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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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Intended for play on an acoustic guitar (chord chart below)
[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(7)
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
[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(7)
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]
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
E Am-Dm-Am-Dm
I would name her Rock-N-Roll
[Outro]
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
Last chord / ends on: Am
Chord chart:
Am Dm Bb6 D7*(/F#) C G D7 E E7/G# E*
e|-5----5----3------2------3-----3-----5-----4-----0-4----0
b|-5----6----3------1------5-----3-----7-----5-----0-3----0
g|-5----7----3------2------5-----4-----5-----4-----1-4----1
D|-7----7----3------0------5-----5-----7-----6-----0-0----2
A|-7----5----1-----(3)-----3-----5-----5-----7-----2(5)---2
E|-5----x----x-----(2)-----x-----3-----x-----x-----4-4----0
notes in parentheses could be replaced by x
The Bb6 may alternatively be replaced with Ebmaj7
[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(7)
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
[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(7)
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]
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
E Am-Dm-Am-Dm
I would name her Rock-N-Roll
[Outro]
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
Last chord / ends on: Am
Chord chart:
Am Dm Bb6 D7*(/F#) C G D7 E E7/G# E*
e|-5----5----3------2------3-----3-----5-----4-----0-4----0
b|-5----6----3------1------5-----3-----7-----5-----0-3----0
g|-5----7----3------2------5-----4-----5-----4-----1-4----1
D|-7----7----3------0------5-----5-----7-----6-----0-0----2
A|-7----5----1-----(3)-----3-----5-----5-----7-----2(5)---2
E|-5----x----x-----(2)-----x-----3-----x-----x-----4-4----0
notes in parentheses could be replaced by x
The Bb6 may alternatively be replaced with Ebmaj7
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