Where the Wild Roses Grow — Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Chords and lyrics for Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (key of Gm).
Verse 1
Alterations by Anders Hoel
Elisa
They [Gm]call me The Wild [Cm][Gm]Rose
But my [Bb]name was Elisa [D7]Day
Why they [Gm]call me it I do not [Cm][Gm]know
For my [Gm]name was [F]Elisa [Gm]Day
He
From the [Gm]first day I saw her I [Bb]knew she was the one
She [Cm]stared in my eyes and [D7]smiled
For her [Gm]lips was the color of the [Bb]roses
They [Cm]grew down the river, all [D]bloody and wild
Elisa
When he [Gm]knocked on my door and [Bb]entered the room
My [Cm]trembling subsided in [D7]his sure embrace
He would [Gm]be my first man, and [Bb]with a careful hand
He [Cm]wiped up the tears that [D]ran down my face[D]
Both
They [Gm]call me The Wild [Cm][Gm]Rose
But my [Bb]name was Elisa [D7]Day
Why they [Gm]call me it I do not [F][Gm]know
For my [Gm]name was [F]Elisa [Gm]Day
He
On the [Gm]second day I brought her a [Bb]flower
She was more [Cm]beautiful than any [D7]woman I'd seen
I said, [Gm]"Do you know where the [Bb]wild roses grow
So [Cm]sweet and scarlet and [D]free?"
Elisa
On the [Gm]second day he came with a [Bb]single red rose
He said: [Cm]"give me your loss and your [D7]sorrow?"
I [Gm]nodded my head, as I [Bb]lay on the bed
If I [Cm]show you the roses will [D]you follow?
Both
They [Gm]call me The Wild [Cm][Gm]Rose
But my [Bb]name was Elisa [D7]Day
Why they [Gm]call me it I do not [Cm][Gm]know
For my [Gm]name was [F]Elisa [Gm]Day
Elisa
On the [Gm]third day he took me to the [Bb]river
He [Cm]showed me the roses and we [D7]kissed
And the [Gm]last thing I heard was a [Bb]muttered word
As [Cm]he knelt above me with a [D]rock in his fist
He
On the [Gm]last day I took her where the [Bb]wild roses grow
She [Cm]lay on the bank, the wind [D7]light as a thief
And I [Gm]kissed her goodbye, said, "All [Bb]beauty must die"
And I [Cm]lent down and planted a [D]rose between her teeth[D]
Elisa
They [Gm]call me The Wild [Cm][Gm]Rose
But my [Bb]name was Elisa [D]Day
Why they [Gm]call me it I do not [Cm][Gm]know
For my [Gm]name was [F]Elisa [Gm]Day
For my [Gm]name was [F]Elisa [Gm]Day
For my [Gm]name was [F]Elisa [Gm]Day
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