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hey this is my 1st submission so sorry if it is completely wrong but it sounds good to
I forgot to add, this has a capo at the 4th fret!!
[Verse]
WhEm7at I want fCadd9rom you is Gempty youD/F#r head.
But they Em7say be truCadd9e, don'Gt stain youD/F#r bed.
And Em7we do Cadd9what we need Gto be free.D/F#  
And it lAmeans on me like a Crootless treDe.
WhaEm7t I want Cadd9from us yGou is emD/F#pty your mind.
But we Em7fake, we fCadd9uss, and fGracture thD/F#e times.
Em7We go blCind when we nGeeded to sD/F#ee.
And this leAmans on me, like a CrootDless...
[Chorus]
FEm7*** you, F*Cadd9** you, F*** Gyou
and aD/F#ll we've been through.
I said Em7leave it, lCadd9eave it, leaGve it,
it's D/F#nothing to you.
And if you Em7hate me, hCate me, Ghate me, D/F#hate me so good
that you just Em7let me out
Cadd9let me out, leGt me out?
Its D/F#hell when you're around.
Em7Let me out, lCadd9et me out, let Gme out.
D/F#Hell when you're around.
Em7Let me out, lCadd9et me out, let Gme out.D/F#  
[Verse]
What I Em7want from thCadd9is
is to Glearn to let D/F#go.
No, Em7not of yoCadd9u
of Gall that's been D/F#told.
Em7KilleCrs re-invGent and beliD/F#eve
and this lAmeans on me, like a CrootDless...
[Chorus]
FEm7*** you, FCadd9*** you, F**G* you
and D/F#all we've been through.
I said Em7leave it, lCadd9eave it, leaGve it,
it's D/F#nothing to you.
And if you Em7hate me, hCate me, hGate me, hD/F#ate me so good
that you just Em7let me out
Cadd9let me out, leGt me out?
Its D/F#hell when you're around.
Em7Let me out, lCadd9et me out, let Gme out.
Its D/F#hell when you're around.
LEm7et me out, lCadd9et me out, let Gme out
D/F#hell when you're around.
LEm7et me out, lCadd9et me out, let Gme out
D/F#hell when you're around.
LEm7et me out, lCadd9et me out, let Gme out, let D/F#me out.
Let me out, let me out, let me out, let me out. etc...
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The story behind the song

Damien Rice, an Irish singer-songwriter who began his career in the 1990s rock group Juniper, later pursued a solo path after busking through Europe. His music often carries a deeply personal and introspective quality, evident across his albums like O and 9. "Rootless Tree" appears on the release "Festival 07." At its heart, the song feels like an exploration of instability and the search for belonging.

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