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Irish Rose
O.A.R.
Key: C
Tempo: 92
Duration: 5:00
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[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse 1]
CYa, I dream about tomorrow
CA thousand times a day
CThough I beg and borrow
Just to get my way, and I Fhave
I've been waiting for so lCong
COh, you little Missy
CHow the way you shake your thing
CYou got me spun around inside
I want you to wear my ring, my riFng
I want you to wear my rinCg
But I Emdon't wanna sFee you cry
Like you dCid that night
DCon't know how it happened
CHow they got their hooks in you
CDidn't know the darkness would keep
The light from coming through, but it hFas
Now I'm a broken mCan, yeah
HCospitals and diagrams
CIt's a godless world you know
CMy little flowers wilted
But she still bloom like a rose, my dFear
You're my Irish roseC  
[Chorus]
AmSo take your mGedicine, sweet Drose
And you'll nFever be alAmone
I'll be wGaiting on the rDock of ages
CFalling your name, CroseC/B  Am  F  
My rCoseC/B,       Am   Fmy deCar
[Instrumental] 
C/B Am F
[Verse 2]
LGovers they have come before
And tFhey will come aCgain
NGo one's ever loved before
The wFay that I've loved tChem
Ever, evGer, foreFver, yoCu're my GIrish rCose
You're my Irish rose
YCeah, our bodies they were shaking
CLike our souls were set aflame
CThe tears could not come fast enough
I'll never be the same, but someFtimes
You just gotta let it outC  
[Bridge]
AmSo take your mGedicine, sweet Drose
And you'll nFever be alAmone
I'll be wGaiting on the rDock of ages
CFalling your name, CroseC/B  Am  F  
[Outro]
(play to the rhythym of song)
C  C/B  Am  F
My rose, my dear
My rose, rose, rose, rose
Rose, rose, rose, rose, yeah
Rose, my rose

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Irish Rose

by O.A.R.

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C/B

Irish Rose

O.A.R.

Key: C

Tempo: 92

Duration: 5:00

listen to the song to figure out the strumming or just feel it out and make it your own

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

Ya, I dream about tomorrow

A thousand times a day

Though I beg and borrow

Just to get my way, and I have

I've been waiting for so long

Oh, you little Missy

How the way you shake your thing

You got me spun around inside

I want you to wear my ring, my ring

I want you to wear my ring

Em F

But I don't wanna see you cry

Like you did that night

Don't know how it happened

How they got their hooks in you

Didn't know the darkness would keep

The light from coming through, but it has

Now I'm a broken man, yeah

Hospitals and diagrams

It's a godless world you know

My little flowers wilted

But she still bloom like a rose, my dear

You're my Irish rose

[Chorus]

Am G D

So take your medicine, sweet rose

F Am

And you'll never be alone

G D

I'll be waiting on the rock of ages

F C C/B Am F

Calling your name, rose

C C/B Am F C

My rose, my dear

[Instrumental]

C/B Am F

[Verse 2]

Lovers they have come before

F C

And they will come again

No one's ever loved before

F C

The way that I've loved them

G F C G C

Ever, ever, forever, you're my Irish rose

You're my Irish rose

Yeah, our bodies they were shaking

Like our souls were set aflame

The tears could not come fast enough

I'll never be the same, but sometimes

You just gotta let it out

[Bridge]

Am G D

So take your medicine, sweet rose

F Am

And you'll never be alone

G D

I'll be waiting on the rock of ages

F C C/B Am F

Calling your name, rose

[Outro]

(play to the rhythym of song)

C C/B Am F

My rose, my dear

My rose, rose, rose, rose

Rose, rose, rose, rose, yeah

Rose, my rose

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