#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today..live for today.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#8 in 1967.
INTRO:
-9-9-9--11-0--------------------------9------|
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#1.
C#m7 E C#m7
When I think of all the worries, people seem to find.
C#m7 E C#m7
And how they're in a hurry, to complicate their mind.
C#m7 E C#m7
By chasing after money, and dreams that can't come true.
C#m7 E C#m7
I'm glad that we are different, we've better things to do.
C#m7 E C#m7
May others plan their future, I'm busy lovin' you.
(1-2-3-4.)
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CHORUS:
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
A B
And don't worry about tomorrow, hey, hey, hey.
C#m7 G#m7 E C#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today..live for today.
#2.
C#m7 E C#m7
We were never meant to worry, the way that people do.
C#m7 E C#m7
And I don't need to hurry, as long as I'm with you.
C#m7 E C#m7
We'll take it nice and easy and use my simple plan.
C#m7 E C#m7
You'll be my lovin' woman, I'll be your lovin' man.
C#m7 E
We'll take the most from living, have pleasure while
C#m7
we can..(2-3-4.)
---16-16--14--12--9-------9------------------|
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CHORUS:
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
A B
And don't worry about tomorrow, hey, hey, hey.
C#m7 G#m7 E C#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today..live for today.
Riff:
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Contd.
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#3.
C#m7 E C#m7 E
Baby, I need to feel you inside of me.
C#m7 E
I got to feel you deep inside of me.
C#m7 E
Baby, please come close to me.
C#m7 E
I got to have you now, please, please, please.
C#m7 E
Gimme some-a lovin', gimme some-a lovin'.
C#m7 E
Gimme some-a lovin', gimme some-a lovin'.
C#m7
Baby, gimme some-a lovin'.
E C#m7
Gimme some-a lovin, I need all your lovin'.
E C#m7
Gimme some-a lovin, I need all your lovin'.
E C#m7
Give me some love, now...I need all your lovin'.
G#m7 A B C#m7
CHORUS:
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
C#m7 G#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.
A B
And don't worry about tomorrow, hey, hey, hey.
C#m7 G#m7 E C#m7
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today..live for today.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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