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                NO ROOTS
              JOSHUA HYSLOP
INTRO:
Bm  Bm  Bm
VERSE:
BmI like digging holes and
Hiding things inside them
WBmhen I grow old, I hope
I won't forget to find them
'EmCause, I've got memories and
TGravel like gAypsies in the nBmightBm  Bm  Bm  
VERSE:
BmI build a home and wait for
Someone to tear it down
PBmack it up in boxes
Head for the next town running
'EmCause, I've got memories and
TGravel like gAypsy in the nBmightBm  Bm  Bm  
PRE-CHORUS:
And a tEmhousand times I've seen this road
           G      A   A   A    AN.C.
A thousand times
CHORUS:
I got no rBmoots
But my home was never on the ground
BmI got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
I've got no Emroo-oo-oo-oo-oGots
I got no rAoo-oo-oo-oo-oBmots
IBm've got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
BmI got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
I've got no Emroo-oo-oo-oo-oGots
                         A    Bm    BmN.C.
I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots
VERSE:
BmI like standing still but
That's just the wishful plan
BmAsk me where I come from and
I'll say a different land
But  EmI got memories and
TGravel like gAypsies in the nBmightBm  Bm  Bm  
BmI count gates and numbers
And play the guessing game
IBmt's just the place that changes
The rest is still the same
But  EmI got memories and
TGravel like gAypsies in the nBmightBm  Bm  Bm  
PRE-CHORUS:
And a tEmhousand times I've seen this road
           G      A   A   A    AN.C.
A thousand times
CHORUS:
IBm've got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
IBm've got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
I've got no Emroo-oo-oo-oo-oGots
I've got no rAoo-oo-oo-oo-oBmots
IBm've got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
IBm've got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
I've got no Emroo-oo-oo-oo-oGots
I've got no rAoo-oo-oo-oo-oBmotsBm  
INSTRUMENTAL:
Em  G  Bm  A  Em  G  Bm  A  Em  G
 A   A   A   AN.C.
CHORUS:
I've got no rBmoots
But my home was never on the ground
BmI got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
I've got no Emroo-oo-oo-oo-oGots
I've got no rAoo-oo-oo-oo-oBmots
IBm've got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
IBm've got no roots
But my home was never on the ground
I've got no Emroo-oo-oo-oo-oGots
                         A    Bm   Bm(Stop abruptly)
I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

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No Roots

by Joshua Hyslop

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NO ROOTS

JOSHUA HYSLOP

INTRO:

Bm Bm Bm

VERSE:

I like digging holes and

Hiding things inside them

When I grow old, I hope

I won't forget to find them

'Cause, I've got memories and

G A Bm Bm Bm Bm

Travel like gypsies in the night

VERSE:

I build a home and wait for

Someone to tear it down

Pack it up in boxes

Head for the next town running

'Cause, I've got memories and

G A Bm Bm Bm Bm

Travel like gypsy in the night

PRE-CHORUS:

And a thousand times I've seen this road

G A A A A

N.C.

A thousand times

CHORUS:

I got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

I got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

Em G

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

A Bm

I got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

I've got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

I got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

Em G

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

A Bm Bm

N.C.

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

VERSE:

I like standing still but

That's just the wishful plan

Ask me where I come from and

I'll say a different land

But I got memories and

G A Bm Bm Bm Bm

Travel like gypsies in the night

I count gates and numbers

And play the guessing game

It's just the place that changes

The rest is still the same

But I got memories and

G A Bm Bm Bm Bm

Travel like gypsies in the night

PRE-CHORUS:

And a thousand times I've seen this road

G A A A A

N.C.

A thousand times

CHORUS:

I've got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

I've got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

Em G

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

A Bm

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

I've got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

I've got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

Em G

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

A Bm Bm

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

INSTRUMENTAL:

Em G Bm A Em G Bm A Em G

A A A A

N.C.

CHORUS:

I've got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

I got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

Em G

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

A Bm

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

I've got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

I've got no roots

But my home was never on the ground

Em G

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

A Bm Bm

(Stop abruptly)

I've got no roo-oo-oo-oo-oots

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