Going Back to My Roots — Richie Havens
Chords and lyrics for Going Back to My Roots by Richie Havens (key of Em).
Intro
Bm Em (X11)
Verse
[Bm]Zippin' up my boots
[Em]Goin' back to my roots
[Bm]To the place of my birth
[Em]Back down to earth
[Bm]Not talkin' 'bout the roots in the land
[Em]I'm talkin' 'bout the roots in the man
[Bm]Zippin' up my boots, [Em]goin' back to my roots
[G]I'm homeward [F#m]bound, got my[Bm] head turned [C]around
Chorus
[Bm]Goin' back to find myself
[Em]I can't live with nobody else
[Bm]Who's living in the world and not be seen
[Em]Goin' back, goin' back right there an' be me
[Bm]Not searchin' for riches I've had all the time
[Em]Finding out happiness is just a state of [Bm]mind
[G]Just a [A]state of [Em][A]mind[Bb]
Verse
[Bm]Zippin' up my boots
[Em]Goin' back to my roots
[Bm]To the place of my birth
[Em]Back down to earth
[Bm]Not talkin' 'bout the roots in the land
[Em]I'm talkin' 'bout the roots in the man
[Bm]Zippin' up my boots, [Em]goin' back to my roots
[G]I'm homeward [F#m]bound, got my[Bm] head turned [C]around
Chorus
[Bm]Going home, I'm going [G]home[A]
[Em]Going home, going home where I do belong
[Bm]Not found the riches that I've got the [G]time[A]
[Em]Finding out happiness was just a state of[Bm] mind
Just a state of [Em]mind, just a state of [Bm]mind
Just a state of [Em]mind, yeah
Verse
[Bm]Zippin' up my boots
[Em]Goin' back to my roots
[Bm]To the place of my birth
[Em]Back down to earth
Outro
[Bm]It's not black, it's not white
[Em]It's not red, it's not yellow
[Bm]It's not black, it's not white
[Em]It's not red, it's not yellow
[Bm]It's not black, it's not white
[Em]It's not red, it's not yellow
It's [Bm]down to earth, it's [Em]down to earth
It's [Bm]down to earth, [Em]it's down to earth
[Bm]It's not red, it's not white
[Em]It's not yellow, it's not black
[Bm]It's not red, it's not white
[Em]It's not yellow, ït's not black
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