No Roots Alice Merton

No Roots

Alice Merton

RiffRyder

1984
0:00 3:46
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Bm
Capo:
No capo

Lyrics

| Bm | - | - | - |
| Em | G |

[Verse 1]
Bm
  I like digging holes and hiding things inside them
When I'll grow old,
I hope I won't forget to find them
Em                            G
  'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the
     Bm
night
I build a home and wait for someone to tear it down
Then pack it up in boxes,
head for the next town running
Em                            G
  'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the
     Bm
night

[Pre Chorus]
      Em
And a thousand times I've seen this road
  G        A
A thousand times

[Chorus]
            Bm
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 roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
            Bm
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
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 roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
            Bm
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh

[Verse 2]
Bm
  I like standing still,
but that's just a wishful plan
Ask me where I come from,
I'll say a different land
Em                         G
  But I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the
     Bm
night
I count gates and numbers,
then play the guessing game
It's just the place that changes,
the rest is still the same
Em                         G
  But I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the
     Bm
night

[Pre Chorus]
      Em
And a thousand times I've seen this road
  G        A
A thousand times

[Chorus]
            Bm
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 roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
            Bm
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
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 roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
            Bm
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh

[Bridge]
Bm
  I like digging holes
Hiding things inside them
When I'll grow old
I won't forget to find them
I like digging holes
Hiding things inside them
When I'll grow old
I won't forget to find them
            Bm
I've got no roots

[Interlude]
   Em
No roots

[Chorus]
G Bm            Bm
    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 roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
            Bm
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
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 roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
            Bm
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh

Bars

| Bm | - | - | - |
| Em | G |

[Verse 1]
         | Bm | - |
| -  | - | Em | G |
| Bm | - | -  | - |
| -  | - | Em | G |
| Bm | - |

I like digging holes and hiding things inside them
When I'll grow old,
I hope I won't forget to find them
'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the
night
I build a home and wait for someone to tear it down
Then pack it up in boxes,
head for the next town running
'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the
night

[Pre Chorus]
            | Em - | - - |
| G A | - - |

And a thousand times I've seen this road
A thousand times

[Chorus]
         | Bm | - |
| -  | - | Em | G |
| Bm | - | -  | - |
| -  | - | Em | G |
| Bm | - |

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
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
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
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh

[Verse 2]
         | Bm | - |
| -  | - | Em | G |
| Bm | - | -  | - |
| -  | - | Em | G |
| Bm | - |

I like standing still,
but that's just a wishful plan
Ask me where I come from,
I'll say a different land
But I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the
night
I count gates and numbers,
then play the guessing game
It's just the place that changes,
the rest is still the same
But I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the
night

[Pre Chorus]
            | Em - | - - |
| G A | - - |

And a thousand times I've seen this road
A thousand times

[Chorus]
         | Bm | - |
| -  | - | Em | G |
| Bm | - | -  | - |
| -  | - | Em | G |
| Bm | - |

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
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
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
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh

[Bridge]
        | Bm | -  |
| - | - | -  | -  |
| - | - | -  | Bm |
| - | - | -  |

I like digging holes
Hiding things inside them
When I'll grow old
I won't forget to find them
I like digging holes
Hiding things inside them
When I'll grow old
I won't forget to find them
I've got no roots

[Interlude]
            | Em |

No roots

[Chorus]
| G | Bm | - | Bm |
| - | -  | - | Em |
| G | Bm | - | -  |
| - | -  | - | Em |
| G | Bm |

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
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
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
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh
I've got no roots uh uh uh uh uh uh

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