It Must Have Been The Roses Chords by Jerry Garcia
Tempo:
107 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[A]
And he laid her head down in the roses.
She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons in [D] her long brown hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m]
[A] All I know, [E] I couldn't [A] leave her there.
[D] I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [G] long [D] brown hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m] [D] [A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[F#] [C#m] [A] Ten years the waves rolled [D] the ships home [A] from the sea.
I'm thinking well how it may blow [D] in all good company.
[A] If I [E] tell another [D] what your own lips told to me.
Let [A] me lay [E] beneath the roses, let [D] my eyes no [Bm] longer see.
[D] I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[Em] [D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [Em] long
[D] brown hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m]
[A] All I know, [E] I could not [A] leave her there.
[E]
[A] [C#m]
[A] One pane of glass in the window.
No one is complaining though, [D] come in and shut the door.
[A] Faded is [E] the crimson from [D] the ribbons that she wore.
[A] And it's strange how no [E] one comes around [A]
anymore.
[G] [C#] [D]
I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[D]
The roses or [E] the ribbons in [A] her [Gm] long [D] brown hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the [E] roses.
[F#m]
[D] [A] All I know, I [E] could not [A] leave her there.
[G#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [E] I [D]
[A] [E]
[D]
don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[Em]
[D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [G] long [D] brown hair.
I don't know, [E]
maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m]
[A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[Bm] [A] [D] [E]
[A]
[A]
And he laid her head down in the roses.
She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons in [D] her long brown hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m]
[A] All I know, [E] I couldn't [A] leave her there.
[D] I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [G] long [D] brown hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m] [D] [A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[F#] [C#m] [A] Ten years the waves rolled [D] the ships home [A] from the sea.
I'm thinking well how it may blow [D] in all good company.
[A] If I [E] tell another [D] what your own lips told to me.
Let [A] me lay [E] beneath the roses, let [D] my eyes no [Bm] longer see.
[D] I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[Em] [D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [Em] long
[D] brown hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m]
[A] All I know, [E] I could not [A] leave her there.
[E]
[A] [C#m]
[A] One pane of glass in the window.
No one is complaining though, [D] come in and shut the door.
[A] Faded is [E] the crimson from [D] the ribbons that she wore.
[A] And it's strange how no [E] one comes around [A]
anymore.
[G] [C#] [D]
I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[D]
The roses or [E] the ribbons in [A] her [Gm] long [D] brown hair.
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the [E] roses.
[F#m]
[D] [A] All I know, I [E] could not [A] leave her there.
[G#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [E] I [D]
[A] [E]
[D]
don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
[Em]
[D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [G] long [D] brown hair.
I don't know, [E]
maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m]
[A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there.
[Bm] [A] [D] [E]
[A]
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And he laid her head down in the roses. _ _
_ _ She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons in [D] her long brown hair. _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] All I know, [E] I couldn't _ [A] leave her there. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses. _ _ _ _
[D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [G] long [D] brown hair. _
_ I _ _ don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ [A] Ten years the waves rolled [D] the ships home [A] from the sea.
_ _ I'm thinking well how it may blow [D] in all good company.
_ _ [A] If I [E] tell another _ [D] what your own lips told to me.
Let [A] me lay _ [E] beneath the roses, let [D] my eyes no [Bm] longer see.
_ _ [D] I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses. _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [Em] long _
[D] brown hair. _ _ _ _ _
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] All I know, [E] I could not [A] leave her there. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[A] _ One pane of glass in the window. _ _ _ _ _ _
No one is complaining though, [D] come in and shut the door. _ _
[A] Faded is [E] the crimson from [D] the ribbons that she wore.
[A] And it's strange how no [E] one comes around _ [A]
anymore.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C#] _ [D]
I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
The roses or [E] the ribbons in [A] her [Gm] long [D] brown hair. _ _ _
_ _ _ I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the [E] roses.
[F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ All I know, I [E] could not _ [A] leave her there. _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ I _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[D] The roses _ [E] or the _ ribbons [A] in her [G] long [D] brown hair. _
_ _ _ I don't know, [E]
maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And he laid her head down in the roses. _ _
_ _ She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons in [D] her long brown hair. _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] All I know, [E] I couldn't _ [A] leave her there. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses. _ _ _ _
[D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [G] long [D] brown hair. _
_ I _ _ don't know, [E] maybe it was [A] the roses.
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ [A] Ten years the waves rolled [D] the ships home [A] from the sea.
_ _ I'm thinking well how it may blow [D] in all good company.
_ _ [A] If I [E] tell another _ [D] what your own lips told to me.
Let [A] me lay _ [E] beneath the roses, let [D] my eyes no [Bm] longer see.
_ _ [D] I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses. _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] The roses [E] or the ribbons [A] in her [Em] long _
[D] brown hair. _ _ _ _ _
I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the roses.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] All I know, [E] I could not [A] leave her there. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[A] _ One pane of glass in the window. _ _ _ _ _ _
No one is complaining though, [D] come in and shut the door. _ _
[A] Faded is [E] the crimson from [D] the ribbons that she wore.
[A] And it's strange how no [E] one comes around _ [A]
anymore.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C#] _ [D]
I don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
The roses or [E] the ribbons in [A] her [Gm] long [D] brown hair. _ _ _
_ _ _ I don't know, [E] maybe it [A] was the [E] roses.
[F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ All I know, I [E] could not _ [A] leave her there. _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ I _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ don't know, [E] it must have been [A] the roses.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[D] The roses _ [E] or the _ ribbons [A] in her [G] long [D] brown hair. _
_ _ _ I don't know, [E]
maybe it [A] was the roses.
[F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] All I know, [E] I could not leave [A] her there. _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
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