Em
I grew up ten minutes from the sticks

Ten minutes from the beach
          G
And there ain't a Bible verse y'all
       D
I ain't heard a preacher preach
         Em
Mom and Dad up in the bleachers
                 G
Screaming while I pitch
D
B and D up in the speakers

while I'm ridin' round town with My
Em                                   G
Best friends, ain't life a whirlwind
    D
One second I'm playing checkers with
                        Em 
Grandma, and my world ends. I used to
                   G     D
hear my granddaddy say, before Its 

too late


[Chorus]

                   C
You gotta dig your roots
                   
before the sun goes down,
Em        D                      G
show some love back in your home town,
       C                  
fall in love, plant some seeds, 
Em         D                    G
cross some names in your family tree
          C               
raise your kids, love your wife,
Em       D                      G
put God first just to live your life.
      C
yeah I think I'm gonna go and get a little
               D
more dirt on my boots. ya gotta dig your roots



[Chorus 2]

C
You dig 'em

You love 'em
G
You gotta put 'em 
      D
in the ground for someone.


[Verse]
          Em
I'm just a long haired
                       G
tattooed feather in the wind
D
just a good ole' boy 

just like my old man
     Em
every night when i'm
                            G
singing I know he's looking down
D
up there next to papa with the best 
                         Em
seats in the house, when I close my
                         G
eyes I can still here him say,
   D
the same thing I'm gonna tell my kids



[Chorus]

                   C
You gotta dig your roots
                   
before the sun goes down,
Em        D                      G
show some love back in your home town,
       C                  
fall in love, plant some seeds, 
Em         D                    G
cross some names in your family tree
          C               
raise your kids, love your wife,
Em       D                      G
put God first just to live your life.
      C
yeah I think I'm gonna go and get a little
               D
more dirt on my boots. ya gotta dig your roots



[Solo]

C G D C G D 

[Bridge]
C
I'm so proud of where I came from
     G             D
this town is who I am
    C
the way that I was raised up
    G           D
made me a better man
       C
I'm so proud of where I came from
    G               D
and damn I love this land
    C
the way that I was raised up
    G           D
made me a better man



[Chorus]

                   C
You gotta dig your roots
                   
before the sun goes down,
Em        D                      G
show some love back in your home town,
       C                  
fall in love, plant some seeds, 
Em         D                    G
cross some names in your family tree
          C               
raise your kids, love your wife,
Em       D                      G
put God first just to live your life.
      C
yeah I think I'm gonna go and get a little
               D
more dirt on my boots. ya gotta dig your roots
      C
yeah I think I'm gonna go and get a little
               D
more dirt on my boots. ya gotta dig your roots



[Chorus 2]

C
You dig 'em

You love 'em
G
You gotta put 'em 
      D
in the ground for someone.

C
You dig 'em

You love 'em
G
You gotta put 'em 
      D
in the ground for someone.