Intro: Am Dm G C G (x2)F EAm Dm G C G You are a bird and I am an old oak tree,Am Dm G C G You're free to fly while I am stuck on my knees...Dm Am G You built your nest in me, placed your trust in me,C G Rest your head, rest your wings...Dm Am G C G But opportunity flew you away from me and left me here on my own...F E I wonder if you ever will fly home...C Am I love my home, it's all I know,F G My roots run deep under these broken roads...C Am This damn city has been my family,F G But I'll be damned if I should up and leave...Continues after the adF E But still I wonder if I should uproot and go... Am(one stroke) Dm G C G Stuck in this dirt, my roots are veins for the earth,Am Dm G C G I'll raise my branches high with pride for all the things that I've earned...Dm Am G C G And I can't walk away, it seems I'm here to stay to sort through this on my own,Dm Am G C G Your obligation, no communication, oh, you're serving our nation's home...F E Oh pretty bird, well have you heard the news?C Am I love my home, it's all I know,F G My roots run deep under these broken roads...C Am This damn city has been my family,F G And I'll be damned if I should up and leave...F E Funny how sometimes life makes you choose,F E If I go or stay, well, either way I lose...F E Have you found somewhere new to rest your head?F E Should I wait for you or find someone new instead?C Am I love my home, its all I know,F G My roots run deep under these broken roads...C Am This damn city has been my family,F But, shit, who knows?C Maybe you're my family, too...C I don't know what to do...
Broken Roads
American Opera
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