Roots chords by
Stiff Little Fingers

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Intro 1

Verse 1

You roots,

you radicals, you rock to the reggae

You roots, you radicals,

you dub to the reggae

You roots, you radicals,

you skank to the reggae

Verse 2

Let there be peace in the east,

peace in the west

You roots, you radicals and all the rest

Peace up north, peace down south

Peace in the ghettos all round about

Verse 3

We are all in a one and one in all

So throw away the guns

and the war's all gone

So throw away the hunger

and the war's all gone

So throw away the fighting

and the war's all gone

So throw away the grudges

and the war's all gone

Verse 4

You roots, you radicals,

you rock to the reggae

You roots, you radicals,

you dub to the reggae

You roots, you radicals,

you skank to the reggae

Verse 5

Love and respect your itren and

protect your little sister

And the same shall return to you,

my friend

Don't fight against no colour

class or creed

For on discrimination does

violence breed

Verse 6

We are all in a one and one in all

So throw away the guns

and the war's all gone

So throw away the hunger

and the war's all gone

So throw away the fighting

and the war's all gone

So throw away the grudges

and the war's all gone

Verse 7

You roots, you radicals,

you rock to the reggae

You roots, you radicals,

you dub to the reggae

You roots, you radicals, you skank to the reggae

Interlude 1

Verse 8

Comfort the afflicted and

keep them from harm

Let age be protected and

the infants be strong

Verse 9

Go for it!

You got to pass the bowl and

make the food go round

'cause that's the only way to

trample crime to the ground

Equal rights and justice

for one and all

'cause only through liberty

freedom shall form

Don't

Verse 10

fight against no

colour class or creed

For on discrimination does violence breed

Verse 11

We are all in a one and one in all

So throw away the guns

and the war's all gone

So throw away the hunger

and the war's all gone

So throw away the fighting

and the war's all gone

So throw away the guns

and the war's all gone

So throw away the hunger

and the war's all gone

So throw away the fighting

and the war's all gone

So throw away the grudges an d the war's all gone

Outro 1

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