Chords for Grateful Dead - It must have been the roses (live album version)

Tempo:
79.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Grateful Dead - It must have been the roses (live album version) chords
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[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[E] [E] [A] And he laid her down [D] [A] on the road
She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons
[G]
[D] In her long, round hair
I don't [E]
know if it was [A] the roses
[F]
[F#m] [A] All I know, [E] I could not [A] leave her there
[F#m] [E] [A] Ten years away
[D] Rode the ship's home from the [A] sea
[F#m] [A] Thinking, well, [Dm] [A] how it may blow
[D] In all good company
If [A] I [E] tell another what your [D] old man told me
Then [A] he'd lay me [E] the roses
That [D] my eyes no longer see
[A] I [D] don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses
The [C#] [D] roses [E] or the ribbons
[A] In her [G] long, [D] round hair
[Bm] [D]
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses
[F#] [A]
All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there
[E] [A] [A] [Bm]
[Am] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [C] [A] [F#m]
[Bm] [A] One painted glass [D] in the [A] window
No
[F#m] [A] one is complaining, [G] no
[A] Come [D] in and shut the door
[A] Faded as [E] the crimson
From [D] the ribbons that you hold
And [A] it's strange how no one [E] comes round [A] anymore
[B]
[A] [A] [D] I don't [E] know, it must have been [A] the roses
[Bm] [F#m] [D] The roses [E] or the ribbons
[A] In her long, [G] [D] round hair
Maybe
[E]
it [A] was the roses
[F#m] All [A] I know, [E] I could not [G#] leave [A] her there
[D] [A]
[A] [Em] [D]
[A]
[Em] [D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [E]
[D] I
[E]
don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know, I could not leave [A] her there
The
[E] [A] [D] roses [E] or the ribbons
[A] In her long, [G] round [D]
hair
I [Bm] [C#]
[D] don't [E] know, maybe it was [A] the roses
[F#]
[A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there
[E]
[C#m] [A] [Bm] [A]
[N]
[B]
[Gm] [A] [D]
[A] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Grateful Dead - (Alternate Live Version) It Must Have Been The Roses chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, D, A, D, E, D, E, A and G. Set your pace at 39 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 80. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [E] _ [A] And he laid her down [D] [A] on the road
She _ _ _ had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons
[G]
[D] In her long, round hair
I _ _ _ _ _ _ don't [E]
know if it was [A] the roses
_ [F] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] All I know, [E] I could not _ [A] leave her there _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ [A] Ten _ years away
_ [D] Rode the ship's home from the [A] sea
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ Thinking, well, [Dm] [A] how it may blow
[D] In all good company
If _ [A] I [E] tell another what your [D] old man told me
_ Then [A] he'd lay me [E] the roses
That [D] my eyes no longer see
_ [A] I [D] _ don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses
The _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ roses [E] or the ribbons
[A] In her [G] long, [D] round hair
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D]
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there
[E] _ [A] _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ [A] One _ painted glass [D] in the [A] window
_ No _ _
[F#m] _ [A] _ _ one is complaining, [G] no
[A] Come [D] in and shut the door
_ _ _ [A] Faded as [E] the crimson
From [D] the ribbons that you hold
And [A] it's strange how no one [E] comes round [A] anymore
_ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] I don't [E] know, it must have been [A] the roses _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ [D] _ The roses [E] or the ribbons
[A] In her long, [G] [D] round hair
_ _ Maybe _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
it [A] was the roses
_ [F#m] All _ _ _ [A] I know, [E] I could not [G#] leave [A] her there _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know, I could not leave [A] her there
The _
[E] _ [A] _ _ [D] roses _ [E] or the ribbons
[A] In her long, [G] round [D]
hair
_ I _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ don't [E] know, maybe it was [A] the roses
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Robert Hunter.

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