Chords for The Pretenders - The English Roses (live)
Tempo:
111.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] The new song is called the English Roses.
[D]
[B] [E] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [E] [D] Just before the [A] rain, when the wind whips on the balcony,
[Bm] [D] The [A] English [Bm] Roses, [A] [B] [D] she'll be [A] blazing,
Round and round and round in the [Bm] foreground.
[D]
[A] Storms always find her, do [B] they not?
[D]
[A]
[Bm] [D] To the endless [A] sky, she'll go [B] again.
[D]
[A] But it's true, [Bm] [D] maybe [A] it's true,
Some things are just never [Bm] meant to be, [D]
[A] maybe not.
[E] [Bm] This is a [A] story, a treat [D] to run along,
[E] [Bm] Forgotten [A] left to rot long before [E] sun.
[Bm] This is a [A] story, [D] a girl who would not [E] stop
[D] Looking for someone to hold.
[B] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [D]
A wish may be [A] stopped, but a wish won't.
[Bm] A
[E] [D] heart [A] aching when a thousand broken [B] lips
Should be [D] held to [A] him long,
And so the cat [B] will reap the [Bm]
wine.
[D] The [A] English Roses, [E] she'll make her wish.
[Bm] This is a [A] story, a treat to stay.
[E]
[Bm] Flowers [G] in full [A] bloom, good times [D] in [E] every room.
[Bm] This [G] is a story, [A] a girl [A] who would not stop
[E] [D]
Looking for someone to hold.
[Em] [C#m] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m]
[E]
[G#m]
[C#] [A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m]
[F#]
[E]
[F]
[D]
[B] [E] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [E] [D] Just before the [A] rain, when the wind whips on the balcony,
[Bm] [D] The [A] English [Bm] Roses, [A] [B] [D] she'll be [A] blazing,
Round and round and round in the [Bm] foreground.
[D]
[A] Storms always find her, do [B] they not?
[D]
[A]
[Bm] [D] To the endless [A] sky, she'll go [B] again.
[D]
[A] But it's true, [Bm] [D] maybe [A] it's true,
Some things are just never [Bm] meant to be, [D]
[A] maybe not.
[E] [Bm] This is a [A] story, a treat [D] to run along,
[E] [Bm] Forgotten [A] left to rot long before [E] sun.
[Bm] This is a [A] story, [D] a girl who would not [E] stop
[D] Looking for someone to hold.
[B] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [D]
A wish may be [A] stopped, but a wish won't.
[Bm] A
[E] [D] heart [A] aching when a thousand broken [B] lips
Should be [D] held to [A] him long,
And so the cat [B] will reap the [Bm]
wine.
[D] The [A] English Roses, [E] she'll make her wish.
[Bm] This is a [A] story, a treat to stay.
[E]
[Bm] Flowers [G] in full [A] bloom, good times [D] in [E] every room.
[Bm] This [G] is a story, [A] a girl [A] who would not stop
[E] [D]
Looking for someone to hold.
[Em] [C#m] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m]
[E]
[G#m]
[C#] [A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m]
[F#]
[E]
[F]
Key:
A
D
Bm
E
B
A
D
Bm
[A] The new song is called the English Roses. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] [D] Just before the [A] rain, _ _ _ when the wind whips on the balcony,
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] The [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ English [Bm] Roses, _ _ _ [A] _ [B] [D] she'll be [A] blazing,
_ _ Round and round and round in the [Bm] foreground.
_ _ _ [D] _
[A] Storms always find her, _ _ do [B] they not?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] To the endless [A] sky, _ _ _ she'll go [B] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ But it's true, [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] maybe [A] it's true,
_ Some things are just never [Bm] meant to be, _ _ _ [D] _
[A] maybe not. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ This is a [A] story, a _ treat [D] to run along,
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ Forgotten [A] left to rot _ _ long before [E] sun.
_ [Bm] _ _ This is a [A] story, _ _ [D] a girl who would not [E] stop
_ [D] _ Looking for someone to _ _ hold.
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
A wish may be [A] stopped, _ _ but a wish won't.
[Bm] A _ _
[E] _ [D] heart [A] aching when _ _ a thousand broken [B] lips _ _ _
Should be [D] held to [A] him long,
And so the cat [B] will reap the [Bm]
wine.
[D] The [A] English _ Roses, _ _ _ [E] she'll make her wish. _
[Bm] _ This is a [A] story, a _ _ treat to stay.
[E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Flowers [G] in full [A] bloom, _ good times [D] in [E] every room. _
[Bm] _ This [G] is a story, [A] _ a girl [A] who would not stop
[E] _ _ [D] _
Looking for someone to _ hold.
[Em] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] [D] Just before the [A] rain, _ _ _ when the wind whips on the balcony,
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] The [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ English [Bm] Roses, _ _ _ [A] _ [B] [D] she'll be [A] blazing,
_ _ Round and round and round in the [Bm] foreground.
_ _ _ [D] _
[A] Storms always find her, _ _ do [B] they not?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] To the endless [A] sky, _ _ _ she'll go [B] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ But it's true, [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] maybe [A] it's true,
_ Some things are just never [Bm] meant to be, _ _ _ [D] _
[A] maybe not. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ This is a [A] story, a _ treat [D] to run along,
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ Forgotten [A] left to rot _ _ long before [E] sun.
_ [Bm] _ _ This is a [A] story, _ _ [D] a girl who would not [E] stop
_ [D] _ Looking for someone to _ _ hold.
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
A wish may be [A] stopped, _ _ but a wish won't.
[Bm] A _ _
[E] _ [D] heart [A] aching when _ _ a thousand broken [B] lips _ _ _
Should be [D] held to [A] him long,
And so the cat [B] will reap the [Bm]
wine.
[D] The [A] English _ Roses, _ _ _ [E] she'll make her wish. _
[Bm] _ This is a [A] story, a _ _ treat to stay.
[E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Flowers [G] in full [A] bloom, _ good times [D] in [E] every room. _
[Bm] _ This [G] is a story, [A] _ a girl [A] who would not stop
[E] _ _ [D] _
Looking for someone to _ hold.
[Em] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _