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Learn "ROOTS BEFORE BRANCHES" by Glee Cast on Piano
Master "ROOTS BEFORE BRANCHES" by Glee Cast with our interactive piano player. This hard-level Pop arrangement is in the key of A at 60 BPM, making it a rewarding piece for advanced players to master.
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Lyrics
(A)Hey,
yeah, hey.
So (F#m)man y things to do and (F#m7)say
but (F#m)I can’t seem to find my (F#m7)way, but I (Dsus2)wan na know how.
I (F#m)know I’m meant for some thing (F#m7)else,
but (F#m)first I’ve got to find my (F#m7)self, but I my (Dsus2)don’t on know how.
There’s al ways Oh, a (Bm)why do I reach for the stars
when I don’t have (D)wings
to car ry me that far?
Got ta have (Dmaj7)roots
be fore (F#m)branch es,
to (Dmaj7)know who I am be fore I (A)know who I (E)wan na be.
And (Dmaj7)faith
to take (F#m)chanc es
to (Dmaj7)live like I see
a (Bm)place in this (E)world
for me.
(F#m)Ooh.
Hey.
(F#m)Some times I don’t wan na (F#m7)feel
but (F#m)and for get the pain is (F#m7)real; put my (Dsus2)head in the clouds.
I (F#m)start to run and then I (F#m7)fall,
but (F#m)think ing I can’t get it (F#m7)all with out my (Dsus2)feet on the ground.
There’s al ways Oh, a (Bm)seed do be fore there’s a rose.
The more that it (D)rains,
the more ry I will grow.
Got ta have (Dmaj7)roots
be fore (F#m)branch es,
to (Dmaj7)know who I am be fore I (A)know who I (E)wan na be.
And (Dmaj7)faith
to take (F#m)chanc es
to (Dmaj7)live like I see
a (Bm)place in this (E)world
for me.
(F#m)Ooh.
Hey.
(Bm)place in this (E)world
for me.
(F#m)Oh.
What ev er comes, I know how to (E)take it, learn to be strong; I won’t have to (B)fake it.
Oh, you’re un der (F#)stand ing.
Oh,
but we can come and do what’s best, roam in north and south, east and west,
but I’ll
(B)still be stand (E)ing.
(F#m)I’m stand (E)ing, if I have (Dmaj7)roots
be fore (F#m)branch es,
to (Dmaj7)know who I am be fore I (A)know who I’m (E)gon na be.
And (Dmaj7)faith,
oh, to take (F#m)chanc es
to (Dmaj7)live like I see
a (Bm)place in this (E)world...
(Bm)place in this (E)world
for (F#m)me.
Oh.
I’ve got to have (F#m)roots
be fore (A)branch es.
(F#m)Oh,
(E)yeah.
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How to Play "Roots Before Branches" on Piano
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- 2Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
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