Remove Ads“Dragging These Roots”
By Jelly Roll
Tuning: Standard
Key: Am
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
AmGrew up on a creek bank, listenin' to some old Hank
AmBreathin' in the smoke of a paper mill town
C G D AmJust hangin' and bangin' around (Just bangin' around)
AmYeah, it's hard to make a green dollar in a dried-up holler
AmEven when you leave, no, you never get out
C G D Am N.C. The further I got, the more I found (I found)
[Chorus]
Am CDraggin' these roots like a bag of bones
G FI guess where I'm from won't let me go
Am CA hickory heart and a moonshine soul
G FA little more grit than a gravel road
Am CYou can cover 'em up, shake off the dust
G FBut you're never gonna cut 'em loose
Am C GYeah, I got where I got, and I get where I'm goin' to
F Am Just draggin' these roots
[Verse 2]
AmYeah, I learned how to hustle watchin' daddy bust, yeah
AmWorkin' on the cars and the weeds in the yard
C G D Am I guess the apple didn't fall that far (Didn't fall that far)
AmYeah, you can bring a shovel, but it ain't worth the trouble
AmCan't dig up what's in your heart
C G D Am Wherever you go, there you are
[Chorus]
Am CDraggin' these roots like a bag of bones
G FI guess where I'm from won't let me go
Am CA hickory heart and a moonshine soul
G FA little more grit than a gravel road
Am CYou can cover 'em up, shake off the dust
G FBut you're never gonna cut 'em loose
Am C GYeah, I got where I got, and I get where I'm goin' to
F Am Just draggin' these roots
AmYeah, I'm draggin' these roots
[Bridge]
Am C GLike a bag of bones
F Am C G FM7 No, it won't let me go
AmGrew up on a creek bank, listenin' to some old Hank
AmBreathin' in the smoke of a paper mill town
AmHard to make a green dollar in a dried up holler
AmEven when you leave, you never get out (You never get out)
N.C.
You never get out
[Chorus]
Am CDraggin' these roots like a bag of bones
G FI guess where I'm from won't let me go
Am CA hickory heart and a moonshine soul
G FA little more grit than a gravel road (Gravel road)
Am CYou can cover 'em up, shake off the dust
G FBut you're never gonna cut 'em loose
Am C GYeah, I got where I got, and I get where I'm goin' to
AmJust draggin' these roots
AmI'm draggin' these roots with me
[Outro]
Am G D G Am
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