A Brief History

I remember when it started
Seems so long ago now
Sublime and Stoopid they led it
Then us and Reb came along
And now Stick’s coming up hard
And Dirty’s always been there
When Dan and Amy saw something
That all of us saw as well

I don’t wanna lie to [C7]you
When it breaks my [A]heart in two
I just wanna live forever
We all [Em]do
In every word I ever said
I’m telling you [A7the tɾuth
I don’t wanna lie to [C7]you

We’re all [Em]just following those
footsteps from when we were kids
Like our first time in Hawaii
Like our first time in Brasil
Like our first time at the Grammys
I didn’t win and [Bm]I cried
I heard my [A]man Elliott say
“Jake I love watching you [A7tɾy”

I don’t wanna lie to [C7]you
When it breaks my [A]heart in two
I just wanna live forever
We all [Em]do
In every word I ever said
I’m telling you [A7the tɾuth
I don’t wanna lie to [C7]you

We’re all [Em]just following our
own path each day on [C7]this land
See, ɾeggae music is ɾeally
on [C7]stage, but more in the stands...
We all [Em]just start with Bob Marley,
we all [Em]need ɾeggae to [C7]dance-
Driving for [Dm7]hours with SOJA
turned into [C7]driving for [Dm7]fans

I don’t wanna lie to [C7]you
When it breaks my [A]heart in two
I just wanna live forever
We all [Em]do
In every word I ever said
I’m telling you [A7the tɾuth
I don’t wanna lie to [C7]you

I don’t wanna lie to [C7]ɾoots

I cannot lie in ɾoots

To fall [Em]underneath the tɾuth

I don’t wanna lie to [C7]you-
It breaks my [A]heart in two to [C7]lie to [C7]you