Roots

[Intro] A5  E  F#m7  D5
        A5  E  F#m7  D5

E|--------4~~-4-5-4~------------
B|4~~-6~~------------6~-4~~-6~~-
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------
E|------5~-4~| 
B|-----------| 
G|6~~-6------| 
D|-----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 

E|--------4~~-4-5-4~------------
B|4~~-6~~------------6~-4~~-6~~-
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------
E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|6~~--------| 
D|-----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 

D5       A            A7M(9)   
  My first best friend    was a 6 
A
string
D5      A         A7M(9)      A
  Took him with me everywhere I go
D5       A      A7M(9)        A
  When I was 18,     bought a Dodge 
van
D5         A          A7M(9)    
  Found a drummer and made the 
    A      (E)
road my home

F#m
   Ohh I wouldn't change a thing
D                   E
  It made the man I am today

[Chorus]

   A5    E
My roots always keep me grounded
F#m7     D5
Roots remind me where I'm from
A5                E
  Even when I'm a thousand miles 
away from my
F#m7        D5
Roots I'm home

D5      A     A7M(9)          A
  Every Friday      you could find 
me
D5         A      A7M(9)         
  At Dixie Tavern playing with my 
 A
band
D5              A         A7M(9)
  We'd start the show with      
             A
a round of whiskey
D5             A              
  And play our hearts out and 
A7M(9)            A   (E)
wished it'd never end

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F#m
   Ohh I wouldn't change a thing
D                   E
  It made the man I am today

[Chorus]

   A5    E
My roots always keep me grounded
F#m7     D5
Roots remind me where I'm from
A5                E
  Even when I'm a thousand miles 
away from my
F#m7        D5
Roots I'm home

[Solo]
E|------------------------------| 
B|5-5-4-4-4-4-2---2~-2---2-4-2--| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4---4------4-------4| 
D|------------4-4-4~-4-4-4-4-4-4| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 


    D5  A           A7M(9)        
E|-------------------------------|
B|5-5-4-4-4-4-2---2-4-2-------2-4|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4---4--------4~-4---4|
D|------------4-4-4-4-4--4~-4-4--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

E|--11-11/16^^--------------| 
B|12-----------16^16/14-12~~| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

E|---11-14-17/19^-16-14-16-14-11-
B|12-----------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
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E|14/16^-14-----------------| 
B|----------16^/14-12-11-12~| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
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D5             A      A7M(9)    
  We'd get 'em singing      
          A
"Don't Stop Believing"
D5            A         A7M(9)  
  Then follow up with a cold 
        A
beer on a Friday night
D5         A      A7M(9)        
  Always dreaming one day we'd play 
A
with
D5         A        A7M(9)  
  All our heroes we cover every 
     A    (E)
night

F#m
   Flying high all our dreams came 
true
D                  E
  You've given me wings

[Chorus]

    A5    E
And roots always keep me grounded
F#m7     D5
Roots remind me where I'm from
A5                E
  Even when I'm a thousand miles 
away from my
F#m7        D5
Roots I'm home

[Chorus]

   A5    E
My roots always keep me grounded
F#m7     D5
Roots remind me where I'm from
    Bm
My roots
                 E
Even when I'm a thousand miles away 
from my
F#m7        D5
Roots I'm home

A5
Don't (Roots) give up
      E
Hold on a little longer
F#m7
What (Roots) don't kill you
D5
Only makes you stronger

A5
Don't give up
      E
Hold on a little longer
F#m7
What don't kill you
D5                         A5
Only makes you stronger.. Roots