Roots Radicals
RancidVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(1'st verse is sharp and each chord is heard. The rest are played all down-stroke, punk
style.)
Took the 6'th street bus... (?)
(The rest of the verses are also all C F G F C)
Lead in to Chorus:
G------ F------ D--------
(No idea of the lyrics)
Give 'em the boot, the roots, the radicals...
Give 'em the boot, you know I'm a radical
Give 'em the boot, (?)
...My stereo.
During the "yeah, yeah" part, it is an F barre chord (2'nd family) played at the 8'th fret.
The little riff can be improvised out of a blues scale also at the 8'th fret. At the end of the
the word "yeah" is screamed), the chord switches to a G chord (2'nd family)
played at the 10'th fret.
Outro is the same as the chorus.
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Readable chord sheet for Roots Radicals by Rancid
(1'st verse is sharp and each chord is heard. The rest are played all down-stroke, punk style.) T[C]ook[C] the 6'[F]th [F]stree[G]t bu[F]s...[C] (?[C]) (The rest of the verses are also all C F G F C) Lead in to Chorus: G------ F------ D-------- (No idea of the lyrics) G[C]ive 'em the boot, the roots,[F] the radicals..[G]. G[C]ive 'em the boot, you [F]know I'm a r[G]adical G[C]ive 'em the boot, (?) [F] [G] [C] [G] [G] [G] .[G]..My stereo. During the "yeah, yeah" part, it is an F barre chord (2'nd family) played at the 8'th fret. The little riff can be improvised out of a blues scale also at the 8'th fret. At the end of the the word "yeah" is screamed), the chord switches to a G chord (2'nd family) played at the 10'th fret. Outro is the same as the chorus.