Chords for It Must Have Been the Roses (Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 7/8/78)
Tempo:
88.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A]
And [D] [A]
he laid her head down in the roses.
She had ribbons, ribbons, [C#] ribbons [D] in her long brown hair.
I don't know, [E]
maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m]
All [A] I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[D] I don't know, [E]
must have been [A] the roses.
[D] Roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long brown [D] hair.
I don't [A] know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m] [A]
All I know, [E] I could not [A] leave her there.
[A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
Ten years the wind [D] blows the ship's hull from the [A] sea.
Thinking, well, how it may blow [D] in all done company.
[A]
If I tell [E] a mother what [D] your own lips told to me,
[A] let me lay beneath [E] the roses.
Let my [D]
eyes no longer see.
I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[D] The roses are [E] the ribbons in [A] her long [G] brown.
[D]
I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m]
[A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[C#] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [E]
[B] [D]
[A] [E]
[D]
[B] I don't know, [E] must have [F#] been [A] the roses.
The
[D] roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long [C#] brown [D]
hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m] [A] All I know, [E] I could not leave her [A] there.
One pane of glass in the window.
No one is [C#] complaining, no.
[D]
Come in and shut the door.
[A]
Fading [E] is the crimson from [D] the ribbons that she wore.
[A] And it's strange how no one [E] comes round.
[A]
Anymore.
[D]
I don't [E] know, must have [A] been the roses.
[D]
The roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long [D] brown hair.
I don't [E] know, maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m] All [A] I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[F#]
[E] [A]
[B]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em]
And [D] [A]
he laid her head down in the roses.
She had ribbons, ribbons, [C#] ribbons [D] in her long brown hair.
I don't know, [E]
maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m]
All [A] I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[D] I don't know, [E]
must have been [A] the roses.
[D] Roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long brown [D] hair.
I don't [A] know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m] [A]
All I know, [E] I could not [A] leave her there.
[A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
Ten years the wind [D] blows the ship's hull from the [A] sea.
Thinking, well, how it may blow [D] in all done company.
[A]
If I tell [E] a mother what [D] your own lips told to me,
[A] let me lay beneath [E] the roses.
Let my [D]
eyes no longer see.
I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[D] The roses are [E] the ribbons in [A] her long [G] brown.
[D]
I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m]
[A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[C#] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [E]
[B] [D]
[A] [E]
[D]
[B] I don't know, [E] must have [F#] been [A] the roses.
The
[D] roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long [C#] brown [D]
hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m] [A] All I know, [E] I could not leave her [A] there.
One pane of glass in the window.
No one is [C#] complaining, no.
[D]
Come in and shut the door.
[A]
Fading [E] is the crimson from [D] the ribbons that she wore.
[A] And it's strange how no one [E] comes round.
[A]
Anymore.
[D]
I don't [E] know, must have [A] been the roses.
[D]
The roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long [D] brown hair.
I don't [E] know, maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m] All [A] I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[F#]
[E] [A]
[B]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
B
A
E
D
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
And _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
he laid her head down in the roses.
_ _ _ _ She had ribbons, ribbons, [C#] ribbons [D] in her long brown hair. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I don't know, [E]
maybe it was [A] the roses.
_ _ [F#m]
All _ [A] _ _ I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I don't know, [E]
must have been [A] the roses. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long brown [D] hair.
I _ _ _ _ _ don't [A] know, _ [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A]
All I know, [E] I could not [A] leave her there.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
Ten _ years the wind _ [D] blows the ship's hull from the [A] sea. _ _ _
Thinking, well, how it may blow _ [D] in all done company.
_ _ _ [A]
If I tell [E] a mother what [D] your own lips told to me,
_ _ [A] let me lay beneath [E] the roses.
Let my [D]
eyes no longer see. _ _
I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The roses are [E] the ribbons in [A] her long [G] brown.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ I don't know, [E] must have [F#] been [A] the roses.
The _
_ _ _ [D] _ roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long [C#] brown [D]
hair. _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] All I know, [E] I could not leave her [A] there.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
One _ pane of glass in the window.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
No one is [C#] complaining, no.
_ [D]
Come in and shut the door.
_ _ _ [A] _
Fading [E] is the crimson from [D] the ribbons that she wore.
_ [A] And it's strange how no one [E] comes round.
_ [A]
Anymore.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
I don't [E] know, must have [A] been the roses.
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
The roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long [D] brown hair. _ _
_ _ _ _ I don't [E] know, maybe it was [A] the roses. _
[F#m] All _ _ _ [A] I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
And _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
he laid her head down in the roses.
_ _ _ _ She had ribbons, ribbons, [C#] ribbons [D] in her long brown hair. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I don't know, [E]
maybe it was [A] the roses.
_ _ [F#m]
All _ [A] _ _ I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I don't know, [E]
must have been [A] the roses. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long brown [D] hair.
I _ _ _ _ _ don't [A] know, _ [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A]
All I know, [E] I could not [A] leave her there.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
Ten _ years the wind _ [D] blows the ship's hull from the [A] sea. _ _ _
Thinking, well, how it may blow _ [D] in all done company.
_ _ _ [A]
If I tell [E] a mother what [D] your own lips told to me,
_ _ [A] let me lay beneath [E] the roses.
Let my [D]
eyes no longer see. _ _
I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The roses are [E] the ribbons in [A] her long [G] brown.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ I don't know, [E] must have [F#] been [A] the roses.
The _
_ _ _ [D] _ roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long [C#] brown [D]
hair. _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] All I know, [E] I could not leave her [A] there.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
One _ pane of glass in the window.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
No one is [C#] complaining, no.
_ [D]
Come in and shut the door.
_ _ _ [A] _
Fading [E] is the crimson from [D] the ribbons that she wore.
_ [A] And it's strange how no one [E] comes round.
_ [A]
Anymore.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
I don't [E] know, must have [A] been the roses.
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
The roses [E] are the ribbons [A] in her long [D] brown hair. _ _
_ _ _ _ I don't [E] know, maybe it was [A] the roses. _
[F#m] All _ _ _ [A] I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _