Ramones - Roots of Hatred: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Roots of Hatred" 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.
C#m B I know your everything C#m B Well I know those tales you told C#m B I smell them in the breeze C#m With every midnight break, B I beg you take me please I let my soul escape Well I let my blood run cold So that my nerves would freeze Whatever it would take To set my heart at ease Chorus: E B Well later on it got so complicated A B That little rock became the roots of hatred, E B A Roots of hatred, roots of hatred, had me fallin' B Fallin' apart, A B eatin', eatin' away all of my heart. E B C#m B Oh yeah yeah yeah A secret hiding place You said there’s buried gold Under roots of all those trees Whatever I must face I’ll set my heart at ease Chorus E B C# Oh yeah yeah yeah, oh yeah, oh oh E B C# Oh yeah yeah yeah, oh yeah, oh oh You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#  C#m  E  B  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 "Roots of Hatred" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Roots of Hatred" by Ramones.