Chords for Esperanza Spalding - City of Roses
Tempo:
99.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
G
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[F] Now, [Gm]
[F] there's a lot of rumors about where [Cm] I'm from, [F] but I'm only from one place, and [C] that
place [G]
is Portland, [F] Oregon.
And [G]
[Bb] this next song is about a city that [Db] we fondly call the City [Dm] of Roses.
It [A] didn't have a song, and I said, man, [F] a city [Bb] like that deserves a [Db] song.
And it's this [F] song, City [G] of Roses.
[Bb] [F] [Gm] Oh, the city of [F] roses.
Oh, [Bb]
[G] [Fm] [Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Bb]
[B] [E] [F] the [E] [A]
[Bbm] [E] [C]
[E] [A]
[G] [A] [C]
[E] [Bb] city [F] [E] [Bb]
[C] [E] [Bb] [G] of [F] roses.
[Cm] Oh, [Bbm]
[Dm] [F] [Ab]
[Bb] [Db] the [Bb]
[F] city [A] of roses.
[Bb]
[C] Oh, [G] the city of roses.
[Bb] Oh, [Db] [A] the city [F] of roses.
Oh, [G] the city of roses.
[F] [E] [A]
Down along the [Bb] road, [F] on sunny Saturdays, the waterfront comes [E] alive with street vendors
and hippies [Bbm] that keep a house that flies.
All the people [E] you could wish for or [Bb] imagine are [C] from the farmer in the city selling fresh
[Bb] warm greens with his cousin to make sure the desert thrives.
[Dm] Just see, many wild roses will [Bb] come with me, and [Bbm] I'll
[Dm] take on a little piece of [F] heaven
[Bb] with these memories of [Bbm] mine.
[Dm] And the wild roses will come [G] with me, and [Dm] I'll take on a little piece of heaven [Bb] with
these memories of mine.
[G] From the city of [Bb] roses, city of roses.
[A] The city of roses, city of [G] roses.
The city of roses, [Bb] city of roses.
[G] The city of roses, [Bb] city [G] of roses.
[F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[E] [G]
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] [D] And the wild roses will come [Bb] with me, and [G] I'll take [D] on a little piece of [Bb] heaven with
these memories of [A] mine.
And the wild roses will come with [Bb] me, and [Bbm] I'll take [Dm] on a little piece of heaven [Ab] with
[Bb] these memories of mine.
[Fm] The [Eb] [F] city
[Gm] of, [Db] city [Bb] of roses.
[Gm]
[Bb] For [Db] the city [Bb] of roses.
[B] [F]
[Bb] [G] [F]
[Gm] City [C]
of roses.
[Fm] [C]
[Ab]
[F] there's a lot of rumors about where [Cm] I'm from, [F] but I'm only from one place, and [C] that
place [G]
is Portland, [F] Oregon.
And [G]
[Bb] this next song is about a city that [Db] we fondly call the City [Dm] of Roses.
It [A] didn't have a song, and I said, man, [F] a city [Bb] like that deserves a [Db] song.
And it's this [F] song, City [G] of Roses.
[Bb] [F] [Gm] Oh, the city of [F] roses.
Oh, [Bb]
[G] [Fm] [Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Bb]
[B] [E] [F] the [E] [A]
[Bbm] [E] [C]
[E] [A]
[G] [A] [C]
[E] [Bb] city [F] [E] [Bb]
[C] [E] [Bb] [G] of [F] roses.
[Cm] Oh, [Bbm]
[Dm] [F] [Ab]
[Bb] [Db] the [Bb]
[F] city [A] of roses.
[Bb]
[C] Oh, [G] the city of roses.
[Bb] Oh, [Db] [A] the city [F] of roses.
Oh, [G] the city of roses.
[F] [E] [A]
Down along the [Bb] road, [F] on sunny Saturdays, the waterfront comes [E] alive with street vendors
and hippies [Bbm] that keep a house that flies.
All the people [E] you could wish for or [Bb] imagine are [C] from the farmer in the city selling fresh
[Bb] warm greens with his cousin to make sure the desert thrives.
[Dm] Just see, many wild roses will [Bb] come with me, and [Bbm] I'll
[Dm] take on a little piece of [F] heaven
[Bb] with these memories of [Bbm] mine.
[Dm] And the wild roses will come [G] with me, and [Dm] I'll take on a little piece of heaven [Bb] with
these memories of mine.
[G] From the city of [Bb] roses, city of roses.
[A] The city of roses, city of [G] roses.
The city of roses, [Bb] city of roses.
[G] The city of roses, [Bb] city [G] of roses.
[F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[E] [G]
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] [D] And the wild roses will come [Bb] with me, and [G] I'll take [D] on a little piece of [Bb] heaven with
these memories of [A] mine.
And the wild roses will come with [Bb] me, and [Bbm] I'll take [Dm] on a little piece of heaven [Ab] with
[Bb] these memories of mine.
