No Roots Chords by Alice Merton

Tempo:
113 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

F#

B

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Alice Merton - No Roots (LIVE) chords
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[B] [F#] [A] [B] [F#m]
[B] [F#] [Am] [B] [F#] [Am] [F]
[E] [G] [A] [F#]
I like digging [B] holes and [F#m] hiding things inside them.
When I grow old [C#] I hope [F#] I won't [F] forget to [E] find them.
Cause I've got [F#m] memories [G] and travel [A] like [F#] gypsies in the night.
[Am] [B] [F#] [B]
[F#] I build a [A] home and [G] wait for [F#m] someone to tear it down.
Then pack it up in [B] boxes, head for the next town running.
Cause I've [E] got [F#] memories [Gm] and travel [A] like gypsies [G] in the [F#m] night.
[A] [Bm] [F#m]
[Em] And a thousand times I've seen this [G] road.
A thousand [A] times I've seen this road.
I've got [G#] no [F#m] roots, but my home was never on the ground.
I've got no roots, but my home was never [B] on the ground.
I've got no [E] [F#] [G] roots, [A] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] but my home was never on the ground.
I've got no roots, but my [Am] home [B] was never on the ground.
I've got no [Em] [F#] [G] roots, [Am] but [F#m] my home was never [Am] on the ground.
[Bm] [Em] [B]
I like [A] standing still, [B] but that's just a wishful plan.
Ask me where I come from, I'll say a [F] different [E] land.
But I've got [F#] memories [Gm] and travel [F#m] like gypsies in the night.
[Am] [B]
I [A] count gates and [B] numbers, then play the guessing game.
[F#] It's just the place [Am] that [B] changes, the rest is still the [G] same.
But I've [E] got [F#] memories [Gm] and travel [Am] like [E] gypsies in the [F#] night.
[Am] [B] [F#] [F#]
[Em] And a thousand times I've seen this [G] road.
[A] A thousand times I've [G#m] got no [F#m] roots, but my home was never on the ground.
I've got no roots, but my [B] home was never on the ground.
I've got no [E] [F#] [A] roots, I've [B] got no [F#m] [G] roots.
[F#] [G#m] I've got no roots, [A] but my [G] home was never [A] on the ground.
I've [G#m] got no roots, [A] but my [G] home was never [A] on the ground.
I've [G] got no roots, [A] I've got [G] no roots.
[A] [G] [A]
[Em] I like digging [Bm] holes, hiding things inside them.
When I grow old, I won't forget to [G] find them.
I like digging holes, hiding things inside them.
When I grow old, I won't forget to find them.
I've got no [A] [F]
[G] [A] [G]
[G] [F#] [A] [F#] [Em] [F#]
[G] [A] [F#] [B] [G] [A]
[Em] [F#] [A] roots, I've got [G] no roots.
[A] But my home was never on the ground.
I've got no [F#m] roots, but my home was never on the [F] ground.
I've [Em] got no [Gm]
roots, [A] I've [G] got no [A] roots.
[G] [F#m] But my home was never on the ground.
I've got no roots, but my home [G] was never on [F#] the ground.
I've got [Em] no [G]
roots, [A] I've got [G] no roots.
[A] [G] [A] [G]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
F#
134211112
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
G
2131
F#
134211112
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To start learning Alice Merton - No Roots chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: A, G, A, Am, B and F#. Start with a comfortable 56 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 113. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Minor.

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[B] _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ [Am] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [Am] _ [F] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [F#] _
I like digging [B] holes and [F#m] hiding things inside them.
When I grow old [C#] I hope [F#] I won't [F] forget to [E] find them.
Cause I've got [F#m] memories [G] and travel [A] like [F#] gypsies in the night.
_ [Am] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _
[F#] I build a [A] home and [G] wait for [F#m] someone to tear it down.
Then pack it up in [B] boxes, head for the next town running.
Cause I've [E] got [F#] memories [Gm] and travel [A] like gypsies [G] in the [F#m] night.
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _
[Em] And a thousand times I've seen this [G] road.
A thousand [A] _ _ _ _ times I've seen this road.
I've got [G#] no [F#m] roots, but my home was never on the ground.
I've got no roots, but my home was never [B] on the ground.
I've got no _ [E] _ [F#] _ [G] roots, [A] _ [B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] but my home was never on the ground.
I've got no roots, but my [Am] home [B] was never on the ground.
I've got no [Em] _ _ [F#] _ [G] roots, [Am] but [F#m] my home was never [Am] on the ground.
[Bm] _ [Em] _ [B] _
I like [A] standing still, [B] but that's just a wishful plan.
Ask me where I come from, I'll say a [F] different [E] land.
But I've got [F#] memories [Gm] and travel [F#m] like gypsies in the night.
_ _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _ _
I [A] count gates and [B] numbers, then play the guessing game.
[F#] It's just the place [Am] that [B] changes, the rest is still the [G] same.
But I've [E] got [F#] memories [Gm] and travel [Am] like [E] gypsies in the [F#] night.
_ [Am] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [F#] _
[Em] And a thousand times I've seen this [G] road.
_ [A] A thousand times _ _ I've [G#m] got no [F#m] roots, but my home was never on the ground.
I've got no roots, but my [B] home was never on the ground.
I've got no _ [E] _ [F#] _ [A] roots, I've [B] got no [F#m] _ _ [G] roots.
[F#] _ [G#m] I've got no roots, [A] but my [G] home was never [A] on the ground.
I've [G#m] got no roots, [A] but my [G] home was never [A] on the ground.
I've [G] got no _ _ _ roots, [A] I've got [G] no roots.
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] I like digging [Bm] holes, hiding things inside them.
When I grow old, I won't forget to [G] find them.
I like digging holes, hiding things inside them.
When I grow old, I won't forget to find them.
I've got no _ [A] _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F#] _ [A] _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[Em] _ [F#] _ [A] roots, I've got [G] no roots.
[A] But my home was never on the ground.
I've got no [F#m] roots, but my home was never on the [F] ground.
I've [Em] got no _ _ [Gm] _
roots, [A] I've [G] got no [A] roots. _
[G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ But my home was never on the ground.
I've got no roots, but my home [G] was never on [F#] the ground.
I've got [Em] no _ _ [G]
roots, [A] I've got [G] no roots.
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _

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