The Root

The Root easy guitar chords by D'angelo

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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Capo
  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • F

  • Bb

  • Eb

    6
  • Dm

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • Am

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • F

  • Bb

  • Eb

    6
  • Dm

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • Am

  • Intro 1




    Verse 1
    She 
    done worked 
    a root, 
    done 
    worked 
    root 

    That 
    will 
    not 
    be re
    versed, 
    yeah, 
    no 

    Then 
    I go 
    on, 

    go 
    on 
    my 
    role 
    in 
    her 
    play 

    With no 
    re
    hearsal 

    Verse 2

    Said, 
    left my 
    mojo 
    left 
    my mo
    jo 

    In 
    my favorite 
    suit, 
    yes I 
    did, 
    yeah 

    She 
    left a stain, 

    left 
    dirty 
    stain 
    in my heart 

    I can't 
    re
    fute, 
    oh 
    I can't, 
    no 
    I can't 

    Verse 3
    She 
    done worked 
    a root 

    In 
    the name 
    of 
    love 
    and 
    war 

    took 
    my 
    shield 
    and 
    sword 

    From 
    the pit 
    of 
    the 
    bottom, 

    that 
    knows 
    no 
    floor 

    Like 
    the rain 
    to 
    the dirt, 

    from 
    the vine 
    to 
    the wine 

    From 
    the Alpha 
    to 
    creation, 

    to 
    the end 
    of 
    time, 
    yeah 

    To 
    the end 
    of 
    time 

    Verse 4

    Said, 
    I went, 
    said 
    I went, 

    said 
    I went 
    to the 
    doctor 

    The 
    man 
    told 
    me 
    there 
    ain't 

    nothin' 
    wrong 
    with 
    me 

    But I 
    beg to 
    dif
    fer, 

    been feelin' 
    this 
    pain 

    For much 
    too 
    long, 
    oh, 
    yeah 

    Verse 5
    I feel 
    like 
    my soul 
    is 
    empty 

    My 
    blood 
    is 
    cold 
    and 
    can't 

    feel 
    my 
    leg

    I need 
    someone 
    to 
    hold 
    me 

    Bring 
    me 
    back 
    to life 
    before 
    I'm 
    dead 

    Oh, 
    yeah 

    Verse 6
    She 
    done worked 
    a root, 
    root, 
    root 

    In 
    the name 
    of 
    love 
    and 
    war 

    took 
    my 
    shield 
    and 
    sword 

    From 
    the pit 
    of the 
    bottom, 

    that 
    knows 
    no 
    floor 

    Like 
    the rain 
    to 
    the 
    dirt, 

    from 
    the 
    vine 
    to 
    the wine 

    From 
    the Alpha 
    to 
    creation, 
    to 
    the end 
    of 
    time, 

    time 



    Oh, 
    oh, 
    oh 

    Interlude 1



    Verse 7
    I feel 
    my soul 
    is 
    empty 

    My 
    blood 
    is 
    cold 
    and 
    can't 

    feel 
    my legs 

    I need 
    someone 
    to 
    hold 
    me 

    Bring 
    me back 
    to 
    life 
    before' I'm 
    dead, 

    dead, 
    dead 

    Verse 8

    She 
    done worked 
    a root 

    In 
    the name 
    of 
    love 
    and 
    war 

    took 
    my 
    shield 
    and 
    sword 

    From 
    the pit 
    of 
    the bottom, 

    that 
    knows 
    no 
    floor 

    Like 
    the rain 
    to 
    the dirt, 

    from 
    the 
    vine 
    to 
    the wine 

    From 
    the 
    Alpha to 
    cre
    ation, 
    to 
    the 

    Verse 9
    In 
    the name 
    of 
    love 
    and 
    war 

    took 
    my 
    shield 
    and 
    sword 

    From 
    the pit 
    of 
    the bottom, 

    that 
    knows 
    no 
    floor 

    Like 
    the rain 
    to 
    the 
    dirt, 

    from 
    the vine 
    to 
    the 
    wine 

    From 
    the 
    Alpha 
    to creation, 
    to 
    the 

    In the 
    name 
    Verse 10
    of love 
    and 
    war 

    took 
    my 
    shield 
    and 
    sword 

    From 
    the pit 
    of the 
    bottom, 

    that 
    knows 
    no 
    floor 

    Like 
    the rain 
    to 
    the 
    dirt, 

    from 
    the 
    vine 
    to 
    the wine 

    From 
    the Alpha 
    to 
    creation, 
    to 
    the 

    In 
    the 
    name 
    of 
    Verse 11
    love 
    and 
    war 

    took 
    my 
    shield 
    and 
    sword 

    From 
    the 
    pit 
    of 
    the 
    bottom, 

    that 
    knows 
    no 
    floor 

    Like 
    the 
    rain to 
    the 
    dirt, 

    from 
    the vine 
    to 
    the wine 

    From 
    the Alpha 
    to 
    creation, 
    to the 

    In 
    the name 
    of 
    Verse 12
    love 
    and 
    war 

    took my 
    shield 
    and 
    sword 

    From 
    the 
    pit of 
    the 
    bottom, 

    that 
    knows 
    no 
    floor 

    Like 
    the 
    rain to 
    the dirt, 

    from 
    the 
    vine 
    to 
    the 
    wine 

    From 
    the Alpha 
    to creation, 

    to 
    the end 
    of 
    time 

    Like 
    the rain 
    to 
    the dirt, 

    from 
    the 
    vine 
    to 
    the wine 

    From 
    the Alpha 
    to 
    creation, 

    to 
    the end 
    of 
    time 

    Outro 1


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