[Fm] The [Eb] [F] city
[Gm] of, [Db] city [Bb] of roses.
[Gm]
[Bb] For [Db] the city [Bb] of roses.
[B] [F]
[Bb] [G] [F]
[Gm] City [C]
of roses.
[Fm] [C]
[Ab]
Key:
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[F] _ _ _ Now, _ [Gm] _
[F] there's a lot of rumors _ about where [Cm] I'm from, [F] but I'm only from one place, and [C] that
place [G]
is Portland, [F] Oregon.
_ _ And [G] _
[Bb] this next song is about a city that [Db] we fondly call the City [Dm] of Roses.
It [A] didn't have a song, and I said, man, [F] a city [Bb] like that deserves a [Db] song.
_ And it's this [F] song, City [G] of Roses.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] Oh, the city of [F] roses.
Oh, [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] the _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ city [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] of [F] roses.
_ [Cm] Oh, _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Db] the _ [Bb] _ _
[F] city _ [A] of roses.
[Bb] _ _
[C] Oh, [G] the city of roses. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Oh, [Db] _ [A] the city [F] of roses.
Oh, [G] the city of roses. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Down along the _ [Bb] _ road, [F] on sunny Saturdays, the waterfront comes [E] alive with street vendors
and hippies [Bbm] that keep a house that flies.
All the people [E] you could wish for or [Bb] imagine are [C] from the farmer in the city selling fresh
[Bb] warm greens with his cousin to make sure the desert thrives.
[Dm] Just see, many wild roses will [Bb] come with me, and [Bbm] I'll _
[Dm] take on a little piece of [F] heaven
[Bb] with these memories of [Bbm] mine.
[Dm] And the wild roses will come [G] with me, and _ _ [Dm] I'll take on a little piece of heaven [Bb] with
these memories of mine.
[G] From the city of [Bb] roses, city of roses.
[A] The city of roses, city of [G] roses. _ _
The city of roses, [Bb] city of roses.
[G] The city of roses, [Bb] city [G] of roses.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ And the wild roses will come [Bb] with me, and [G] I'll take [D] on a little piece of [Bb] heaven with
these memories of [A] mine.
And the wild roses will come with [Bb] me, and [Bbm] I'll take [Dm] on a little piece of heaven [Ab] with
_ _ [Bb] these memories of mine.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] The [Eb] _ [F] city _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ of, [Db] _ _ _ city [Bb] of roses.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] For _ [Db] _ _ _ the city [Bb] of roses.
[B] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] City _ [C] _
of _ _ _ _ roses. _
[Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ _ Now, _ [Gm] _
[F] there's a lot of rumors _ about where [Cm] I'm from, [F] but I'm only from one place, and [C] that
place [G]
is Portland, [F] Oregon.
_ _ And [G] _
[Bb] this next song is about a city that [Db] we fondly call the City [Dm] of Roses.
It [A] didn't have a song, and I said, man, [F] a city [Bb] like that deserves a [Db] song.
_ And it's this [F] song, City [G] of Roses.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] Oh, the city of [F] roses.
Oh, [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] the _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ city [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] of [F] roses.
_ [Cm] Oh, _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Db] the _ [Bb] _ _
[F] city _ [A] of roses.
[Bb] _ _
[C] Oh, [G] the city of roses. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Oh, [Db] _ [A] the city [F] of roses.
Oh, [G] the city of roses. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Down along the _ [Bb] _ road, [F] on sunny Saturdays, the waterfront comes [E] alive with street vendors
and hippies [Bbm] that keep a house that flies.
All the people [E] you could wish for or [Bb] imagine are [C] from the farmer in the city selling fresh
[Bb] warm greens with his cousin to make sure the desert thrives.
[Dm] Just see, many wild roses will [Bb] come with me, and [Bbm] I'll _
[Dm] take on a little piece of [F] heaven
[Bb] with these memories of [Bbm] mine.
[Dm] And the wild roses will come [G] with me, and _ _ [Dm] I'll take on a little piece of heaven [Bb] with
these memories of mine.
[G] From the city of [Bb] roses, city of roses.
[A] The city of roses, city of [G] roses. _ _
The city of roses, [Bb] city of roses.
[G] The city of roses, [Bb] city [G] of roses.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ And the wild roses will come [Bb] with me, and [G] I'll take [D] on a little piece of [Bb] heaven with
these memories of [A] mine.
And the wild roses will come with [Bb] me, and [Bbm] I'll take [Dm] on a little piece of heaven [Ab] with
_ _ [Bb] these memories of mine.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] The [Eb] _ [F] city _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ of, [Db] _ _ _ city [Bb] of roses.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] For _ [Db] _ _ _ the city [Bb] of roses.
[B] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] City _ [C] _
of _ _ _ _ roses. _
[Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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