Roots Chords
by Parmalee
Roots by Parmalee is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, C/B, F, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
C - C/B - F (2x)
C C/B F
I still running’ 33s up underneath this truck
C C/B F
Even though rush hour concrete’s the only place I’m getting stuck
C C/B F
I ain’t on the farm no more but on a stretch of sunny days
C C/B F
I still catch myself looking up at the sky and praying for a little rain
C C/B F C C/B F
No I can’t out run these roots, even if I wanted to
C G
Cause they run too strong, run too deep
F
Cuttin’ right through the heart of me
C C/B F
No it don’t matter where I plant these boots
C - C/B - F
I can’t outrun these roots,
C - C/B - F
I can’t outrun these roots
C C/B F
There’s still that back home part of me, That can’t help but see things a little different
C C/B F
Like how there ain’t no need about puttin’ a G at the end of Huntin’ or Fishin’
C C/B F
And I still got Granddaddy’s bible, his ole rifle and his name
C C/B F
And I also got his pour a little more coursing through my veins
C C/B F C C/B F
No I can’t out run these roots, even if I wanted to
C G
Cause they run too strong, run too deep
F
Cuttin’ right through the heart of me
C C/B F
No it don’t matter where I plant these boots
F
I can’t outrun these roots
G
Thank god I can’t, they’re tangled up in every part of who I am
Am G F C - C/B - Am - F
without ‘em I know I don’t stand a chance. I can’t outrun these roots.
C - C/B - Am - F
I can’t outrun these roots,
C G
Cause they run too strong, run too deep
F
Cuttin’ right through the heart of me
C C/B F
No it don’t matter where I plant these boots
C - C/B - F
I can’t outrun these roots,
C - C/B - F
I can’t outrun these roots
Parmalee