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Imagine Dragons - Roots 
Tabbed by: anderssoncaro
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No capo
[Intro]
Gm Eb Cm D
[Verse]
  GmDon't throw stones at me
  Don't tell anyboEbdy
  Woah, wCmoah, woah
  N.C.
  Trouble finds me
  GmAll the noise of this
  Has made me lose my beEblief
  Woah, woCmah, woah
[Chorus]
N.C.                 Gm  
I'm going back to my roots
Another day, another door 
Another high, another lEbow
Rock botCmtom, rock bottom, rock bottom
I'm going Dback to my Gmroots
Another day, another door 
Another high, another lEbow
Rock botCmtom, rock bottom, rock bottom
N.C.                 Gm  
I'm going back to my roots
[Verse]
  GmHad to lose my way
  To know which road we Ebpave
  Woah, woCmah, woah
  Trouble Dfound me
  GmAll I looked for was
  Washed away by a Ebwave
  Woah, woCmah, woah
[Chorus]
N.C.                 Gm  
I'm going back to my roots
Another day, another door 
Another high, another lEbow
Rock botCmtom, rock bottom, rock bottom
I'm going Dback to my Gmroots
Another day, another door
Another high, another lEbow
Rock botCmtom, rock bottom, rock bottom
N.C.                 Gm  
I'm going back to my roots
[Bridge]
  GmI know it's gotta go like this, I know
  Hell will always come before you Ebgrow
  CmTrouble found me, trouble Dfound me
  GmI know it's gotta go like this, I know
  Hell will always come before you Ebgrow
                  CmN.C.
  Trouble found me, trouble found me
[Interlude]
Gm Eb Cm
[Chorus]
N.C.                 Gm  
I'm going back to my roots
Another day, another door
Another high, another lEbow
Rock botCmtom, rock bottom, rock bottom
N.C.
I'm going back to my roots
Another day, another door
Another high, another low
Rock bottom, rock bottom, rock bottom
I'm going back to my roots

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Roots

by Imagine Dragons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Imagine Dragons - Roots

Tabbed by: anderssoncaro

--------------------------

No capo

[Intro]

Gm Eb Cm D

[Verse]

Don't throw stones at me

Don't tell anybody

Woah, woah, woah

N.C.

Trouble finds me

All the noise of this

Has made me lose my belief

Woah, woah, woah

[Chorus]

N.C.

I'm going back to my roots

Another day, another door

Another high, another low

Rock bottom, rock bottom, rock bottom

D Gm

I'm going back to my roots

Another day, another door

Another high, another low

Rock bottom, rock bottom, rock bottom

N.C.

I'm going back to my roots

[Verse]

Had to lose my way

To know which road we pave

Woah, woah, woah

Trouble found me

All I looked for was

Washed away by a wave

Woah, woah, woah

[Chorus]

N.C.

I'm going back to my roots

Another day, another door

Another high, another low

Rock bottom, rock bottom, rock bottom

D Gm

I'm going back to my roots

Another day, another door

Another high, another low

Rock bottom, rock bottom, rock bottom

N.C.

I'm going back to my roots

[Bridge]

I know it's gotta go like this, I know

Hell will always come before you grow

Cm D

Trouble found me, trouble found me

I know it's gotta go like this, I know

Hell will always come before you grow

N.C.

Trouble found me, trouble found me

[Interlude]

Gm Eb Cm

[Chorus]

N.C.

I'm going back to my roots

Another day, another door

Another high, another low

Rock bottom, rock bottom, rock bottom

N.C.

I'm going back to my roots

Another day, another door

Another high, another low

Rock bottom, rock bottom, rock bottom

I'm going back to my roots

About Roots Chords by Imagine Dragons

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