Chords for George Jones - Wild Irish Rose (Closed Captioned)
Tempo:
91.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
A
D
E
F#m
C#
A
D
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[C#m] [F#] .
[D] [N] [A] .
They sent him to Asia [D] to fight in a [A] war.
He [D] came back [A] home crazy [E] and asked him what for.
They [A] had him committed [D] whole metals [A] and all [D] to a mental [A] hospital [E] with [A] rubber walls.
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They cut off the funding.
Oh, [D] they cut out [A] the lights.
[D] He hit the street [A] running that [E] cold winter night.
[A] Now the streets are the only [D] place he can [A] call home.
[D] He seems oh [A] so lonely, [E] but he's never [A] alone.
[E] He [Bm] .
[E] [A] lies [C#] there holding [D] his wild [A] Irish rose.
[D] This crazy [A] old fool [E] in the smelly old [F#m] [E] clothes.
He [A] could have [C#] had something [F#m] much better, [E] [D] God knows,.
than [A] a half [F#m] empty bottle [E] of wild [A] Irish rose.
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A baby named Scarlett [D] with laughing [A] blue eyes [D] has been in his [A] wallet [E] all the way back since 65.
So [A] [E] [A] much was forgotten, [D] oh so far [A] back in time.
[D] Way down in [A] the bottom [E] of the river [A] of wine.
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You know they found him at Parchman [D] West 25th.
[A] [D] They can't even find a heartbeat.
[A] [E] Lord his fingers are stiff .
[A] just like they're all frozen and [D] holding her tight.
[A] [D] But the habit, [A] oh it's broken.
[E] This is Rose's [A] last night.
[E] [F#m] [E] [A] He lies [C#] there holding [D] his wild Irish [A] rose.
But [D] his soul's [A] in a place [E] where a real hero goes.
Now [A] he's got [C#] something better, [F#m] much better, [E] [D] God knows,.
than [A] a half [F#m] empty bottle [E] of [F#m] wild [E] Irish [D] rose.
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[D] [N] [A] .
They sent him to Asia [D] to fight in a [A] war.
He [D] came back [A] home crazy [E] and asked him what for.
They [A] had him committed [D] whole metals [A] and all [D] to a mental [A] hospital [E] with [A] rubber walls.
.
They cut off the funding.
Oh, [D] they cut out [A] the lights.
[D] He hit the street [A] running that [E] cold winter night.
[A] Now the streets are the only [D] place he can [A] call home.
[D] He seems oh [A] so lonely, [E] but he's never [A] alone.
[E] He [Bm] .
[E] [A] lies [C#] there holding [D] his wild [A] Irish rose.
[D] This crazy [A] old fool [E] in the smelly old [F#m] [E] clothes.
He [A] could have [C#] had something [F#m] much better, [E] [D] God knows,.
than [A] a half [F#m] empty bottle [E] of wild [A] Irish rose.
.
A baby named Scarlett [D] with laughing [A] blue eyes [D] has been in his [A] wallet [E] all the way back since 65.
So [A] [E] [A] much was forgotten, [D] oh so far [A] back in time.
[D] Way down in [A] the bottom [E] of the river [A] of wine.
.
You know they found him at Parchman [D] West 25th.
[A] [D] They can't even find a heartbeat.
[A] [E] Lord his fingers are stiff .
[A] just like they're all frozen and [D] holding her tight.
[A] [D] But the habit, [A] oh it's broken.
[E] This is Rose's [A] last night.
[E] [F#m] [E] [A] He lies [C#] there holding [D] his wild Irish [A] rose.
But [D] his soul's [A] in a place [E] where a real hero goes.
Now [A] he's got [C#] something better, [F#m] much better, [E] [D] God knows,.
than [A] a half [F#m] empty bottle [E] of [F#m] wild [E] Irish [D] rose.
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