Where the Wild Roses Grow (2011 - Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
154.25 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Bb
D
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Gm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
They call me the [A] wild [Gm] rose, but [Bb] my name was [D] Eliza Day.
[Gm] Why they call me it I do [A] not [Gm] know, for my name [F] was [Gm] Eliza Day.
From the first day I saw her I [Bb] knew she was the one.
[Cm] She stared in my eyes [D] and smiled.
[Gm] Her lips were the color [Bb] of the roses [Cm] that grew down the river, [G] all [D] bloody and [Gm] wild.
When he knocked on my door
[Bb] and entered the room,
[Cm] my trembling subsided [D] in his showing grace.
[Gm]
He would be my first man, [Bb] and with a careful hand,
[Cm] he wiped out the tears [D] that ran down my face.
[Gm] They call me the [C] wild [Gm] rose, [Bb] but my name was [D] Eliza Day.
[Gm]
Why they call me that I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, [G] for my name was Eliza Day.
On the second day I brought her a [Bb] flower.
She was [Cm] more beautiful [D] than any woman I've seen.
[Gm] I said, do you know where the wild [Bb] roses grow [F] [Cm] so sweet and scarlet [D] and free?
On [Gm] the second day he came [Bb] with a single red rose.
He [Cm] said, give me your loss [D] and your sorrows.
[Gm]
I nodded my head [Bb] as I lay on the bed.
[Cm] If I show you the roses [D] will you follow?
[Gm] [D] [Gm]
They call me the [A] wild [Gm] rose,
but [Bb] my name was [D] Eliza Day.
[Gm]
Why they call me that I do [A] not [Gm] know, for my name [C] was Eliza [Gm] Day.
On the third day he took me to [Bb] the river.
[Cm] He showed me the roses [C]
and we [D] kissed.
[Gm]
And the last thing I heard [Bb] was a muttered word.
[Cm] As he knelt above me with a [Dm] rock in his [Gm] fist.
On the last day I took her to where [Bb] the wild roses grow.
[Cm] She lay on the bank, the [D] wind lied as a thief and [Gm] I kissed her goodbye.
Said, [Bb] oh beauty must die.
[Cm] And I leant down and planted her [D] rose between her teeth.
[Gm] They call me the [Cm] wild [Gm] rose,
[Bb] but my name was [D] Eliza Day.
[Gm] Why they call me that I do [A] not [Gm] know, for [G] my name [F] was [Gm] Eliza Day.
My name [F] was Eliza [Dm] Day.
[Gm] For my name was Eliza Day.
[N]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
They call me the [A] wild [Gm] rose, but [Bb] my name was [D] Eliza Day.
[Gm] Why they call me it I do [A] not [Gm] know, for my name [F] was [Gm] Eliza Day.
From the first day I saw her I [Bb] knew she was the one.
[Cm] She stared in my eyes [D] and smiled.
[Gm] Her lips were the color [Bb] of the roses [Cm] that grew down the river, [G] all [D] bloody and [Gm] wild.
When he knocked on my door
[Bb] and entered the room,
[Cm] my trembling subsided [D] in his showing grace.
[Gm]
He would be my first man, [Bb] and with a careful hand,
[Cm] he wiped out the tears [D] that ran down my face.
[Gm] They call me the [C] wild [Gm] rose, [Bb] but my name was [D] Eliza Day.
[Gm]
Why they call me that I do [Cm] not [Gm] know, [G] for my name was Eliza Day.
On the second day I brought her a [Bb] flower.
She was [Cm] more beautiful [D] than any woman I've seen.
[Gm] I said, do you know where the wild [Bb] roses grow [F] [Cm] so sweet and scarlet [D] and free?
On [Gm] the second day he came [Bb] with a single red rose.
He [Cm] said, give me your loss [D] and your sorrows.
[Gm]
I nodded my head [Bb] as I lay on the bed.
[Cm] If I show you the roses [D] will you follow?
[Gm] [D] [Gm]
They call me the [A] wild [Gm] rose,
but [Bb] my name was [D] Eliza Day.
[Gm]
Why they call me that I do [A] not [Gm] know, for my name [C] was Eliza [Gm] Day.
On the third day he took me to [Bb] the river.
[Cm] He showed me the roses [C]
and we [D] kissed.
[Gm]
And the last thing I heard [Bb] was a muttered word.
[Cm] As he knelt above me with a [Dm] rock in his [Gm] fist.
On the last day I took her to where [Bb] the wild roses grow.
[Cm] She lay on the bank, the [D] wind lied as a thief and [Gm] I kissed her goodbye.
Said, [Bb] oh beauty must die.
[Cm] And I leant down and planted her [D] rose between her teeth.
[Gm] They call me the [Cm] wild [Gm] rose,
[Bb] but my name was [D] Eliza Day.
[Gm] Why they call me that I do [A] not [Gm] know, for [G] my name [F] was [Gm] Eliza Day.
My name [F] was Eliza [Dm] Day.
[Gm] For my name was Eliza Day.
[N]
Key:
Gm
Bb
D
Cm
F
Gm
Bb
D
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
They call me the _ [A] wild _ _ [Gm] rose, _ _ _ _ _ but [Bb] my name was _ [D] Eliza Day.
_ _ [Gm] Why they call me it I do [A] not _ [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ _ _ for my name [F] was _ [Gm] Eliza Day.
_ _ From the first day I saw her I [Bb] knew she was the one. _
[Cm] She stared in my eyes [D] and smiled.
