Where The Wild Roses Grow - Ver 2

Elisa Gm Cm Gm They call me The Wild Rose Bb D7 But my name was Elisa Day Gm Cm Gm Why they call me it I do not know Gm F Gm For my name was Elisa Day He Gm Bb From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one Cm D7 She stared in my eyes and smiled Gm Bb For her lips was the color of the roses Cm D They grew down the river, all bloody and wild Elisa Gm Bb When he knocked on my door and entered the room Cm D7 My trembling subsided in his sure embrace Gm Bb He would be my first man, and with a careful hand Cm D D He wiped up the tears that ran down my face Both Gm Cm Gm They call me The Wild Rose Bb D7 But my name was Elisa Day Gm F Gm Why they call me it I do not know Gm F Gm For my name was Elisa Day He Gm Bb On the second day I brought her a flower Cm D7 She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen Gm Bb I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow Cm D So sweet and scarlet and free?" Elisa Gm Bb On the second day he came with a single red rose Cm D7 He said: "give me your loss and your sorrow?" Gm Bb I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed Cm D If I show you the roses will you follow? Both Gm Cm Gm They call me The Wild Rose Bb D7 But my name was Elisa Day Gm Cm Gm Why they call me it I do not know Gm F Gm For my name was Elisa Day Elisa Gm Bb On the third day he took me to the river Cm D7 He showed me the roses and we kissed Gm Bb And the last thing I heard was a muttered word Cm D As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist He Gm Bb On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow Cm D7 She lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief Gm Bb And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die" Cm D D And I lent down and planted a rose between her teeth Elisa Gm Cm Gm They call me The Wild Rose Bb D But my name was Elisa Day Gm Cm Gm Why they call me it I do not know Gm F Gm For my name was Elisa Day Gm F Gm For my name was Elisa Day Gm F Gm For my name was Elisa Day any questions? [email protected]