the version that was already up here had the interlude all wrong
and a lot of the chords were misplaced throughout the song .
this one should be more accurate . enjoy!

D Bm
i met you through a common friend
G D
in the attic of my parent’s house
D Bm
and though i didn’t know it then
G A
i soon was finding out
Bm G
you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet
D A
and hold the earth in place
Bm
each time a faucet opens
G
words are spoken
D A
the water runs away
G
and i hear your name
D
no , nothing has changed

D Bm G D

D Bm
there was this book i read and loved
G D
the story of a ship
D Bm
who sailed around the world and found
G A
that nothing else exists
Bm
beyond his own two sails
G
and wooden shell
D A
and what is held within
Bm
all else is sure to pass
G
we clutch and grasp
D A
and debate what’s truly permanent
G
but when the wind starts to shift
D
there’s no argument

[ interlude ]
D A
i sing and drink and sleep on floors
Bm G
and try hard not to be annoyed
F# Bm A
by all these people worrying about me
D A
so when i’m suffering through some awful drive

D G
you occasionally cross my mind
D Bm A
it’s my hidden hope that you are still among them

well are you?

[ interlude ]
D G
oh , you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet
D A
and hold the earth in place
D
each time a curtain opens
G
sunlight pours in
D A
a lifetime melts away
G
and we share a name
D
on some picturesque grave