Chord Root Down by Sara Bareilles

C F if i build it out of blood and bone Am G if i love it and i even give it a good name C F and i let it stand up on its own Am G and if i even never learn to trust and walk away C F will it crumble on its own two feet Am G or will it multiply and grow big white wings C F if i love it and i give it life Am G can i let it go and know that it was never mine chorus : C F give more , give it all away Dm G i’m sure it’ll come back someday C F you gotta let go to let it circle back around Dm G to rise up , you gotta learn to root down C F Dm G i . . . . learned to root down . C F Dm G i . . . C F if i cut it with a heart - shaped knife Am G and i send it to my very closest of friends C F and they somehow bring it back to life Am G what if i only ever do it all over again C F i’m a writer here upon this ship Am G on a sea of unnamed and untamed passages C F every vessel’s meant for pouring out Am G and every bloom has to make room to root down chorus : C F give more , give it all away Dm G i’m sure it’ll come back someday C F you gotta let go to let it circle back around Dm G to rise up , you gotta learn to root down C F Dm G i . . . . learned to root down . C F Dm G i . . . C F give more , give it all away Dm G i’m sure it’ll come back someday C F you gotta let go to let it circle back around Dm G to rise up , you gotta learn to root down and on C