Cherry Blossoms The Horrible Crowes
The Horrible Crowes song Cherry Blossom, the 6th track of the record: 'Elsie'. It?s in
standard tuning, and no capo. The song appears difficult to learn and play, however once
the chord shapes, which are very simple are learnt, the rest falls into place. The
chords in the Chorus are played as the barre chord variants, whereas the chords in the bridge
are played in the open variants.
Intro: (In Arpeggios): The arpeggios include the open notes from the GBE strings. So:
B5: C#5 Bm(4) Aadd9 Bmsus4 (A) B7sus4 F#m
E|--0------0------0---------0----------------0-----0---------5---------[2]---| B|--0------0------0---------0----------------5-----5---------5---------2-----| G|--4------6------4---------4----------------4-----4---------4---------2-----| D|--4------6------5---------5----------------0-----0---------4---------4-----| A|--2------4------5---------x----------------5-----5---------x---------4-----| E|--x------x------0---------5----------------0-----(5)--------x---------x----|
The number in () is an optional note, which you're pretty much at liberty to play, after
all, it is your cover.
Intro:
B5, C#5, Bm (4) Bm(4)/A, B7sus4, Bmsus4, Bmsus4/A,
B5, Bm(4), Bm(4)/A,
B7sus4, Bmsus4, Bmsus4/A
Verse 1:
[B5]I drive this [C#5]car through the city every night[Bm(4)/A]
[B7sus4]There's a quiet I never heard [Bmsus4] befo[Bmsus4/A]re
[B5]And lonely, my sister coul[C#5]d not des[Bm(4)/A]cribe
[B7sus4]All the good things gone [Bmsus4] wro[Bmsus4/A]ng
Chorus Variant 1:
[A]And there was blood on my teeth
[F#m]From the long winter here
[A]Bones broke in half
[A]A stain on my shirt
[F#m]From a couple hours out with the boys
[E]And all good things come to an end
[B5]And all memory has left my bone[C#5]s[Bm(4)/A]
Interlude: B7sus4, B7sus4, B7sus4/A
Verse 3:
[B5]If I dr[C#5]ove straight off this bridge[Bm(4)/A]
[B7sus4]Only God and my baby [B7sus4B7sus4/A] would know
[B5]I'm sure s[C#5]he'd be laughing, come duri[Bm(4)/A]ng spring
[B7sus4]With some fella who just said the r[Bmsus4]ight th[Bmsus4/A]ing
Chorus Variant 2:
[A]And there was blood on my teeth
[F#m]From just what they did here
[A]Bones broke in half
[A]A stain on my shirt
[F#m]From a couple hours out with the boys
[E]And all good things come to an end
Bridge:
[Dsus4]See all I can do is think about you[F#m]
And miss [Bm]all your kisses like the spring[A]
[E]But if I had a sign
That one day you'd be mine again, oh no[Dsus4]
[F#m]If I could hold you right then[Bm] [A]
A[E]s the chill in this season sputtered and spit and died with...
Chorus Variant 3:
[A]Blood on my teeth
[F#m]From just what they did here
[A]Snow tumbling down on the ground
[F#m]And me stumbling out of my heart
A (Diminuendo)
Finding cherry blossoms on the hood of my car
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