Corria o ano de 1975 em Birmigham, Inglaterra, quando três jovens do bairro negro de Handsworth, descendentes de imigrantes jamaicanos, resolveram canalizar suas energias e frustrações para a música, formando uma banda que viria se tornar uma das mais queridas e respeitadas entre os regueiros do mundo todo, o Steel Pulse. O trio era formado pelo baixista Ronald McQueen e pelos guitarristas Basil Gabbidon e David Hinds, que descreveu a situação da época: "Havia seguidas confrontações da polícia com os jovens da comunidade.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
...BACK TO MY ROOTS... by Steel Pulse ----------------------...............
*from 'Vex' (1994)*
Intro:
BbDmGmDm Woah, na na na, yeh eh eh, ee yeh... hey, yeh. CmDmCmEbm Woah, na na, woah, now.
Verse 1:
BbDm This is to whom it may concern; GmDm Ragamuffin, Rasta-man return. CmDm Says we all got a lesson to learn, CmEbmBbDm This is the reason that I'm back to my roots.
Chorus 1:
GmDmCmDm, CmEbm I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots. BbDm I'm back to my roots, GmDmCmDm, CmEbm Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Bridge 1:
Dm So we took that commercial road, searching for some fame and gold. Gm And gained the whole wide world and almost lost our souls. Dm Some say we should have led the way; taken over from Bob Marley. Gm Got brainwashed by the system, yeah, what a heavy heavy, price we paid.
CmEbm It's time to go back to the way we was; F (Bb) Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub-A-Dub.
Chorus 2:
GmDmCmDm, CmEbm I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots. BbDm I'm back to my roots, GmDmCmDm, CmEbm Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Bridge 2:
Dm Some a say that we gone soft; whatever happened to the Pulse so hard? Gm They use to take a militant stance; Now all were hearing is a song and a dance. Dm Well we tried all that pop and jive, to keep the band and the music alive. Gm So here's my promise to everyone; I'll serve the sufferers from this day on.
CmEbm It's time to go back to the way we was; F (Bb) Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub-A-Dub.
Chorus 3:
GmDmCmDm, CmEbm I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots. BbDm I'm back to my roots, GmDmCmDm, CmEbm Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Solo:
BbDm, GmDm, CmDm, CmEbm (x2)
Dm, Gm (x2)
CmEbm It's time to go back to the way we was; F (Bb) Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub-A-Dub.
GmDmCmDm, CmEbm I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots. BbDm I'm back to my roots, GmDmCmDm, CmEbm Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Verse 2:
BbDm This is to whom it may concern; GmDm Ragamuffin, Rasta-man return. CmDm Says we all got a lesson to learn, CmEbm Help I and I mek Babylon burn yah!
Chorus 6:
GmDmCmDm, CmEbm I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots. BbDm I'm back to my roots, GmDmCmDm, CmEbm Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Outro:
BbDm, GmDm, CmDm, CmEbm
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS: ---------------
BbDmGmCmEbmF
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E 688766 x57765 355333 x35543 x68876 x81010108
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])