Chords for Where the wild roses grow
Tempo:
105.7 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Dbm
Eb
B
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dbm] [B]
[Ebm] [Abm]
They call me the bad [Dbm] [Abm] girl But [B] my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
[Abm] They call me the fighting, [Dbm] mad [Abm] noble But [Ab] my name [Gb] was [Abm] Eliza [Ebm]
[Abm] Day
First day I saw her [B] I knew she was the one
[Dbm] She stared in my [Eb] eyes and smiled [Abm] For her lips were the color [B] of the roses
[Dbm] They grew down the river, [Eb]
bloody and wild
[Abm] You knocked on my door [B] and entered the room [Dbm] My trembling sobs sighed and [Eb] his shuddering breaks
[Abm] He would be my first [Bb] man [B] and with a careful hand [Dbm] He wiped out the tears [Eb] that ran down my face
[Abm]
They call me the bad [Dbm] [Abm]
rose [B] But my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
[Db] [Abm] They call me the hit item, [Dbm] mad noble [Abm] But [Ebm]
[Ab] my name [Gb] was [Ebm] Eliza [Abm] Day
[Ab] The second day I brought her [B] a flower She [Dbm] was more beautiful [Eb] than any woman [F] I'd seen
I [Abm] said, do you know [B] where the wild roses grow [Dbm] So sweet and scarlet [Eb] and fruity
[Abm] On the second day he came [B] with a cigarette rosette When [Dbm] he gave me a lesson, [Eb] your sorrow
[Abm] I nodded my head [B] as I laid on the bed He [Dbm] said, I'll show you the roses [Eb] when you're far away
[Abm] They call me the wild [Dbm] [Abm]
rose [Eb] [B] But my name was Eliza Day
[Ab] [Abm] They call me the item [Dbm] of [Abm] love But my [Gb] name was Eliza [Ab] Day
[Abm] On [Ab] the third day he took [Abm] me through the river He [Dbm] showed me the roses [Eb] and we kissed
[Ab] And the last thing I [Abm] heard was a marked word [Db] As he stood above [Abm] me with [Eb] a rock in his [Abm] fist
The last day I took her [B] where the wild roses grow [Dbm] She laid on the bed [Eb] when the light disappeared
[Abm] At her kiss said goodbye I [B] said, oh beauty must die [Dbm] And I went down and planted [Eb] a rose and took her tea
[Abm] They call me the wild [Dbm] [Abm] rose [Ebm] [B] But my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
[Abm] They call me the [Dbm] item of [Abm] love But my name [Gb] was [Abm] Eliza Day
But my name [Gb] was [Ab] Eliza Day But my name [Gb] was Eliza [Eb] Day
[Ebm] [Abm]
They call me the bad [Dbm] [Abm] girl But [B] my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
[Abm] They call me the fighting, [Dbm] mad [Abm] noble But [Ab] my name [Gb] was [Abm] Eliza [Ebm]
[Abm] Day
First day I saw her [B] I knew she was the one
[Dbm] She stared in my [Eb] eyes and smiled [Abm] For her lips were the color [B] of the roses
[Dbm] They grew down the river, [Eb]
bloody and wild
[Abm] You knocked on my door [B] and entered the room [Dbm] My trembling sobs sighed and [Eb] his shuddering breaks
[Abm] He would be my first [Bb] man [B] and with a careful hand [Dbm] He wiped out the tears [Eb] that ran down my face
[Abm]
They call me the bad [Dbm] [Abm]
rose [B] But my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
[Db] [Abm] They call me the hit item, [Dbm] mad noble [Abm] But [Ebm]
[Ab] my name [Gb] was [Ebm] Eliza [Abm] Day
[Ab] The second day I brought her [B] a flower She [Dbm] was more beautiful [Eb] than any woman [F] I'd seen
I [Abm] said, do you know [B] where the wild roses grow [Dbm] So sweet and scarlet [Eb] and fruity
[Abm] On the second day he came [B] with a cigarette rosette When [Dbm] he gave me a lesson, [Eb] your sorrow
[Abm] I nodded my head [B] as I laid on the bed He [Dbm] said, I'll show you the roses [Eb] when you're far away
[Abm] They call me the wild [Dbm] [Abm]
rose [Eb] [B] But my name was Eliza Day
[Ab] [Abm] They call me the item [Dbm] of [Abm] love But my [Gb] name was Eliza [Ab] Day
[Abm] On [Ab] the third day he took [Abm] me through the river He [Dbm] showed me the roses [Eb] and we kissed
[Ab] And the last thing I [Abm] heard was a marked word [Db] As he stood above [Abm] me with [Eb] a rock in his [Abm] fist
The last day I took her [B] where the wild roses grow [Dbm] She laid on the bed [Eb] when the light disappeared
[Abm] At her kiss said goodbye I [B] said, oh beauty must die [Dbm] And I went down and planted [Eb] a rose and took her tea
[Abm] They call me the wild [Dbm] [Abm] rose [Ebm] [B] But my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
[Abm] They call me the [Dbm] item of [Abm] love But my name [Gb] was [Abm] Eliza Day
But my name [Gb] was [Ab] Eliza Day But my name [Gb] was Eliza [Eb] Day
Key:
Abm
Dbm
Eb
B
Ab
Abm
Dbm
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Abm] _
