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Roots Radicals

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1995 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-  x32010
 F-  133211
 G-  320003
 Bb- x13331
[Verse 1]
CTook the 60 bus
FOut of downtown Campbell
Ben ZaGnotto he was Fon there he was Cwaiting for me
CAll the punk rockers
FAnd the moon stompers
Are Gout on the Fcorners where they Csparing for change
CI started thinking
You Fknow I started drinking
I Gdon't really reFmember too much Cof that day
CSomething struck me funny
When Fwe ran out of money
GWhere do you Fgo now when you're Conly 15?
[Pre-Chorus]
With the Bbmusic execution
And the Ftalk of revolution
It Gbleeds in me, oh and it goes
[Chorus 1]
  CGive them the boot
The Froots, the Gradicals
  CGive them the boot
You Fknow I'm a Gradical
  CGive them the boot
The Froots, the Greggae
On Cmy stereoG  
[Verse 2]
The Cradio was playing
Desmon FDekker was singing
On the G43 Fbus as Cwe climb up the hill
CNothin’ incoming
But the Freggae drumming
And we Gall come Ffrom Cunloving homes
I said C“Why even bother?”
And I Fpick up the bottle
Mr. GBus driver Fplease let these Cpeople on
CRude girl Carol
Was a Fmini skirt girl
My Gblurry Fvision saw Cnothing wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
With the Bbmusic execution
And the Ftalk of revolution
It Gbleeds in me, oh and it goes
[Chorus 2]
  CGive them the boot
The Froots, the Gradicals
  CGive them the boot
You Fknow I'm a Gradical
  CGive them the boot
The Froots, the Greggae
On Cmy stereoG  
  COn my stereo!!!
[Bridge/Guitar Solo]
  FYeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah Cyeah
  FYeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah Cyeah
  FYeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah Cyeah
  FYeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah, Gyeah!
[Verse 3]
CTook the 60 bus
FOut of downtown Campbell
Ben ZaGnotto he was Fon there he was Cwaiting for me
CAll the punk rockers
FAnd the moon stompers
Are Gout on the Fcorners where they Csparing for change
There’s a Cradio was playing
Desmon FDekker was singing
On the G43 Fbus as we Cclimb up the hill
CRude girl Carol
Was a Fmini skirt girl
My Gblurry Fvision saw Cnothing wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
With the Bbmusic execution
And the Ftalk of revolution
It Gbleeds in me, oh and it goes
[Chorus 3]
  CGive them the boot
The Froots, the Gradicals
  CGive them the boot
You Fknow I'm a Gradical
  CGive them the boot
The Froots, the Greggae
On Cmy stereoG  
  CGive them the boot
The Froots, the Gradicals
  CGive them the boot
You Fknow I'm a Gradical
  CGive them the boot
The Froots, the Greggae
            C    G   C(hold) C  
On my stereo

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Roots Radicals

by Rancid

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

1995 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- 133211

- 320003

- x13331

[Verse 1]

Took the 60 bus

Out of downtown Campbell

G F C

Ben Zanotto he was on there he was waiting for me

All the punk rockers

And the moon stompers

G F C

Are out on the corners where they sparing for change

I started thinking

You know I started drinking

G F C

I don't really remember too much of that day

Something struck me funny

When we ran out of money

G F C

Where do you go now when you're only 15?

[Pre-Chorus]

With the music execution

And the talk of revolution

It bleeds in me, oh and it goes

[Chorus 1]

Give them the boot

F G

The roots, the radicals

Give them the boot

F G

You know I'm a radical

Give them the boot

F G

The roots, the reggae

C G

On my stereo

[Verse 2]

The radio was playing

Desmon Dekker was singing

G F C

On the 43 bus as we climb up the hill

Nothin’ incoming

But the reggae drumming

G F C

And we all come from unloving homes

I said “Why even bother?”

And I pick up the bottle

G F C

Mr. Bus driver please let these people on

Rude girl Carol

Was a mini skirt girl

G F C

My blurry vision saw nothing wrong

[Pre-Chorus]

With the music execution

And the talk of revolution

It bleeds in me, oh and it goes

[Chorus 2]

Give them the boot

F G

The roots, the radicals

Give them the boot

F G

You know I'm a radical

Give them the boot

F G

The roots, the reggae

C G

On my stereo

On my stereo!!!

[Bridge/Guitar Solo]

F C

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

F C

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

F C

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

F G

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah!

[Verse 3]

Took the 60 bus

Out of downtown Campbell

G F C

Ben Zanotto he was on there he was waiting for me

All the punk rockers

And the moon stompers

G F C

Are out on the corners where they sparing for change

There’s a radio was playing

Desmon Dekker was singing

G F C

On the 43 bus as we climb up the hill

Rude girl Carol

Was a mini skirt girl

G F C

My blurry vision saw nothing wrong

[Pre-Chorus]

With the music execution

And the talk of revolution

It bleeds in me, oh and it goes

[Chorus 3]

Give them the boot

F G

The roots, the radicals

Give them the boot

F G

You know I'm a radical

Give them the boot

F G

The roots, the reggae

C G

On my stereo

Give them the boot

F G

The roots, the radicals

Give them the boot

F G

You know I'm a radical

Give them the boot

F G

The roots, the reggae

C G C C

(hold)

On my stereo

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