Chords for Eric Bibb - Rosewood - Live at Fur Peace Ranch
Tempo:
93.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
F#
Em
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
They say the whole thing started with Fannie Taylor's lie.
That spark lit the flame.
Fear and hatred fed the [F#] fire.
[E] Truly, it started centuries [Bm] ago.
Ships with human cargo chained down below.
[B] [Bm]
I was in the third grade.
I could read and write.
I remember everything.
The moon was full and bright, [E] so bright.
[F#] You could see [E] shadows [Bm] at midnight.
[G] The night [Em] they burned [Bm] Rosewood to the ground.
[F#] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm] Rosewood, Rosewood, [B] buried [Em] in the ashes of [Bm] history.
[Em] [Bm] Rosewood, Rosewood, [A] where [F#] my family home [G] used to be.
[Bm] [Em] [D] [G]
[Bm]
[B] We [Bm] had to put on heavy clothes, [Bm]
fast as we could.
There was shooting everywhere.
Had to get out in the woods.
[E] First person killed [B] was [E] my uncle.
[E] Sam Carter [B] was his name.
[Bm] [G] What happened in [Bm] Rosewood that night, [D] nothing but [F#] a cry
and a [Bm] shame.
Newspapers told how many whites and blacks were counted dead.
But the tears had no color.
The tears their families [F#] shared.
Anyway, [Bm] [B] the numbers [E] in the paper were nowhere near [Bm] the truth.
[B]
[G] Could have been 10.
[Bm] Could have been 100.
[F#] They [Bm] had no proof.
[Em] Rosewood,
[Bm] Rosewood, buried [Em] in the ashes of [Bm] history.
[Em] Rosewood, [E] Rosewood, [Bm] where [A] my family home [F#] [G] used to be.
[B]
[Bm]
First day of the new year, 1923.
Burned like a brand on a child's memory.
[F#] Hiding [E] in the swamps, praying we'd get [Bm] away.
[G] Never talked about it [Bm] [F#] [Bm] until today.
[B] [Bm] [B]
[Em] Rosewood, [Bm]
Rosewood, [Em] buried in the ashes of history.
Rosewood,
[Bm] Rosewood, where [A] my family [F#] home used [G] to be.
[Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[N]
Thank you.
Thank you.
They say the whole thing started with Fannie Taylor's lie.
That spark lit the flame.
Fear and hatred fed the [F#] fire.
[E] Truly, it started centuries [Bm] ago.
Ships with human cargo chained down below.
[B] [Bm]
I was in the third grade.
I could read and write.
I remember everything.
The moon was full and bright, [E] so bright.
[F#] You could see [E] shadows [Bm] at midnight.
[G] The night [Em] they burned [Bm] Rosewood to the ground.
[F#] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm] Rosewood, Rosewood, [B] buried [Em] in the ashes of [Bm] history.
[Em] [Bm] Rosewood, Rosewood, [A] where [F#] my family home [G] used to be.
[Bm] [Em] [D] [G]
[Bm]
[B] We [Bm] had to put on heavy clothes, [Bm]
fast as we could.
There was shooting everywhere.
Had to get out in the woods.
[E] First person killed [B] was [E] my uncle.
[E] Sam Carter [B] was his name.
[Bm] [G] What happened in [Bm] Rosewood that night, [D] nothing but [F#] a cry
and a [Bm] shame.
Newspapers told how many whites and blacks were counted dead.
But the tears had no color.
The tears their families [F#] shared.
Anyway, [Bm] [B] the numbers [E] in the paper were nowhere near [Bm] the truth.
[B]
[G] Could have been 10.
[Bm] Could have been 100.
[F#] They [Bm] had no proof.
[Em] Rosewood,
[Bm] Rosewood, buried [Em] in the ashes of [Bm] history.
[Em] Rosewood, [E] Rosewood, [Bm] where [A] my family home [F#] [G] used to be.
[B]
[Bm]
First day of the new year, 1923.
Burned like a brand on a child's memory.
[F#] Hiding [E] in the swamps, praying we'd get [Bm] away.
[G] Never talked about it [Bm] [F#] [Bm] until today.
[B] [Bm] [B]
[Em] Rosewood, [Bm]
Rosewood, [Em] buried in the ashes of history.
Rosewood,
[Bm] Rosewood, where [A] my family [F#] home used [G] to be.
[Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[N]
Thank you.
Thank you.
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ They say the whole thing started with Fannie Taylor's lie.
