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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
β« Intro:
G Em C D G Em C D
β« Verse 1:
G Em
Well, my mama and her mama drove my daddy and my granddaddy
C
Crazy, I guess you could say
G Em
It was a long line of women with some real strong opinions
C G
That made me, Yeah, baby
C
You can't change what's in my veins
D
It ain't my fault, so boy
β« Chorus:
G Em
Don't blame it on me, blame it on the tree
C D
That I fell from, you know I come by it honestly
G Em C
My roots run way too deep to be pulling them up
D
They're stuck where they oughta be
G Em C D
You can't just bury what's hereditary
G C G Em C D
So, don't blame it on the apple, blame it on the tree
β« Verse 2:
G Em
Well, my daddy and his daddy were some hard-loving,
C
Hard-headed son of a guns and I'm another one
G Em
Of a fifth generation with a stubborn reputation
C
So just know, it's a family thing
C
And I can't change what's in my name
D
It ain't my fault, so boy
β« Chorus:
G Em
Don't blame it on me, blame it on the tree
C D
That I fell from, you know I come by it honestly
G Em C
My roots run way too deep to be pulling them up
D
They're stuck where they oughta be
G Em C D
You can't just bury what's hereditary
G C G Em
So, don't blame it on the apple, blame it on the tree
β« Solo:
| C D | G Em | C D |
β« Bridge:
G Em G
So don't blame it on the apple, blame it on the tree
G
The heart that I was given, blame it on the tree
C G
The way that I'm living, blame it on the tree
β« Chorus:
G Em
So don't blame it on me, blame it on the tree
C D
That I fell from, you know I come by it honestly
G Em C
My roots run way too deep to be pulling them up
D
They're stuck where they oughta be
G Em C D
You can't just bury what's hereditary
G C G Em
So, don't blame it on the apple, blame it on the tree
β« Outro:
C D G Em C D G
Oh, blame it on the tree
Song History
Published: April 7, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025