Roots And Wings Chords
by Jill Johnson
Roots And Wings by Jill Johnson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Dm, Em, D, G, Am and Eb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C
Her mom and dad grew up in this town
C
Married after school and settled down
F
Like most 'round here, bought a little ground
C
and planted roots.
C
Her brother Mark works at daddy's store
C
Sister Connie's workin' on kid number four
F
But Rose hit eighteen and hit that door
C
and she flew
Dm
she said I know they're thinkin'
Em F
I'm just the wild thing
Just cause you've got roots
D G
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
F G
So she fli---es
C
soaring where she's never been
F G
Reaching out for a life
Am C
Grabbin' all she can take in
F G C F
And she fli---es like an eagle on the wind
Just cause you've got roots
G F C
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
C
She moved to Dallas then Frisco Bay
Spent a year in Denver, wound up in L.A.
F
Where she met a guy who took her breath away
C
and said I do!
C
They had a daughter late next fall
Took a trip back home to show her to mom
F
Her mama said I've seen it all
C
she act's just like you
Dm Em
Rose - when she grows up
F
remember one thing
Just cause she's got roots
C G
Doesn't mean she can't have wings
F G
So she fli---es
C
soaring where she's never been
F G
Reaching out for a life
Am C
Grabbin' all she can take in
F G C F
And she fli---es like an eagle on the wind
Just cause you've got roots
G F C
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
Eb G
F G
So she fli---es
C
soaring where she's never been
F G
Reaching out for a life
Am C
Grabbin' all she can take in
F G C F
And she fli---es like an eagle on the wind
Just cause you've got roots
G F C
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
C
Her mom and dad move to town
In north L.A they settled down
F (..slow down..)
Like most round here, bought a little ground
C
and planted roots.