That spark lit the flame.
Fear and hatred fed the [F#] fire.
_ [E] Truly, _ _ _ it started centuries [Bm] ago.
_ _ _ _ Ships with human cargo _ _ _ _ chained down below. _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
I was in the third grade.
_ I could read and write.
I remember everything.
The moon was full and bright, [E] so bright.
_ [F#] You could see [E] shadows [Bm] at midnight. _ _
_ [G] _ _ The night [Em] they burned [Bm] Rosewood to the ground.
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] Rosewood, Rosewood, _ [B] buried [Em] in the ashes of _ [Bm] history. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Rosewood, Rosewood, _ _ _ [A] where [F#] my family home [G] used to be.
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ We [Bm] had to put on heavy clothes, [Bm] _
fast as we could.
There was shooting everywhere. _
Had to get out in the woods.
[E] First person killed [B] was [E] my uncle.
[E] Sam Carter [B] was his name.
[Bm] _ _ [G] What happened in [Bm] Rosewood that night, [D] _ nothing but [F#] a cry
and a [Bm] shame.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Newspapers told how many whites and blacks were counted dead.
But the tears had no color.
The tears their families [F#] shared.
_ Anyway, [Bm] _ [B] the numbers [E] in the paper were nowhere near [Bm] the truth.
_ [B] _
[G] Could have been 10.
_ [Bm] _ Could have been 100.
_ [F#] They [Bm] had no proof. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Rosewood, _
_ _ [Bm] Rosewood, _ buried [Em] in the ashes of _ [Bm] history. _ _ _
_ [Em] Rosewood, _ _ _ [E] Rosewood, _ [Bm] where [A] my family home [F#] _ [G] used to be.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ First day of the new year, _ _ 1923.
_ _ Burned like a brand on a child's memory.
[F#] Hiding [E] in the swamps, _ _ _ _ praying we'd get [Bm] away.
_ _ _ [G] Never talked about it [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] until today.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] Rosewood, _ _ [Bm] _ _
Rosewood, _ [Em] buried in the ashes of _ history.
_ _ _ Rosewood, _
_ _ [Bm] Rosewood, _ where [A] my family [F#] home used [G] to be.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ They say the whole thing started with Fannie Taylor's lie.
That spark lit the flame.
Fear and hatred fed the [F#] fire.
_ [E] Truly, _ _ _ it started centuries [Bm] ago.
_ _ _ _ Ships with human cargo _ _ _ _ chained down below. _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
I was in the third grade.
_ I could read and write.
I remember everything.
The moon was full and bright, [E] so bright.
_ [F#] You could see [E] shadows [Bm] at midnight. _ _
_ [G] _ _ The night [Em] they burned [Bm] Rosewood to the ground.
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] Rosewood, Rosewood, _ [B] buried [Em] in the ashes of _ [Bm] history. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Rosewood, Rosewood, _ _ _ [A] where [F#] my family home [G] used to be.
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ We [Bm] had to put on heavy clothes, [Bm] _
fast as we could.
There was shooting everywhere. _
Had to get out in the woods.
[E] First person killed [B] was [E] my uncle.
[E] Sam Carter [B] was his name.
[Bm] _ _ [G] What happened in [Bm] Rosewood that night, [D] _ nothing but [F#] a cry
and a [Bm] shame.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Newspapers told how many whites and blacks were counted dead.
But the tears had no color.
The tears their families [F#] shared.
_ Anyway, [Bm] _ [B] the numbers [E] in the paper were nowhere near [Bm] the truth.
_ [B] _
[G] Could have been 10.
_ [Bm] _ Could have been 100.
_ [F#] They [Bm] had no proof. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Rosewood, _
_ _ [Bm] Rosewood, _ buried [Em] in the ashes of _ [Bm] history. _ _ _
_ [Em] Rosewood, _ _ _ [E] Rosewood, _ [Bm] where [A] my family home [F#] _ [G] used to be.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ First day of the new year, _ _ 1923.
_ _ Burned like a brand on a child's memory.
[F#] Hiding [E] in the swamps, _ _ _ _ praying we'd get [Bm] away.
_ _ _ [G] Never talked about it [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] until today.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] Rosewood, _ _ [Bm] _ _
Rosewood, _ [Em] buried in the ashes of _ history.
_ _ _ Rosewood, _
_ _ [Bm] Rosewood, _ where [A] my family [F#] home used [G] to be.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _