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------DEATH IN JUNE - To Drown A Rose-------
This song requires a capo on the first fret if played based on the studio version. Live performances of this
song do not use a capo, and therefore are played a semitone down (C#->C, A#m->Am, etc.).
C#Hide From the A#mSun
C#Life, an Icy A#mTear
C#Rivers of A#mBlood
SereC#nade My A#mLungs
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
C#Will He hold My A#mSoul
C#Will He Tear My A#mHeart
C#Will He-A#mWill He
C#Will He A#mRip Me Apart?
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
DecC#ay of BelA#mief
C#And The Highest A#mDoubts
We C#Spill Our A#mBlood
Too C#Late to A#mShout
C# A#m x4 (the chorus is hummed here)
  FmHow We A#mBurn
  C#Why Keep Scum From Knowing?
  Fm32 A#mCreases
C#Shot in The Dark
  FmA Flame AcA#mross The Sea
  C#We're Going Down in HD#istoA#mry
C#To Drown A A#mRose
C#To Share A A#mDream
This C#Sickness of A#mDeath
In Your C#Eyes-In Your A#mSchemes
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
C#Like a Crystal A#mTear
I C#Wait to BeA#mtray
The C#Lie Across The A#mSea
My C#Hate is Love to A#mMe
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
A C#Shot in The A#mDark
  C#Perfumed and A#mSweaty
C#Why Do We A#mMourn
  C#Neutered and A#mMuddy?
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
To Drown A C#RoseA#m  C#  A#m  
(repeat until the end)

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The story behind the song

"To Drown A Rose" comes from Death in June, the neofolk project of English musician Douglas P., who was instrumental in originating the genre. His music often shifts from post-punk industrial sounds to a more acoustic folk approach. The band's visual aesthetic has generated controversy due to its use of imagery evoking Nazism, which Douglas P. has denied are meant to be taken at surface value. This song, with its fragmented images of hiding from the sun and being shot in the dark, evokes a sense of struggle or entrapment.

AI-written from these sources:Death in June — Wikipedia ↗

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To Drown A Rose

by Death in June

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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A#m

------DEATH IN JUNE - To Drown A Rose-------

This song requires a capo on the first fret if played based on the studio version. Live performances of this

song do not use a capo, and therefore are played a semitone down (C#->C, A#m->Am, etc.).

C# A#m

Hide From the Sun

C# A#m

Life, an Icy Tear

C# A#m

Rivers of Blood

C# A#m

Serenade My Lungs

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m

Will He hold My Soul

C# A#m

Will He Tear My Heart

C# A#m

Will He-Will He

C# A#m

Will He Rip Me Apart?

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m

Decay of Belief

C# A#m

And The Highest Doubts

C# A#m

We Spill Our Blood

C# A#m

Too Late to Shout

C# A#m x4 (the chorus is hummed here)

Fm A#m

How We Burn

Why Keep Scum From Knowing?

Fm A#m

32 Creases

Shot in The Dark

Fm A#m

A Flame Across The Sea

C# D# A#m

We're Going Down in History

C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m

To Share A Dream

C# A#m

This Sickness of Death

C# A#m

In Your Eyes-In Your Schemes

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m

Like a Crystal Tear

C# A#m

I Wait to Betray

C# A#m

The Lie Across The Sea

C# A#m

My Hate is Love to Me

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m

A Shot in The Dark

C# A#m

Perfumed and Sweaty

C# A#m

Why Do We Mourn

C# A#m

Neutered and Muddy?

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

C# A#m C# A#m

To Drown A Rose

(repeat until the end)

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