Where The Wild Roses Grow Chords

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 They call Gmme The Wild Rose F Gm

 But my name waA♯s Elisa Day D7

 Why they call me Gmit I do not know F Gm

 For my name waGms Elisa Day F Gm

He:

 From the first daGmy I saw her I knew she was the one A♯

 As she stared Cmin my eyes and smiled D7

 For her lips waGms the color of the roses A♯

 They grew Cmdown the river, all bloody and wild D

Elisa:

 When he knocked oGmn my door and entered the room A♯

 My treCmmbling subsided in his sure embrace D7

 He would be my fGmirst man, and with a careful hand A♯

 He wipCmed up the tears that ran down my face D

Both:

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 They callGm me The Wild Rose F Gm

 But my name waA♯s Elisa Day D

 Why they call me Gmit I do not know F Gm

 For my name waGms Elisa Day F Gm

He:

 On the second Gmday I brought her a flower A♯

 She was more beautiful thaCmn any woman I'd seen D7

 I Gmsaid, "Do you know where the wild roses grow A♯

 So swCmeet and scarlet and free?" D

Elisa:

 On the second Gmday he came with a single red rose A♯

 He said: "give meCm your loss and your sorrow?" D7

 I nGmodded my head, as I lay on the bed A♯

 He said, "If I show youCm the roses will you follow?" D

Both:

 They call Gmme The Wild Rose F Gm

 But my name waA♯s Elisa Day D

 Why they call me Gmit I do not know F Gm

 For my name waGms Elisa Day F Gm

Elisa:

 On the third Gmday he took me to the river A♯

 He shoCmwed me the roses and we kissed D7

 And the last thGming I heard was a muttered word A♯

 As he Cmknelt above me with a rock in his fist D

He:

 On the last dGmay I took her where the wild roses grow A♯

 And she lay on Cmthe bank, the wind light as a thief D7

 And I kisseGmd her goodbye, I said, "All beauty must die" A♯

 And I lent Cmdown and planted a rose between her teetDh

Elisa:

 They callGm me The Wild Rose F Gm

 But my name waA♯s Elisa Day D

 Why they call me Gmit I do not know F Gm

 For my name waGms Elisa Day F Gm

 For my name waGms Elisa Day F Gm

 For my name waGms Elisa Day F Gm