Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: C minorCm
Difficulty: Novice
Intro and whole song thru:
C minorCm x4 strokes
F minorFm x2 strokes
Bb majorBb x2 strokes
Verse 1:
C minorCm
Well you see, where I live we burn them down to the ground
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Rootikal riddim running all around town, yes I
C minorCm
and you can feel it in the songs we play
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Straight from LA, down to the valley
C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
Yeah we got to uplift, we haffi uplift all of them a dread
C minorCm
We are the youth, and we are strong
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Yes we got to keep on moving it along
Chorus:
C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
I said now fire burn, a me say fire is burning inna di sunshine state
C minorCm
Im spreading truth so that the youth can relate
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Love and positivity can come their way
C minorCm
Yes I said now fire burn, a me say fire is burning
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Is such a crucial thing
C minorCm
And I know strictly positive vibes we go bring
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Said I know the fire burn, we a go burn them down
Verse 2:
C minorCm
Rise up, Rise up, we have to nice up the place
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Roots reggae music gonna cool down the pace
C minorCm
With the fire we go burning and the fire we go blaze
F minorFm Bb majorBb
So just pass the Tu-Sheng Peng
C minorCm
Bless up, all of me bredren of the dub
F minorFm Bb majorBb
and keep it rocking in this roots rhythm
B minorBm
Bless up, if you're feeling one love
F minorFm Bb majorBb
A augmentedA new generation
Kennedy of Ital Vibes:
C minorCm
We haffi get hi now, we a get by now
F minorFm Bb majorBb
with help from my bredren we a try now
C minorCm
To fly on, the righteous path to Zion
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Selassie I the first put me on this path that I'm on
C minorCm
Feeling so blessed never stressed (wah)
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Babylon put my people to the test
C minorCm
But jah love a cover like a bullet proof vest
F minorFm Bb majorBb
yes babylon a still come and I rep Jah Kingdom
Karim of Arise Roots:
C minorCm
Well you better know
C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
One people, one blood, in livity in love (in love yeah)
C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
Together we shall unite and rise up above (up above yeah)
C minorCm
We come fierce as a lion
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Never hold back because we stronger than iron
C minorCm
Never ever quit, we nah go retire
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Never back down because we blaze up the fire
C minorCm
So let it burn
Chorus:
C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
I said now fire burn, a me say fire is burning inna di sunshine state
C minorCm
Im spreading truth so that the youth can relate
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Love and positivity can come their way
C minorCm
Yes I said now fire burn, a me say fire is burning
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Is such a crucial thing
C minorCm
And I know strictly positive vibes we go bring
F minorFm Bb majorBb
Said I know the fire burn, we a go burn them down