Roots and Culture Chords by Mikey Dread

[Start]

[Intro]
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Now here comes a special request
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To each and everyone ■  
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Especially those of my brethren
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Who forget where they are coming from you know ■ 
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This song is called roots and culture


[Chorus]
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F#m7  Bm  Bm7 F#m7           Bm   Bm7 F#m     
Don't you ■   bite the hands that ■   feed you


[Verse]
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My brethren no
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Don't you bite the hands that feed you
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Don't you burn your bridges then behind you
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My brethren no
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Don't you burn your bridges them behind you
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Cause if you burn your bridges down
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That is a wrong thing to do
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The good you do today will surely live after you
     
I say
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Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
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Don't you  bite ■   ■    the hands that ■  ■    feed you 


[Chorus]
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Remember the days of bread and water man
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Remember the days of hunger
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Don't forget your roots and culture
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My brethren say
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Remember your place of shelter
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Cause if you deal with war man
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You can't run far
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You deal with grudge
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You a go melt like fudge
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Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
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Don't you bite the hands that feed you no


[Inst]
Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm F#m7
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[Verse]
Bm                            F#m7                   
Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
Bm                       F#m7         
Don't you bite the hands that feed you
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Don't you burn your bridges them behind you my brethren no
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Don't you burn your bridges them behind you 
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Cause if you deal with war man you can't run far
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You deal with grudge
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You a go melt like fudge mi say
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Don't you bite the hands that feed you mi brethren say
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Don't you bite the hands that feed you no
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Remember your roots and culture my brethren say
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Remember your place of shelter


[Chorus]
Bm7                      F#m7               
Don't forget the days of bread and water man
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Remember the days of hunger
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For you never miss the water till the well runs dry
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You spit ina the sky
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It a go fall ina you eye mi say
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Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
Bm                       F#m7 Bm7     
Don't you bite the hands that feed you
F#m7 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 A Bm7 F#m7
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Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7
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[Inst]
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 Bm
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[Solo]
F#m Bm F#m Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm
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Bm7 F#m7 Bm F#m Bm F#m7 Bm Bm7
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F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 Bm Bm7 F#m7 Bm
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[Verse]
Bm7 Bm F#m7 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
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[Solo]
F#m7 Bm F#m Bm F#m7 Bm Bm7 Bm
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F#m7 Bm F#m Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm
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F#m7 Bm Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 Bm F#7 Bm
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F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7
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F#7 Bm Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7
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Bm7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm
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F#m7 Bm Bm7 F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m
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[End]
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