WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Jill Johnson - Roots And Wings Chords | Ver. 1
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Her mom and dad grew up in this town
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Married after school and settled down
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Like most 'round here, bought a little ground
C
and planted roots.
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Her brother Mark works at daddy's store
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Sister Connie's workin' on kid number four
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But Rose hit eighteen and hit that door
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and she flew
Dm
she said I know they're thinkin'
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I'm just the wild thing
Just cause you've got roots
D G
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
CHORUS:
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So she fli---es
C
soaring where she's never been
F G
Reaching out for a life
Am C
Grabbin' all she can take in
F G C F
And she fli---es like an eagle on the wind
Just cause you've got roots
G F C
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
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She moved to Dallas then Frisco Bay
Spent a year in Denver, wound up in L.A.
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Where she met a guy who took her breath away
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and said I do!
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They had a daughter late next fall
Took a trip back home to show her to mom
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Her mama said I've seen it all
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she act's just like you
Dm Em
Rose - when she grows up
F
remember one thing
Just cause she's got roots
C G
Doesn't mean she can't have wings
F G
So she fli---es
C
soaring where she's never been
F G
Reaching out for a life
Am C
Grabbin' all she can take in
F G C F
And she fli---es like an eagle on the wind
Just cause you've got roots
G F C
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
Eb G
F G
So she fli---es
C
soaring where she's never been
F G
Reaching out for a life
Am C
Grabbin' all she can take in
F G C F
And she fli---es like an eagle on the wind
Just cause you've got roots
G F C
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
C
Her mom and dad move to town
In north L.A they settled down
F (..slow down..)
Like most round here, bought a little ground
C
and planted roots.
