Blood and Roses Lyrics by The Smithereens Chords

Tempo:
121.25 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Gb

Db

Bbm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blood and Roses Lyrics by The Smithereens chords
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[Eb] [Gb] [Db] [Eb] [Gb]
[Db] [Eb] [Gb] [Db] [Eb] [Gb] [Db]
[Eb] [Bb] [Gb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Ebm] [Gb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Eb] [Gb] It was long [Ebm] ago, [Bbm]
[Eb] [Gb] seemed like [Eb] yesterday, [Gb]
[Db] [Eb] [Gb] saw you [Db] standing [Eb] in [Bbm] the rain.
[Ebm] Then I heard you say, [Bbm]
[B] I want to love but [Db] don't battle [Eb] on.
I [B] want to live but [Db] don't be [Ebm] long.
I [B] closed my eyes [Ab] and I see [Db]
[Eb] blood and [Gb] roses.
I
[Db] [Eb] [Gb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Gb] was in [Eb] the [Bbm] springtime, [Eb] I [Gb] told her we were [Eb] [Bbm] wed.
[Eb] [Gb] Wintertime, [Eb] the [Bbm] roses [Db] died, [Eb] the [Gb] blood ran cold [Ebm] and then she [Db] said,
[B] I want to love [Db] but don't battle [Eb] on.
[B] I want to live but [Db] don't be [Eb] long.
[B] I closed my eyes and [Ab] I see
[Db] blood [Eb] and [Bb] roses.
[Eb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Gb] [Db] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Gb]
[Eb] [Gb] [Eb]
[Gb] [Eb] [Gb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Db] [Eb] [Gb]
[Db] [Gb]
[Db] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Db] [Eb] [Gb] [Eb]
[Gb] [Db] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Gb] [Eb] [Gb]
[Db] [Eb] It [Gb] was [Ebm] long [Gb] ago, [Db] [Eb] [Gb] seemed like [Eb] yesterday, [Gb]
[Db] [Eb] saw [Gb] you standing [Eb] in [Gb] the [Db] rain.
[Eb] [Gb] Then I heard you [Eb] [Bbm] say, [B] I need your love but [Db] don't battle [Eb] on.
[B] I tried to live but [Db] don't be [Eb] long.
[B] I closed my eyes [Ab] and I see [Db]
[Eb] blood and [Gb] roses.
[Bbm]
Blood and [Eb] [Gb] roses.
[Eb] [Bbm]
Blood [Gb] and roses.
[Bbm] Blood and [Gb] roses.
[Bbm] [Db] [Gb] [Bbm]
[Gb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Smithereens - Blood And Roses chords, practice playing Db, Eb, Gb, Eb, Bbm and Eb in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 60 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 121 BPM. Considering the song's key of Db Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _
[Db] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Db] _ [Eb] [Gb] It was long [Ebm] ago, _ [Bbm] _
_ [Eb] [Gb] seemed like [Eb] yesterday, [Gb] _ _
[Db] _ [Eb] [Gb] saw you [Db] standing [Eb] in [Bbm] the rain.
[Ebm] Then I heard you say, [Bbm] _
[B] I want to love but [Db] don't battle [Eb] on.
I [B] want to live but [Db] don't be [Ebm] long.
I [B] closed my eyes [Ab] and I see [Db] _
[Eb] blood and [Gb] roses.
I _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ebm] [Gb] was in [Eb] the [Bbm] springtime, _ [Eb] I [Gb] told her we were [Eb] [Bbm] wed.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ Wintertime, [Eb] the [Bbm] roses [Db] died, [Eb] the [Gb] blood ran cold [Ebm] and then she [Db] said,
[B] I want to love [Db] but don't battle [Eb] on.
[B] I want to live but [Db] don't be [Eb] long.
[B] I closed my eyes and [Ab] I see _
[Db] blood [Eb] and [Bb] roses.
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[Gb] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _
[Db] _ [Eb] It [Gb] was [Ebm] long [Gb] ago, _ [Db] _ [Eb] [Gb] seemed like _ [Eb] yesterday, [Gb] _
_ [Db] [Eb] saw [Gb] you standing [Eb] in [Gb] the [Db] rain.
[Eb] [Gb] Then I heard you [Eb] [Bbm] say, _ [B] I need your love but [Db] don't battle [Eb] on.
[B] I tried to live but [Db] don't be [Eb] long.
[B] I closed my eyes [Ab] and I see [Db] _
[Eb] blood and [Gb] roses.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
Blood and [Eb] [Gb] roses.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
Blood [Gb] and roses. _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] Blood and [Gb] roses.
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This song was written by Pat DiNizio.