Chords for The Smithereens - Blood & Roses plus w/ Graham Parker - Cupid + Workin' on the Chain Gang [1990]

Tempo:
128.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Em

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Smithereens - Blood & Roses plus w/ Graham Parker - Cupid + Workin' on the Chain Gang [1990] chords
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[B] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [Bm] [E]
[Em] [B]
This is MTV [G] Unplugged, welcome back once again to Smootherines with Blood and [B] Roses.
It
[Em]
[D] [E] [G]
[D] [Em] was long ago, [D] [G] seemed like yesterday, [D] [Em] saw you standing in the [G] rain, [Em]
then I heard you
[D] say I [C] want to love but [D] it comes out [Em] wrong, [C] I want to live [D] but I don't [Em] belong, I close
my eyes and [A] I see blood [G] and roses, [E] [G]
[D] [G] flowers in the springtime, October we [Em] were wet, in
the wintertime the roses died, her blood ran cold and then she [D] said [C] I want to [C#] love but
[D] it comes [Em] out wrong, [C] I want to live but I [D] don't belong, [Em] I close my eyes and [A] I [B] see blood [G]
[D] [Em]
[B] [Em]
[D] [A]
[G]
[D]
[Em]
[E] [B]
[E] [A]
[G]
[D]
and
[Em] [G]
[D] [E] [G]
[D] [E] [G]
[C]
[B] [Em]
[D] [Em] [C]
[A] [D] [E]
[G] roses, [Em] [G] [E]
[G] flowers in the springtime, October we were wet, in the wintertime the roses died,
[B] [G] [E] blood and roses, [G] blood [Em] and [G] roses.
[D]
[E]
[Em] [B]
[Bm] Smootherines, and we're going to get Graham Parker up here right [B] now.
Graham you're going to start [G] this one off.
Do it!
[Em] [G]
Cupid, draw back your bow, and let [C] your arrow [G] go, straight to [D] my lover's heart, [G] for me,
[D] for me, [G] Cupid, [Em] please hear my [G] cry, and let [C] your arrow [G] fly, straight to [Bm] my lover's heart,
[Em] for me, [G] now, I don't mean to bother [D] you but I'm in distress, there's danger of me losing
[G] all of my happiness, for I love a girl who [C] doesn't know I exist, [D] and this [G] you can fix,
so, Cupid, [Em] draw back [G] your bow, and [C] let your arrow [G] go, straight to [D] my lover's heart, for
[G] me, [D] nobody but [G] me, Cupid, please hear my cry, and [C] let your arrow [G] fly, straight to [D] my lover's
heart, [C] for me, [G] now, Cupid, if your arrow make her love [D] strong for me, I promise I will love
[G] her until eternity, [C] I know [G] between the two of us, her heart we can [D] steal, help me [G] if you will,
so, Cupid, draw back your bow, and [C] let your arrow [G] go, straight to [D] my lover's heart, [G] for
me, [D] nobody but [G] me, Cupid, [Em] please hear my cry, [G]
and let [C] your arrow [G] fly, straight to [D] my lover's
heart, [C] for me, [G] Cupid, don't you hear me, I'm calling you, I need you, Cupid, help me, I
need you, oh, yeah, well, don't you know, that's the sound [Em] of a man, [G] working on the chain, yeah,
that's the sound [C] of a [Em] man, working [Bm] on the chain,
[G] yeah, all day long, I hear that, uh, [Em] [C] uh, [D] [G] uh, [Em] [C] uh,
[D] well, [G] don't you know, that's the sound of a man, working on the chain, [Em] yeah, [G] that's the sound of [C] a man,
working [Bm] on the chain,
[G] yeah, one more time, I say, that's the [C] sound of a man, working [G] on the chain, yeah,
that's the sound of [C] a man, working [D] on the [G] chain, yeah,
[B]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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To start learning The Smithereens - Blood And Roses chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, G, C, G, Em, G, D and C. Set your pace at 64 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 128. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ This is MTV [G] Unplugged, welcome back once again to Smootherines with Blood and [B] Roses. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] was long ago, _ [D] _ [G] seemed like yesterday, _ _ _ [D] [Em] saw you standing in the [G] rain, [Em]
then I heard you
_ [D] say I [C] want to love but [D] it comes out [Em] wrong, [C] I want to live [D] but I don't [Em] belong, _ I close
my eyes and [A] I see _ blood [G] and roses, _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] flowers in the springtime, _ _ October we [Em] were wet, _ _ in
the wintertime the roses died, her blood ran cold and then she [D] said [C] I want to [C#] love but
[D] it comes [Em] out wrong, [C] I want to live but I [D] don't belong, [Em] _ I close my eyes and [A] I [B] see blood [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ and
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[G] roses, [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _
[G] flowers in the springtime, October we were wet, in the wintertime the roses died,
[B] _ [G] _ _ [E] blood and roses, [G] _ _ _ _ blood [Em] and _ [G] _ roses.
_ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Smootherines, and we're going to get Graham Parker up here right [B] now. _ _ _
Graham you're going to start [G] this one off.
Do it! _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Cupid, draw back your bow, _ and let [C] your arrow _ [G] go, straight to [D] my lover's heart, [G] for me, _
[D] for me, _ _ [G] _ Cupid, _ [Em] please hear my [G] cry, and let [C] your arrow [G] fly, straight to [Bm] my lover's heart,
[Em] for me, _ [G] _ _ now, I don't mean to bother [D] you but I'm in distress, there's danger of me losing
[G] all of my happiness, for I love a girl who [C] doesn't know I exist, _ [D] and this [G] you can fix,
so, _ _ Cupid, [Em] draw back [G] your bow, _ and [C] let your arrow [G] go, straight to [D] my lover's heart, for
[G] me, _ [D] nobody but [G] me, _ Cupid, please hear my cry, _ and [C] let your arrow [G] fly, straight to [D] my lover's
heart, [C] for me, _ [G] now, _ _ Cupid, if your arrow make her love [D] strong for me, I promise I will love
[G] her until eternity, [C] I know [G] between the two of us, her heart we can [D] steal, help me [G] if you will,
so, _ _ Cupid, draw back your bow, _ and [C] let your arrow [G] go, straight to [D] my lover's heart, [G] for
me, _ _ [D] nobody but [G] me, _ Cupid, [Em] please hear my cry, [G] _
and let [C] your arrow [G] fly, straight to [D] my lover's
heart, [C] for me, _ [G] _ _ _ _ Cupid, _ don't you hear me, _ I'm calling you, I need you, _ Cupid, _ help me, I
need you, oh, yeah, well, don't you know, that's the sound [Em] of a man, [G] working on the chain, _ _ yeah,
_ _ _ that's the sound [C] of a [Em] man, working [Bm] on the chain, _
_ [G] yeah, all day long, I hear that, uh, _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] uh, _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ uh, _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ uh,
[D] _ _ well, [G] don't you know, that's the sound of a man, working on the chain, [Em] yeah, _ _ [G] _ that's the sound of [C] a man,
working [Bm] on the chain, _
[G] yeah, one more time, I say, that's the [C] sound of a man, working [G] on the chain, _ _ yeah,
_ _ that's the sound of [C] a man, working [D] on the _ [G] chain, yeah,
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of MTV Unplugged EP album.

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