Alice Merton - No Roots: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "No Roots" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm
I like digging holes and hiding things inside them
When I'll grow old I hope I won't forget to find
them
Em                           G            A
'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies
        Bm
in the night

I build a home and wait for someone to tear it down
Then pack it up in boxes, head for the
next town running
'Cause I've got memories and travel
like gypsies in the night

        Em
And a thousand times I've seen this road,
    G       A
A thousand times

Chorus:
Bm
I've got no roots,
but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots,
but my home was never on the ground
            Em           G
I've got no roots uuuh uuuh uh uh
A           Bm
I've got no roots uuuh uuuh uh uh
Bm
I've got no roots,
but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots,
but my home was never on the ground
            Em           G
I've got no roots uuuh uuuh uh uh
A           Bm
I've got no roots uuuh uuuh uh uh

I like standing still but that's
just a wishful plan
Ask me where I come from,
I'll say a different land
But I've got memories and travel
like gypsies in the night

I count gates and numbers,
then play the guessing game
It's just the place that changes,
the rest is still the same
But I've got memories and travel
like gypsies in the night

And a thousand times I've seen this road
A thousand times

Chorus

Bm
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
No roots

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "No Roots" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "No Roots" by Alice Merton.