They call me the bad [Dbm] _ [Abm] girl _ _ But _ [B] my name was _ [Eb] Eliza Day
_ _ [Abm] They call me the fighting, [Dbm] mad [Abm] noble _ But _ [Ab] my name [Gb] was [Abm] Eliza [Ebm] _
[Abm] _ Day
First day I saw her [B] I knew she was the one
[Dbm] She stared in my [Eb] eyes and smiled [Abm] For her lips were the color [B] of the roses
_ [Dbm] They grew down the river, [Eb]
bloody and wild
[Abm] You knocked on my door [B] and entered the room [Dbm] My trembling sobs sighed and [Eb] his shuddering breaks
[Abm] He would be my first [Bb] man [B] and with a careful hand [Dbm] He wiped out the tears [Eb] that ran down my _ face
_ [Abm]
They call me the bad [Dbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _
rose _ [B] But my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
[Db] _ [Abm] They call me the hit item, [Dbm] mad noble [Abm] _ _ But [Ebm] _
[Ab] my name [Gb] was [Ebm] Eliza [Abm] Day
[Ab] The second day I brought her [B] a flower She [Dbm] was more beautiful [Eb] than any woman [F] I'd seen
I [Abm] said, do you know [B] where the wild roses grow [Dbm] So sweet and scarlet [Eb] and fruity
[Abm] On the second day he came [B] with a cigarette rosette When [Dbm] he gave me a lesson, [Eb] your sorrow
_ [Abm] I nodded my head [B] as I laid on the bed He [Dbm] said, I'll show you the roses [Eb] when you're far away
_ _ _ [Abm] They call me the wild [Dbm] _ _ [Abm] _
rose _ [Eb] _ [B] But my name was Eliza Day
[Ab] _ [Abm] They call me the item [Dbm] of _ [Abm] love _ _ _ But my [Gb] name was Eliza [Ab] Day
[Abm] On [Ab] the third day he took [Abm] me through the river _ He [Dbm] showed me the roses [Eb] and we kissed _
[Ab] And the last thing I [Abm] heard was a marked word [Db] As he stood above [Abm] me with [Eb] a rock in his [Abm] fist
The last day I took her [B] where the wild roses grow [Dbm] She laid on the bed [Eb] when the light disappeared
[Abm] At her kiss said goodbye I [B] said, oh beauty must die [Dbm] And I went down and planted [Eb] a rose and took her tea
_ _ _ _ [Abm] They call me the wild [Dbm] _ _ [Abm] _ rose _ [Ebm] _ [B] But my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
_ [Abm] They call me the [Dbm] item of [Abm] _ _ love _ But my name [Gb] was [Abm] Eliza Day _
But my name [Gb] was [Ab] Eliza Day _ But my name [Gb] was _ Eliza [Eb] Day _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Abm] _
They call me the bad [Dbm] _ [Abm] girl _ _ But _ [B] my name was _ [Eb] Eliza Day
_ _ [Abm] They call me the fighting, [Dbm] mad [Abm] noble _ But _ [Ab] my name [Gb] was [Abm] Eliza [Ebm] _
[Abm] _ Day
First day I saw her [B] I knew she was the one
[Dbm] She stared in my [Eb] eyes and smiled [Abm] For her lips were the color [B] of the roses
_ [Dbm] They grew down the river, [Eb]
bloody and wild
[Abm] You knocked on my door [B] and entered the room [Dbm] My trembling sobs sighed and [Eb] his shuddering breaks
[Abm] He would be my first [Bb] man [B] and with a careful hand [Dbm] He wiped out the tears [Eb] that ran down my _ face
_ [Abm]
They call me the bad [Dbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _
rose _ [B] But my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
[Db] _ [Abm] They call me the hit item, [Dbm] mad noble [Abm] _ _ But [Ebm] _
[Ab] my name [Gb] was [Ebm] Eliza [Abm] Day
[Ab] The second day I brought her [B] a flower She [Dbm] was more beautiful [Eb] than any woman [F] I'd seen
I [Abm] said, do you know [B] where the wild roses grow [Dbm] So sweet and scarlet [Eb] and fruity
[Abm] On the second day he came [B] with a cigarette rosette When [Dbm] he gave me a lesson, [Eb] your sorrow
_ [Abm] I nodded my head [B] as I laid on the bed He [Dbm] said, I'll show you the roses [Eb] when you're far away
_ _ _ [Abm] They call me the wild [Dbm] _ _ [Abm] _
rose _ [Eb] _ [B] But my name was Eliza Day
[Ab] _ [Abm] They call me the item [Dbm] of _ [Abm] love _ _ _ But my [Gb] name was Eliza [Ab] Day
[Abm] On [Ab] the third day he took [Abm] me through the river _ He [Dbm] showed me the roses [Eb] and we kissed _
[Ab] And the last thing I [Abm] heard was a marked word [Db] As he stood above [Abm] me with [Eb] a rock in his [Abm] fist
The last day I took her [B] where the wild roses grow [Dbm] She laid on the bed [Eb] when the light disappeared
[Abm] At her kiss said goodbye I [B] said, oh beauty must die [Dbm] And I went down and planted [Eb] a rose and took her tea
_ _ _ _ [Abm] They call me the wild [Dbm] _ _ [Abm] _ rose _ [Ebm] _ [B] But my name was [Eb] Eliza Day
_ [Abm] They call me the [Dbm] item of [Abm] _ _ love _ But my name [Gb] was [Abm] Eliza Day _
But my name [Gb] was [Ab] Eliza Day _ But my name [Gb] was _ Eliza [Eb] Day _
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