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Where the wild roses grow  Nick Cave


He [Gm]called me the wild [C5]ro-[Gm]ose - But my [A#]name was Elisa [D]Day
Why he [Gm]called me that I do not [C5]kno-[Gm]ow - For my [Gm]name was [F5]Elisa [Gm]Day

From the [Gm]first day I saw her I knew [A#]she was the one, she [Cm]stared in my eyes and [D]smiled
Her [Gm]lips were the colour of the [A#]roses, that [Cm]grow down the river all [D]bloody and wild
When he [Gm]knocked on my door and [A#]entered the room, my [Cm]trembling subsided in [D]his sure embrace
He would [Gm]be my first man and [A#]with a careful hand, he [Cm]wiped off the tears that [D]run down my face   [D7]

On the [Gm]second day I brought her a [A#]flower, she [Cm]was more beautiful than any [D]woman I'd seen
I said [Gm]"Do you know where the [A#]wild roses grow, so [Cm]sweet and scarlet and f[D]ree?"

On the [Gm]second day he came with a [A#]single red rose, he said [Cm]"Give me your lust and your [D]sorrow"
I [Gm]nodded my head as I [A#]lay on the bed, "If I [Cm]show you the roses, will you [D]follow?"   [D7]

On the [Gm]third day he took me to the [A#]river, he [Cm]showed me the roses and we [D]kissed
And the [Gm]last thing I heard was a [A#]martyr word, as he [Cm]knelt above me with a [D]rock in his fist

On the [Gm]last day I took her where the [A#]wild roses grow, she [Cm]lay on the bank going [D]light as a thief
And I [Gm]kissed her goodbye, said all [A#]beauty must die and I [Cm]leant down and planted a [D]rose between her teeth   [D7]

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