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Blue Roses

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     EADGBe
C:   X32013 
Em7: 022030
   B7x21202
[Chorus]
Blue Cro - Gses will Cblossom in the Gsnow
CBefore GI eAmver let you Dgo
Blue Cro - Gses will Cgrow up to the Gsky
CBefore GI Amever make you Emcry
Blue Cro - GsesA7  
[Verse]
You need Cmaj7more reassurance than a frightened orphan child
Bm7That I'm always gonna want youEm7, that I'll always be beguilded
So I AmsearcAm7h for words to tell EmyouEm7  
That my Amlove for Dyou is bEmlinEm7d
But this Cfragment oGf a AmchildB7ren's song is Emall that DI can Cfind
[Chorus]
Blue Cro - Gses will Cblossom in the Gsnow
CBefore GI eAmver let you Dgo
Blue Cro - Gses will Cgrow up to the Gsky
CBefore GI Amever make you Emcry
Blue Cro - GsesA7  
[Bridge]
This nCmaj7ursery rhyme is corny, it is stranded out of time
Bm7Yet it's simple and it's honest
And Em7since when was that a crime?
And AmperAm7haps whoever EmwroEm7te it
Loved sAmomeone Dlike I love EmyouEm7  
For in Cmatters Gof the Amheart I've lB7earned
There's lEmittle tDhat is nCew
[Chorus]
Blue Cro - Gses will Cblossom in the Gsnow
CBefore GI eAmver let you Dgo
Blue Cro - Gses will Cgrow up to the Gsky
CBefore GI Amever make you Emcry
Blue Cro - Gses will Cblossom in the Gsnow
CBefore GI eAmver let you Dgo
Blue Cro - Gses will Cgrow up to the Gsky
CBefore GI Amever make you Emcry
CBefore GI Amever make you Emcry
Blue Cro - GsesA7  

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Blue Roses

by Prefab Sprout

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Bm7

Em7

Am7

EADGBe

C: X32013

Em7: 022030

x21202

[Chorus]

C G C G

Blue ro - ses will blossom in the snow

C G Am D

Before I ever let you go

C G C G

Blue ro - ses will grow up to the sky

C G Am Em

Before I ever make you cry

C G A7

Blue ro - ses

[Verse]

Cmaj7

You need more reassurance than a frightened orphan child

Bm7 Em7

That I'm always gonna want you, that I'll always be beguilded

Am Am7 Em Em7

So I search for words to tell you

Am D Em Em7

That my love for you is blind

C G Am B7 Em D C

But this fragment of a children's song is all that I can find

[Chorus]

C G C G

Blue ro - ses will blossom in the snow

C G Am D

Before I ever let you go

C G C G

Blue ro - ses will grow up to the sky

C G Am Em

Before I ever make you cry

C G A7

Blue ro - ses

[Bridge]

Cmaj7

This nursery rhyme is corny, it is stranded out of time

Bm7

Yet it's simple and it's honest

Em7

And since when was that a crime?

Am Am7 Em Em7

And perhaps whoever wrote it

Am D Em Em7

Loved someone like I love you

C G Am B7

For in matters of the heart I've learned

Em D C

There's little that is new

[Chorus]

C G C G

Blue ro - ses will blossom in the snow

C G Am D

Before I ever let you go

C G C G

Blue ro - ses will grow up to the sky

C G Am Em

Before I ever make you cry

C G C G

Blue ro - ses will blossom in the snow

C G Am D

Before I ever let you go

C G C G

Blue ro - ses will grow up to the sky

C G Am Em

Before I ever make you cry

C G Am Em

Before I ever make you cry

C G A7

Blue ro - ses

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