Back To My Roots Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays345

Back To My Roots by Lucky Dube is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, E and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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B
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16
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Intro: B  E  F# (4x) 

B                        E        F# 
I and my go to a naughty party one day 
B                       E         F# 
Them said it' s gonna be irie there 
B                                 E 
But when I and my go to a naughty party 
   F#                         B   E   F# 
I and I was disappointed yeah 
B                      E              F# 
All we could hear there was their crackadoo 
B                      E 
All we could hear there was their 
    F#              B  E  F# 
Shoobee doobee yeah 
B                        E 
And the music they played there 
         F#         B 
Was not good for a rasta man yeah 
            E        F#    B   E F# 
It was not good for a Jah man 



B          E  F#       B 
I' m going back to my roots yeah yeah 
        E   F#              B 
Reggae music is all that I need 

(B  E F#) (7x) 



B          E              F#       B 
Reggae is mine reggae is mine yeah yeah 
B          E              F#       B 
Reggae is mine reggae is mine yeah yeah 
           E   F#                  B 
Reggae is mine yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 

(fade) 


(B  E F#) (3x) 

 
B          E  F#       B 
I' m going back to my roots yeah yeah 
        E   F#              B 
Reggae music is all that I need 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante