Intro: Drumbeats x4
then A x2
verse 1:
A
Rose can I come
Bm F#m
down for a drink?
G
It has happened
F#m A
again I've got
Bm
a story I'm sure
F#m
will end poorly
G
I'll begin
F#m
at the end
D
Rose you must
A Bm
know I couldn't
F#m
find the words
G
That it takes
F#m
to say stay
Now she's
A
gone away
verse 2:
A
Rose can I come
Bm
down to your
F#m G
garden? I can
only wilt
F#m A
flowers Bring
me your shovel
Bm
There's a heart
F#m
to be buried
G
And a body
F#m
as well
D
Your letters are
A Bm
tied with a strand
F#m G
of your hair In a
F#m
breast pocket safe
A
they keep talking
Bridge 1:
C#m D
Now I wake up alone
A
With my eyes to the
C#m D
floor And I see you well
A
at my night Well and
E A
weeping once more
Guitar Solo:
A Bm F#m G F#m x2
D A C#m D A E D A
verse 3:
A Bm
Rose can I come down
F#m
to your rose bed?
G
To lay in your
F#m A
thorns Know I meant
Bm F#m
it so must be buried
G F#m
I will not be mourned
D A
Rose you must know
Bm
I felt more than
F#m G
I said Now I've
F#m
got all the words
A
And no one
Bridge 2:
C#m
Now the hole has
D A
been dug And I'm
C#m
down on my knees
D
Rain make us
A E
mud Spring with
A
bloomer's one
Outro:
A Bm F#m G F#m x2
D A C#m D A E D A(hold)