In Amongst The Roses Chords by Strawbs

[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The old [G] house stands [C#] deserted,
_ _ [C] _ _ Grumbling [Em] and decaying,
Its [G] broken windows [C#]
watching,
_ [C] _ _ As [G] a young child _ [Am] wanders.
_ In [Em] amongst the roses,
_ _ _ _ [G] Overgrown and [A] falling,
_ _ [Am] The [Em] garden once was cared for,
_ [G] Life is like the [A] garden,
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _
The [G] roses reach to [A] touch her,
_ [Am] _
They whisper [Em] as she passes, _
Their [G] petals form [A] a carpet, _ _
[Am] _ Soft and [Em] warm and [Bm] scented,
[Am] _ In amongst [Em] the roses, _
_ [G] Full and bloomed and [A] fading, _
_ [Am] _ The young [Em] child cannot hear them,
_ _ [G] Life is like the [A] young _ child,
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ The young [G] child has been [A] gathering,
_ _ [Am] _ _ Flowers [Em] for her mother,
_ _ _ [G] Flowers for her [D] _
[A] bedside,
[Am] _ _ Flowers [Em] for her table,
_ _ [Am] _ In [Em] amongst the roses,
_ _ She [G] is gathering [A] wild flowers,
_ [Am] The roses [Em] bend to kiss her,
_ Life [G] is like the [A] _ roses,
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] The [G] old house stands [C#] deserted,
_ [C] _ _
Grumbling [Em] and decaying,
Its [G] broken windows [C#] watching,
_ [C] _ _
As a young [Em] child _ wanders.
[Am] _
In [Em] amongst the _ roses,
Full [G] and bloomed and [A] fading,
_ [Am] _
The young [Em] child cannot hear them, _
_ [G] Life is like the young [A] child.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _