Chords for Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Where The Wild Roses Grow (Live)
Tempo:
109.4 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Cm
D
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [Gm]
Call me the wild [Cm] [Gm] ghost, [Bb] but my name was [D] Elizabeth.
Why they [Gm] call me it I [Cm] do not [Gm] know, for my name [G] was Elizabeth.
[Gm] On the first day I [Bb] saw her I knew she was the one.
[C] She stared in my [Cm] eyes [D] and smiled, [Gm] for her lips were the color [Bb] of the roses.
[Cm] That grew down the river [D] all bloody and [Gm] wild.
He knocked on my door [Bb] and entered the room.
[Cm] My trembling subsided [D] in his sure embrace.
[Bb]
He would [Gm] be my first man and with a careful hand,
[C] he [Cm] wiped out the tears [D] that ran down my [Eb]
[D] face.
[Gm] They call me the [Cm] wild [Gm] ghost, but my [Bb] name was Elizabeth.
[D]
Why they call me it I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, for my name was [C] [Gm] Elizabeth.
[G] On the second day I brought her [Bb] a flower.
She was [C] more beautiful [D] than any woman I've [Gm] seen.
And I said, you know, [Bb] where the wild roses grow, [Cm]
so sweet and [D] scarlet and pretty.
[Gm] On the second day he came [Bb] with a single red rose.
[Cm] He said, give me your loss [D] and your sorrow.
[Gm] I nodded my head [Bb] as I lay on the bed.
He said, [Cm] I'll show you the [D] roses will follow.
[G] [Gm] They call me the wild [Cm] [Gm] ghost, but my [Bb] name was [D] Elizabeth.
Why [Gm] they call me it I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, for my name was [F] Elizabeth.
[Gm] [G] The third day he took me [Bb] to the river.
He showed me the roses [D] and we kissed.
[Bb] And the [G] last thing I heard was a muttered word.
As [Cm] he stood smiling at me, he put [D] a rock in his fist.
[Gm] On the last day I took her [Bb] where the wild roses grow.
[Cm] She lay on the bank, the wind [D] lied as her feet [Gm] that that mist had left by.
[Bb] She said, all beauty must die.
And [Cm] I looked down and planted [D] a rose between her [Gm] teeth.
They call me the [Cm] wild [Gm] ghost, [Bb] but my name was [D] Elizabeth.
[Gm] Why they call me it I [Cm] do not [Gm] know, for my name [F] was [Gm] Elizabeth.
My name [F] was [Gm] Elizabeth.
My name [F] was Elizabeth.
[Gm] [G] [N]
[Em]
Call me the wild [Cm] [Gm] ghost, [Bb] but my name was [D] Elizabeth.
Why they [Gm] call me it I [Cm] do not [Gm] know, for my name [G] was Elizabeth.
[Gm] On the first day I [Bb] saw her I knew she was the one.
[C] She stared in my [Cm] eyes [D] and smiled, [Gm] for her lips were the color [Bb] of the roses.
[Cm] That grew down the river [D] all bloody and [Gm] wild.
He knocked on my door [Bb] and entered the room.
[Cm] My trembling subsided [D] in his sure embrace.
[Bb]
He would [Gm] be my first man and with a careful hand,
[C] he [Cm] wiped out the tears [D] that ran down my [Eb]
[D] face.
[Gm] They call me the [Cm] wild [Gm] ghost, but my [Bb] name was Elizabeth.
[D]
Why they call me it I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, for my name was [C] [Gm] Elizabeth.
[G] On the second day I brought her [Bb] a flower.
She was [C] more beautiful [D] than any woman I've [Gm] seen.
And I said, you know, [Bb] where the wild roses grow, [Cm]
so sweet and [D] scarlet and pretty.
[Gm] On the second day he came [Bb] with a single red rose.
[Cm] He said, give me your loss [D] and your sorrow.
[Gm] I nodded my head [Bb] as I lay on the bed.
He said, [Cm] I'll show you the [D] roses will follow.
[G] [Gm] They call me the wild [Cm] [Gm] ghost, but my [Bb] name was [D] Elizabeth.
Why [Gm] they call me it I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, for my name was [F] Elizabeth.
[Gm] [G] The third day he took me [Bb] to the river.
He showed me the roses [D] and we kissed.
[Bb] And the [G] last thing I heard was a muttered word.
As [Cm] he stood smiling at me, he put [D] a rock in his fist.
[Gm] On the last day I took her [Bb] where the wild roses grow.
[Cm] She lay on the bank, the wind [D] lied as her feet [Gm] that that mist had left by.
[Bb] She said, all beauty must die.
And [Cm] I looked down and planted [D] a rose between her [Gm] teeth.
They call me the [Cm] wild [Gm] ghost, [Bb] but my name was [D] Elizabeth.
[Gm] Why they call me it I [Cm] do not [Gm] know, for my name [F] was [Gm] Elizabeth.
My name [F] was [Gm] Elizabeth.
My name [F] was Elizabeth.
[Gm] [G] [N]
[Em]
Key:
Gm
Cm
D
Bb
G
Gm
Cm
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Call me the wild [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ ghost, _ _ [Bb] but my name was _ _ [D] Elizabeth.
