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The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for a having a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip-hop which includes live instrumentals. Their debut album was released in 1993 and they have collaborated with a wide range of artists from different genres, including Roy Ayers and Cody Chesnutt. The Roots have generated a lot of critical acclaim and influenced many rap and R&B acts.
The group's original lineup was formed in Philadelphia around 1987.
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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!
Verse:
Am-Dm-Am-Dm (listen to song for rythm)
Rap
"Chorus" (Cody's part):
Am-Dm-Am- Dm- Am
I don't ask for much these days
Bb6 D7*
And I don't bitch and whine if I don't get my way
Am-Dm- Am- Dm
I only wanna
C G Dm
fertilize another behind my lover's back
C G Dm
I sit and watch it grow roots standin where I'm at
C G Dm
Fertilize another behind my lovers back
D7 E
And I'm keeping my secrets mine
Am G Dm
I push my seed in her bush for life
Am G Dm
It's gonna work because I'm pushin it right
C Am G
If Mary dropped my baby girl tonight
E Am-Dm-Am-Dm
I would name her rock'n roll
Next chorus:
Am- Dm-Am- Dm- Am
I don't beg from a rich man
Bb6 D7 Am
And I don't scream and kick when his shit don't fall in my hands man
Dm- Am
Cause I know how to steal
C G Dm
Fertilize another against my lovers will
C G Dm
I lick the opposition cause she don't take no pill
C G Dm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-no dear
D7 E
you'll be keeping my legend alive
Am G Dm
I push my seed in her bush for life
Am G Dm
It's gonna work because I'm pushin it right
C Am G Bb6 E
If Mary drops my baby girl tonight I would name her rock'n roll
E7 Am Dm Dm-Bb6-E E7
Oh break it down break it down down for me
Bass solo: AAAAAGGGDDDDDBBB E E EE GG#GDDDD
(Chords: Am G Dm Bb(6) E* E7/G#)
Am G Dm
I push my seed somewhere deep in her chest
Am G Dm
I push it naked cause I've takin my test
C Am G
Deliverin' Mary it don't matter the sex
E Am-Dm-Am-Dm
I'm gonna name it rock'n roll
Am G Dm
I push my seed in her bush for life
Am G Dm
It's gonna work because I'm pushin it right
Bb6 E
If Mary drops my baby girl tonight
EAm-Dm-Am-Dm
I would name her Rock-N-Roll
repeat:
Am-Dm-Am-Dm
I would name her Rock-N-Roll
I would name her Rock-N-Roll yeah
I would name it Rock-N-Roll
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