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Wild Roses by Bill Ryder-Jones
For the album version, it's a capo on the 2nd fret, but in acoustic sessions, Bill plays it with no capo,
so just go whatever's easiest for you.
Capo on 2nd
[Verse]
A Clasting glance is Fturned missed chance
'Cause Emfortune favours Amevery body but meF  
CTaking every Fsingle piss
EmTurning stories Aminto beautiful truFths
CNot that it matters to Fme
[Pre-Chorus]
FBut now it Emseems so DmclearF  
Because the Emroses nDearF  
How can it Embe so cDmlear?F  
[Chorus]
CWild rEmoses, Amgive me GsomethingF  
CAll I know iFs, the Amwild roses
[Instrumental]
 F|  Em|  Am|  F|  C|  F|  F| Am  
[Middle 8]
CGood things take too loFng
DmAt last it cAmomes, but then it's goneC  F  
DmJust like a rAmose left in the sunF  
[Chorus]
CWild rEmoses, Amgive me GsomethingF  
FAll I Dmknow iFs, the Amwild roses
CWild rEmoses, Amthey give me GsomethingF  
CAll I know iFs, the Amwild roses
CWild rEmoses, Amthey give me GsomethingF  
CAll I know iFs, the Amwild roses
CYeah all I know iFs
I love Amwild roses
CYeah all I know iFs
I love the Amwild roses
CAll I know isF  G  
Ending
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Wild Roses

by Bill Ryder-Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Wild Roses by Bill Ryder-Jones

For the album version, it's a capo on the 2nd fret, but in acoustic sessions, Bill plays it with no capo,

so just go whatever's easiest for you.

Capo on 2nd

[Verse]

C F

A lasting glance is turned missed chance

Em Am F

'Cause fortune favours every body but me

C F

Taking every single piss

Em Am F

Turning stories into beautiful truths

C F

Not that it matters to me

[Pre-Chorus]

F Em Dm F

But now it seems so clear

Em D F

Because the roses near

Em Dm F

How can it be so clear?

[Chorus]

C Em Am G F

Wild roses, give me something

C F Am

All I know is, the wild roses

[Instrumental]

F Em Am F C F F Am

| | | | | | |

[Middle 8]

C F

Good things take too long

Dm Am C F

At last it comes, but then it's gone

Dm Am F

Just like a rose left in the sun

[Chorus]

C Em Am G F

Wild roses, give me something

F Dm F Am

All I know is, the wild roses

C Em Am G F

Wild roses, they give me something

C F Am

All I know is, the wild roses

C Em Am G F

Wild roses, they give me something

C F Am

All I know is, the wild roses

C F

Yeah all I know is

I love wild roses

C F

Yeah all I know is

I love the wild roses

C F G

All I know is

Ending

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