roots rock reggae chords and lyrics - PATO BANTON

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[Intro 1]
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[Am][Bm][Em][Am][Bm][Em]

[Verse 1]
When I wake up in [Em]the
morning the first thing I play:
Roots [Bm]rock [Em]reggae!
From the month of June to
the month of [Am]May:
Roots [Bm]rock [Em]reggae!
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday Saturday:
Roots [Bm]rock [Em]reggae!
And I know I'm gonna love it
'til I'm old and [Am]grey:
Roots [Em]rock reggae!

[Verse 2]
[Em]Give it to me now, give it to me now
[Am]give [Bm]me th[Em]e
[Am]roots [B]rock [Em]reggae!

[Verse 3]
Some like [Em]jazz some like [G]soul[Em]
some like blues or [G]rock [Em]& roll.
Some like pop some like [G]rock
[A]some lik[G]e hou[Em]se or hip hop[G].
[Em]When me [G]operator [Em]put
the music [G]on the track
[Em]me grab the mike and start chat.[G]
[Em]Man ina pants woman ina froc[G]ks[Em]
get on the dance floor and [G]start rock.
Time for certain lyrics [Em]that
are lovey [G]dovey
[Em]time for cer[G]tain lyrics [Em]that
are very [G]funny.
But when it comes to [Em]roots and [G]reality
[Em]just [Am]turn on the mike [Em]and give it to me.

[Interlude 1]
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[Em][Am][Em][G][Em][Am]
[Bm][Em][Am][Em]
[Am]Reg gae

[Verse 4]
[Em][Am][G][Em]
[Am][G][Em][Am][Bm][Em]
[Am]
[Em]musi[Am]c was[A] or[Em]iginated in Jamaica[Am]
[Em]by Marle[Am]y,
[Em]Peter [B]Tosh an[Bm]d Bun[Em]ny Wai[Am]ler.[Em]
Just to mention a few 'cause
there's many many more
who [Am]spread the mes[Em]sage
of love not war.
That's why reggae music has gone so far
to [Am]Europe, [Bm]China[Em] and Africa.
Gone under in Australia and in America
there [Am]ain't no [Bm]stopp[G]ing the [Em]music

[Outro 1]
of Jah!
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