Richie Havens - Going back to my roots

^BmZippin' up my boots ^EmGoin' back to my roots ^BmTo the place of my birth ^EmBack down to earth ^BmNot talkin' 'bout the roots in the land ^EmI'm talkin' 'bout the roots in the man ^BmZippin' up my boots, ^Emgoin' back to my roots ^GI'm homeward ^F#mbound, got my^Bm head turned ^Caround

^BmGoin' back to find myself ^EmI can't live with nobody else ^BmWho's living in the world and not be seen ^EmGoin' back, goin' back right there an' be me ^BmNot searchin' for riches I've had all the time ^EmFinding out happiness is just a state of ^Bmmind ^GJust a ^Astate of ^Emmind ^{A Bb}

^BmZippin' up my boots ^EmGoin' back to my roots ^BmTo the place of my birth ^EmBack down to earth ^BmNot talkin' 'bout the roots in the land ^EmI'm talkin' 'bout the roots in the man ^BmZippin' up my boots, ^Emgoin' back to my roots ^GI'm homeward ^F#mbound, got my^Bm head turned ^Caround

^BmGoing home, I'm going home ^{G A Em}Going home, going home where I do belong ^BmNot found the riches that I've got the time^{G A Em}Finding out happiness was just a state of^Bm mind Just a state of ^Emmind, just a state of ^Bmmind Just a state of ^Emmind, yeah

^BmZippin' up my boots ^EmGoin' back to my roots ^BmTo the place of my birth ^EmBack down to earth

^BmIt's not black, it's not white ^EmIt's not red, it's not yellow ^BmIt's not black, it's not white ^EmIt's not red, it's not yellow ^BmIt's not black, it's not white ^EmIt's not red, it's not yellow It's ^Bmdown to earth, it's ^Emdown to earth It's ^Bmdown to earth, ^Emit's down to earth ^BmIt's not red, it's not white ^EmIt's not yellow, it's not black ^BmIt's not red, it's not white ^EmIt's not yellow, ït's not black