Verse
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C Am
I met you through a common friend
F C
In the attic of my parent's house
Am
And though I didn't know it then
F G
I soon was finding out
Chorus
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Am F
You are the roots that sleep beneath my feet
C G
And hold the earth in place
Am
Each time a faucet opens
F C G
Words are spoken, the water runs away
F
And I hear your name
C
No, nothing has changed
C Am F C
Verse
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There was this book I read and loved
The story of a ship
Who sailed around the world and found
That nothing else exists
Chorus
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Beyond its own two sails
And wooden shell
And what is held within
All else is sure to pass
We clutch and grasp
And debate what's truly permanent
But when the wind starts to shift
There's no argument
Interlude
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C G
I sing and drink and sleep on floors
Am F
And try hard not to be annoyed
Em Am G
By all these people worrying about me
C G
So when I'm suffering through some awful drive
Am F
You occasionally cross my mind
Em Am G
It's my hidden hope that you are still among them
Well, are you?
Em F G x2
Oh, you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet
And hold the earth in place
Each time a curtain opens
Sunlight pours in
A lifetime melts away
And we share a name
On some picturesque grave
repeat the interlude and there you have it