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Roses From My Friends

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 1

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[Chords used]
       G   D   Dsus2   Am   Cadd9Bm5*  Asus4  Bb5*
e|--3---2---3---0---0----0-----0----0---| 
B|--3---3---3---1---3----3-----3----3---| 
G|--0---2---2---2---0----0-----2----0---| 
D|--0---0---0---2---2----0-----2----0---| 
A|--2---x---x---0---3----2-----0----1---| 
E|--3---x---x---0---0----0-----0----0---|
[Intro] 
 G  D- Dsus2          Am(when you see  Dplay D-Dsus2)
[Verse]
GI could have trDeated you bAmetter
GBut you Dcouldn't hAmave treated me worse
GBut it's Dhe who Amlaughs last
GIs Dhe who cries fAmirst
GSometimes I fDeel I know strAmangers
GBetter than DI know mAmy friends
GWhy must Da begAminning
GBe the mDeans to an Amend
(sometimes he plays Am and the slides the hand to the 3rd fret like this)
e|---0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0---| 
B|---1-1-1-1~~3-3-3~~1---| 
G|---2-2-2-2~~4-4-4~~2---| 
D|---2-2-2-2~~4-4-4~~2---| 
A|---0-0-0-0--0-0-0~~0---| 
E|-----------------------|
[Verse]
The stGones from my eCadd9nemies
GThCadd9ese wounds will mend
But EmI cannot surDvive             
       Cadd9(***)               G   Cadd9(***)  G  
the roses from my friends      
e|---0--------3---| 
B|---3--------3---| 
G|---0--0--0--0---| 
D|---2--0--0--0---| 
A|---3--2--0--2---| 
E|---0--0--0--3---|
GWhen the lDast Amword has been spoken
AnGd we've beared Dwitness to thAme final setting sun
GAlDl that shalAml remain is a token
GOf what we've sDaid and dAmone
GWhen all we've Dhad has been fAmorsaken
GDistDant church bAmells no longer ring
GThat's the DsAmound of a heart taken
GAnDd the stoAmry of tears from a king
The stGones from my eCadd9nemies
GThCadd9ese wounds will mend
But EmI cannot surDvive             
       Cadd9(***)               G  
the roses from my friends
              Em        D  Cadd9-Bm5*-Asus4  
oh i cannot survive the roses
[Verse]
This may be the last time I see you
Forgive me for holding you close
This may be the last time that I see you
So of this moment I will make the most
This may be the last time I see you
But if you keep me in your heart
Together we shall be eternal
If you believe
We shall never part
[Verse]
The stGones from my eCadd9nemies
GThCadd9ese wounds will mend
But EmI cannot surDvive             
       Cadd9(***)               G  
the roses from my friends
oh Emi cannot survDive
 Cadd9Bm5*  Asus4(x3)
the roses...
               Cadd9Bm5* Bb5*    Cadd9   G  
i cannot survive the roses from my friends.

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Roses From My Friends

by Ben Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Cadd9

Asus4

Bb5

[Chords used]

G D Dsus2 Am Cadd9 Asus4 Bb5

Bm5* *

e|--3---2---3---0---0----0-----0----0---|

B|--3---3---3---1---3----3-----3----3---|

G|--0---2---2---2---0----0-----2----0---|

D|--0---0---0---2---2----0-----2----0---|

A|--2---x---x---0---3----2-----0----1---|

E|--3---x---x---0---0----0-----0----0---|

[Intro]

G D Dsus2 Am D D

- (when you see play -Dsus2)

[Verse]

G D Am

I could have treated you better

G D Am

But you couldn't have treated me worse

G D Am

But it's he who laughs last

G D Am

Is he who cries first

G D Am

Sometimes I feel I know strangers

G D Am

Better than I know my friends

G D Am

Why must a beginning

G D Am

Be the means to an end

(sometimes he plays Am and the slides the hand to the 3rd fret like this)

e|---0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0---|

B|---1-1-1-1~~3-3-3~~1---|

G|---2-2-2-2~~4-4-4~~2---|

D|---2-2-2-2~~4-4-4~~2---|

A|---0-0-0-0--0-0-0~~0---|

E|-----------------------|

[Verse]

G Cadd9

The stones from my enemies

G Cadd9

These wounds will mend

Em D

But I cannot survive

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

(***) (***)

the roses from my friends

e|---0--------3---|

B|---3--------3---|

G|---0--0--0--0---|

D|---2--0--0--0---|

A|---3--2--0--2---|

E|---0--0--0--3---|

G D Am

When the last word has been spoken

G D Am

And we've beared witness to the final setting sun

G D Am

All that shall remain is a token

G D Am

Of what we've said and done

G D Am

When all we've had has been forsaken

G D Am

Distant church bells no longer ring

G D Am

That's the sound of a heart taken

G D Am

And the story of tears from a king

G Cadd9

The stones from my enemies

G Cadd9

These wounds will mend

Em D

But I cannot survive

Cadd9 G

(***)

the roses from my friends

Em D Cadd9 Asus4

-Bm5*-

oh i cannot survive the roses

[Verse]

This may be the last time I see you

Forgive me for holding you close

This may be the last time that I see you

So of this moment I will make the most

This may be the last time I see you

But if you keep me in your heart

Together we shall be eternal

If you believe

We shall never part

[Verse]

G Cadd9

The stones from my enemies

G Cadd9

These wounds will mend

Em D

But I cannot survive

Cadd9 G

(***)

the roses from my friends

Em D

oh i cannot survive

Cadd9 Asus4

Bm5* (x3)

the roses...

Cadd9 Bb5 Cadd9 G

Bm5* *

i cannot survive the roses from my friends.

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