Why they [Gm] call me it I [Cm] do not [Gm] know, _ _ _ for my name [G] was _ Elizabeth.
[Gm] _ On the first day I [Bb] saw her I knew she was the one.
[C] She stared in my [Cm] eyes [D] and smiled, _ [Gm] for her lips were the color [Bb] of the roses. _
[Cm] That grew down the river [D] all bloody and [Gm] wild.
He knocked on my door [Bb] and entered the room.
[Cm] My trembling subsided [D] in his sure embrace.
[Bb]
He would [Gm] be my first man and with a careful hand,
[C] he [Cm] wiped out the tears [D] that ran down my [Eb] _
[D] face.
_ [Gm] They call me the [Cm] wild _ [Gm] _ ghost, _ _ but my [Bb] name was _ Elizabeth.
[D] _
Why they call me it I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ for my name was [C] _ [Gm] Elizabeth.
_ _ [G] On the second day I brought her [Bb] a flower.
_ She was [C] more beautiful [D] than any woman I've [Gm] seen.
And I said, you know, [Bb] where the wild roses grow, [Cm]
so sweet and [D] scarlet and pretty.
[Gm] On the second day he came [Bb] with a single red rose.
[Cm] He said, give me your loss [D] and your sorrow.
[Gm] I nodded my head [Bb] as I lay on the bed.
He said, [Cm] I'll show you the [D] roses will follow. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Gm] They call me the wild [Cm] _ [Gm] ghost, _ _ _ _ but my [Bb] name was _ [D] Elizabeth.
Why [Gm] they call me it I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ for my name was [F] Elizabeth.
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ The third day he took me [Bb] to the river.
_ He showed me the roses [D] and we kissed.
_ [Bb] And the [G] last thing I heard was a muttered word.
As [Cm] he stood smiling at me, he put [D] a rock in his fist.
[Gm] On the last day I took her [Bb] where the wild roses grow.
[Cm] She lay on the bank, the wind [D] lied as her feet [Gm] that that mist had left by.
[Bb] She said, all beauty must die.
And [Cm] I looked down and planted [D] a rose between her _ [Gm] teeth.
They call me the [Cm] wild _ [Gm] _ ghost, _ _ [Bb] but my name was _ _ [D] Elizabeth. _
[Gm] Why they call me it I [Cm] do not [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ for my name [F] was _ [Gm] Elizabeth.
_ My name [F] was [Gm] Elizabeth. _ _ _
My name [F] was Elizabeth.
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Call me the wild [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ ghost, _ _ [Bb] but my name was _ _ [D] Elizabeth.
Why they [Gm] call me it I [Cm] do not [Gm] know, _ _ _ for my name [G] was _ Elizabeth.
[Gm] _ On the first day I [Bb] saw her I knew she was the one.
[C] She stared in my [Cm] eyes [D] and smiled, _ [Gm] for her lips were the color [Bb] of the roses. _
[Cm] That grew down the river [D] all bloody and [Gm] wild.
He knocked on my door [Bb] and entered the room.
[Cm] My trembling subsided [D] in his sure embrace.
[Bb]
He would [Gm] be my first man and with a careful hand,
[C] he [Cm] wiped out the tears [D] that ran down my [Eb] _
[D] face.
_ [Gm] They call me the [Cm] wild _ [Gm] _ ghost, _ _ but my [Bb] name was _ Elizabeth.
[D] _
Why they call me it I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ for my name was [C] _ [Gm] Elizabeth.
_ _ [G] On the second day I brought her [Bb] a flower.
_ She was [C] more beautiful [D] than any woman I've [Gm] seen.
And I said, you know, [Bb] where the wild roses grow, [Cm]
so sweet and [D] scarlet and pretty.
[Gm] On the second day he came [Bb] with a single red rose.
[Cm] He said, give me your loss [D] and your sorrow.
[Gm] I nodded my head [Bb] as I lay on the bed.
He said, [Cm] I'll show you the [D] roses will follow. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Gm] They call me the wild [Cm] _ [Gm] ghost, _ _ _ _ but my [Bb] name was _ [D] Elizabeth.
Why [Gm] they call me it I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ for my name was [F] Elizabeth.
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ The third day he took me [Bb] to the river.
_ He showed me the roses [D] and we kissed.
_ [Bb] And the [G] last thing I heard was a muttered word.
As [Cm] he stood smiling at me, he put [D] a rock in his fist.
[Gm] On the last day I took her [Bb] where the wild roses grow.
[Cm] She lay on the bank, the wind [D] lied as her feet [Gm] that that mist had left by.
[Bb] She said, all beauty must die.
And [Cm] I looked down and planted [D] a rose between her _ [Gm] teeth.
They call me the [Cm] wild _ [Gm] _ ghost, _ _ [Bb] but my name was _ _ [D] Elizabeth. _
[Gm] Why they call me it I [Cm] do not [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ for my name [F] was _ [Gm] Elizabeth.
_ My name [F] was [Gm] Elizabeth. _ _ _
My name [F] was Elizabeth.
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _