Nick Cave – Where The Wild Roses Grow chords
Chords:
NICK CAVE & KYLIE MINOGUE WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW Tuning: Standard Thanks to Jimmy Engtröm who posted the original chords. Alterations by Anders Hoel -------------------- Elisa:Gm F Gm They call me The Wild RoseBb D7But my name was Elisa DayGm F GmWhy they call me it I do not knowGm F GmFor my name was Elisa Day--------------------- He:Gm BbFrom the first day I saw her I knew she was the oneCm D7As she stared in my eyes and smiledGm BbFor her lips was the color of the rosesCm DThey grew down the river, all bloody and wild--------------------- Elisa:Gm BbWhen he knocked on my door and entered the roomCm D7My trembling subsided in his sure embraceGm BbHe would be my first man, and with a careful handCm DHe wiped up the tears that ran down my face--------------------- Both: DGm F Gm They call me The Wild RoseBb DBut my name was Elisa DayGm F GmWhy they call me it I do not knowGm F GmFor my name was Elisa Day--------------------- He:Gm BbOn the second day I brought her a flowerCm D7She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seenGm BbI said, "Do you know where the wild roses growCm DSo sweet and scarlet and free?"--------------------- Elisa:Gm BbOn the second day he came with a single red roseCm D7He said: "give me your loss and your sorrow?"Gm BbI nodded my head, as I lay on the bedCm DHe said, "If I show you the roses will you follow?"--------------------- Both:Gm F Gm They call me The Wild RoseBb DBut my name was Elisa DayGm F GmWhy they call me it I do not knowGm F GmFor my name was Elisa Day-------------------- Elisa:Gm BbOn the third day he took me to the riverCm D7He showed me the roses and we kissedGm BbAnd the last thing I heard was a muttered wordCm DAs he knelt above me with a rock in his fist-------------------- He:Gm BbOn the last day I took her where the wild roses growCm D7And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thiefGm BbAnd I kissed her goodbye, I said, "All beauty must die"Cm DAnd I lent down and planted a rose between her teeth-------------------- Elisa:Gm F Gm They call me The Wild RoseBb DBut my name was Elisa DayGm F Gm Why they call me it I do not knowGm F GmFor my name was Elisa DayGm F GmFor my name was Elisa DayGm F GmFor my name was Elisa Dayany questions? sandoyspurven_h@hotmail.com