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Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Intro:
Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A Em (x2) G A
Verse:
Bm A Bm A
I like digging holes and hiding things inside them
Bm A Bm A
When I grow old, I hope I won't forget to find them
Em G A Bm A Bm A
'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the night
Bm A Bm A
I build a home and wait for someone to tear it down
Bm A Bm A
Then pack it up in boxes, head for the next town running
Em G A Bm A
'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the 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
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Em G
I've got no roo-ooooooots
A Bm A Bm A
I've got no roo-ooooots
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Em G
I've got no roo-ooooooots
A Bm A Bm A
I've got no roo-ooooots
Verse:
Bm A Bm A
I like standing still but that's just a wishful plan
Bm A Bm A
Ask me where I come from, I'll say a different land
Em G A Bm A Bm A
But I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the night
Bm A Bm A
I count gates and numbers, then play the guessing game
Bm A Bm A
It's just the place that changes, the rest is still the same
Em G A Bm A
But I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the 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
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Em G
I've got no roo-ooooooots
A Bm A Bm A
I've got no roo-ooooots
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Em G
I've got no roo-ooooooots
A Bm A Bm A
I've got no roo-ooooots
Bridge:
N.C.
I like digging holes, hiding things inside them
When I grow old, I won't forget to 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 roots)
Bm A Bm A B A Bm A Em G A
Chorus:
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Em G
I've got no roo-ooooooots
A Bm A Bm A
I've got no roo-ooooots
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Bm
I've got no roots
A Bm A
But my home was never on the ground
Em G
I've got no roo-ooooooots
A Bm A Bm A
I've got no roo-ooooots
(No!)
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- No Roots Ukulele (Chords)
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025