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Dirt And Roses

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Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Original is in G#m, or Am tuned down 1/2-step.
This is an acoustic arrangement.
CAPO 4
ORDER: I V1 C1 V2 C2 INT1 BD B INT2 FC1 FC2
[INTRO]
 Em|  C   B|
 Em|  C   Bn.c. |
(full band)
 Em|  C   B|
 Em|  C   B|
 Em|  C   B|
 Em|  Cn.c. |
[VERSE 1]
    EmThis city Cgrieves like Bwidows claEmsping folded flags Cagainst Btheir hearts
    EmRaindrops Cspill like Bdirt and roGses on black coB7ffins in the dark
    EmNot yet Ccorpses, Bstill we Emrot, oblivious Cto our Bdecay
    EmDrinking Cpoison Bdrop by Gdrop, destined to dieB  
[CHORUS 1]
Unless we Emsave our lives from the Ccoming tide
That seeks to Gdrown us in its wavesB  
But if we Emsell our soul for the Cchance of gold
Then we'll Grue each passing dayB  
[VERSE 2]
    EmAnd I swear this Cplace once Bwas alive
    EmThe streets, all Cpulsed like Bliving veins
    EmHeart worth Cbeating, Bcoarse with blood
    GThe buildings Bbreathe each time they sway
    EmThe time of Cdeath,  B    EmpunctuCated by Bthe bells
    EmThe sky turned Cred,  B    Gthen came the rainB  
[CHORUS 2]
n.c.                                 Em  C  
Come on, let's save our lives from the coming tide
That seeks to Gdrown us in its wavesB  
But if we Emsell our soul for the Cchance of gold
Then we'll Grue each passing dayB  
[INTERLUDE 1]
 Em|  C   B|
 Em|  C   B|
 Em|  C   B|
 Em|  C   B|
[BREAKDOWN]
They Emdrown, Bmthey'll Ccrush you Bfrom the Emtop
BmI'd Crather Bdie, EmI  Bmwould Crather Bchase them Gdown.B  
These Emworlds Bmare Ccrashing Bforward,  Emthey Bmtry to Cset aBlight
EmBuilt Bmour Ctrue fates Bwhile they GdrownB  
[BRIDGE]
  CLike fallen Bmsoldiers Gon D/F#these Emfields, we Dspared our Clives
  Bodies Bmhurled upGon D/F#the  Emwheels, I Dswear we Ctried
  I Bmcame uGpon D/F#this EmgodforDsaken Csight, and Bmfelt it all pass Emby
[INTERLUDE 2]
(  Em) |  C   B|
     Em|  C   B|
     Em|  C   B|
     Em| C  
[FINAL CHORUS 1]
n.c.                                 Em  C  
Come on, let's save our lives from the coming tide
That seeks to Gdrown us in its wavesB  
But if we Emsell our soul for the Cchance of gold
Then we'll Grue each passing dayB  
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
So Emsave our... Our lives, it's Ccoming clear
Yeah, it's Gbecoming clear to meB  
We'll never Emsell our soul for the Cchance of gold
And we'll Glive each passing dayB  

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Dirt And Roses

by Rise Against

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Original is in G#m, or Am tuned down 1/2-step.

This is an acoustic arrangement.

CAPO 4

ORDER: I V1 C1 V2 C2 INT1 BD B INT2 FC1 FC2

[INTRO]

Em C B

| |

Em C B

| n.c. |

(full band)

Em C B

| |

Em C B

| |

Em C B

| |

Em C

| n.c. |

[VERSE 1]

Em C B Em C B

This city grieves like widows clasping folded flags against their hearts

Em C B G B7

Raindrops spill like dirt and roses on black coffins in the dark

Em C B Em C B

Not yet corpses, still we rot, oblivious to our decay

Em C B G B

Drinking poison drop by drop, destined to die

[CHORUS 1]

Em C

Unless we save our lives from the coming tide

G B

That seeks to drown us in its waves

Em C

But if we sell our soul for the chance of gold

G B

Then we'll rue each passing day

[VERSE 2]

Em C B

And I swear this place once was alive

Em C B

The streets, all pulsed like living veins

Em C B

Heart worth beating, coarse with blood

G B

The buildings breathe each time they sway

Em C B Em C B

The time of death, punctuated by the bells

Em C B G B

The sky turned red, then came the rain

[CHORUS 2]

Em C

n.c.

Come on, let's save our lives from the coming tide

G B

That seeks to drown us in its waves

Em C

But if we sell our soul for the chance of gold

G B

Then we'll rue each passing day

[INTERLUDE 1]

Em C B

| |

Em C B

| |

Em C B

| |

Em C B

| |

[BREAKDOWN]

Em Bm C B Em

They drown, they'll crush you from the top

Bm C B Em Bm C B G B

I'd rather die, I would rather chase them down.

Em Bm C B Em Bm C B

These worlds are crashing forward, they try to set alight

Em Bm C B G B

Built our true fates while they drown

[BRIDGE]

C Bm G D/F# Em D C

Like fallen soldiers on these fields, we spared our lives

Bm G D/F# Em D C

Bodies hurled upon the wheels, I swear we tried

Bm G D/F# Em D C Bm Em

I came upon this godforsaken sight, and felt it all pass by

[INTERLUDE 2]

Em C B

( ) | |

Em C B

| |

Em C B

| |

Em C

[FINAL CHORUS 1]

Em C

n.c.

Come on, let's save our lives from the coming tide

G B

That seeks to drown us in its waves

Em C

But if we sell our soul for the chance of gold

G B

Then we'll rue each passing day

[FINAL CHORUS 2]

Em C

So save our... Our lives, it's coming clear

G B

Yeah, it's becoming clear to me

Em C

We'll never sell our soul for the chance of gold

G B

And we'll live each passing day

About Dirt And Roses Chords by Rise Against

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