_ [Gm] Her lips were the color _ [Bb] of the roses _ _ [Cm] that grew down the river, [G] all [D] bloody and [Gm] wild.
When he knocked on my door _
[Bb] and entered the room,
[Cm] my trembling _ subsided [D] in his showing grace.
[Gm]
He would be my first man, [Bb] and with a careful hand,
[Cm] he wiped out the tears [D] that ran down my _ _ face.
[Gm] _ _ They call me the _ [C] wild _ [Gm] rose, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] but my name was _ [D] Eliza Day.
_ _ [Gm]
Why they call me that I do [Cm] not _ _ [Gm] _ know, _ _ _ _ _
[G] for my name was Eliza _ _ _ _ Day.
On the second day I brought her a [Bb] flower.
_ _ She was [Cm] more beautiful _ _ [D] than any woman I've seen.
[Gm] I said, do you know where the wild [Bb] roses grow _ [F] [Cm] so sweet and scarlet [D] and free?
On [Gm] the second day he came [Bb] with a single red rose.
He [Cm] said, give me your loss [D] and your _ sorrows.
[Gm]
I nodded my head [Bb] as I lay on the bed.
[Cm] If I show you the roses [D] will you _ follow? _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ [Gm]
They call me the _ [A] wild _ _ [Gm] rose, _
_ _ _ _ but [Bb] my name was _ [D] Eliza Day.
_ _ [Gm]
Why they call me that I do [A] not _ [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ _ _ for my name [C] was Eliza [Gm] Day. _ _ _ _ _
On the third day he took me to [Bb] the river. _ _ _
[Cm] He showed me the roses [C]
and we [D] kissed.
_ _ [Gm]
And the last thing I heard [Bb] was a muttered word.
[Cm] As he knelt above me with a [Dm] rock in his _ [Gm] fist.
On the last day I took her to where [Bb] the wild roses grow.
[Cm] She lay on the bank, the [D] wind lied as a thief and [Gm] I kissed her goodbye.
Said, [Bb] oh beauty must die.
[Cm] And I leant down and planted her [D] rose between her teeth.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ They call me the _ [Cm] wild _ _ [Gm] _ _ rose,
_ _ _ _ [Bb] but my name was _ [D] Eliza Day.
_ _ [Gm] Why they call me that I do [A] not _ [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ _ _ for [G] my name [F] was _ [Gm] Eliza Day.
_ _ My _ name [F] was _ Eliza [Dm] Day.
_ _ _ [Gm] For my name was _ Eliza Day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
They call me the _ [A] wild _ _ [Gm] rose, _ _ _ _ _ but [Bb] my name was _ [D] Eliza Day.
_ _ [Gm] Why they call me it I do [A] not _ [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ _ _ for my name [F] was _ [Gm] Eliza Day.
_ _ From the first day I saw her I [Bb] knew she was the one. _
[Cm] She stared in my eyes [D] and smiled.
_ [Gm] Her lips were the color _ [Bb] of the roses _ _ [Cm] that grew down the river, [G] all [D] bloody and [Gm] wild.
When he knocked on my door _
[Bb] and entered the room,
[Cm] my trembling _ subsided [D] in his showing grace.
[Gm]
He would be my first man, [Bb] and with a careful hand,
[Cm] he wiped out the tears [D] that ran down my _ _ face.
[Gm] _ _ They call me the _ [C] wild _ [Gm] rose, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] but my name was _ [D] Eliza Day.
_ _ [Gm]
Why they call me that I do [Cm] not _ _ [Gm] _ know, _ _ _ _ _
[G] for my name was Eliza _ _ _ _ Day.
On the second day I brought her a [Bb] flower.
_ _ She was [Cm] more beautiful _ _ [D] than any woman I've seen.
[Gm] I said, do you know where the wild [Bb] roses grow _ [F] [Cm] so sweet and scarlet [D] and free?
On [Gm] the second day he came [Bb] with a single red rose.
He [Cm] said, give me your loss [D] and your _ sorrows.
[Gm]
I nodded my head [Bb] as I lay on the bed.
[Cm] If I show you the roses [D] will you _ follow? _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ [Gm]
They call me the _ [A] wild _ _ [Gm] rose, _
_ _ _ _ but [Bb] my name was _ [D] Eliza Day.
_ _ [Gm]
Why they call me that I do [A] not _ [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ _ _ for my name [C] was Eliza [Gm] Day. _ _ _ _ _
On the third day he took me to [Bb] the river. _ _ _
[Cm] He showed me the roses [C]
and we [D] kissed.
_ _ [Gm]
And the last thing I heard [Bb] was a muttered word.
[Cm] As he knelt above me with a [Dm] rock in his _ [Gm] fist.
On the last day I took her to where [Bb] the wild roses grow.
[Cm] She lay on the bank, the [D] wind lied as a thief and [Gm] I kissed her goodbye.
Said, [Bb] oh beauty must die.
[Cm] And I leant down and planted her [D] rose between her teeth.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ They call me the _ [Cm] wild _ _ [Gm] _ _ rose,
_ _ _ _ [Bb] but my name was _ [D] Eliza Day.
_ _ [Gm] Why they call me that I do [A] not _ [Gm] know, _ _ _ _ _ _ for [G] my name [F] was _ [Gm] Eliza Day.
_ _ My _ name [F] was _ Eliza [Dm] Day.
_ _ _ [Gm] For my name was _ Eliza Day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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