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A Rose For Emily

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Title: A Rose for Emily
Key: D
Tempo: 110
[Chords]
 G/Dxx0433    A/Dx00220 or x00655
[Intro]
  D    G/D    A/D   G/Dx2
[Verse 1]
DAir  all the rG/Dooms,  open   the A/DblindsG/D  
DDust off the dG/Death, scatter the A/Dlime (or timG/De)
DHe loves to sG/Dleep on the porch,
‘til the A/Drain blows on G/DhimD  G  
[Verse 2]
DChange all the Gsheets, make all the DbedsG  
DWake  up  the  Gbride,  wake  up the DdeadG  
DShe loves to slGeep in his arms,
‘til the Ddew  falls  Gon herD  G  
[CHORUS]
DSomebody call the GPreacher
DSomebody call the Gjustice rose
DSomebody call someGbody
And Tell ‘em the Cadd9truthG  
[Interlude]
   D     G/D     A/D   G/D(2x)
[Verse 3]
DOld wool Gfades, old windows DrunG  
DOld wood Gdries, smells like a DchurchG  
DOld frames Glie on the desk,
‘til the Dfac-es GyellowD  G  
[CHORUS]
DSomebody call the GPreacher
DSomebody call the Gjustice rose
DSomebody call someGbody
And Tell ‘em the Cadd9truthG  
[CHORUS]
DSomebody call the GPreacher
DSomebody call the Gjustice rose
DSomebody call someGbody
And Tell ‘em the Cadd9truthG  
[Verse 4]
The Dbed’s still warm and it’s Gpressed in her form
Her Dpillow still smells like a Aman’s cologne
And a Dvague, gray Ashame is creeping behBmind meG  
A Dvague, gray Ashame is creeping behBmind meG  
                                     (Call the preacher)
A Dvague, gray Ashame is creeping behBmind meG  
                       (call the justice)
Call someCadd9body        GCall me DHome

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A Rose For Emily

by The Floating Men

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

A/D

Cadd9

Title: A Rose for Emily

Key: D

Tempo: 110

[Chords]

G/D A/D

xx0433 x00220 or x00655

[Intro]

D G/D A/D G/D

[Verse 1]

D G/D A/D G/D

Air all the rooms, open the blinds

D G/D A/D G/D

Dust off the death, scatter the lime (or time)

D G/D

He loves to sleep on the porch,

A/D G/D D G

‘til the rain blows on him

[Verse 2]

D G D G

Change all the sheets, make all the beds

D G D G

Wake up the bride, wake up the dead

D G

She loves to sleep in his arms,

D G D G

‘til the dew falls on her

[CHORUS]

D G

Somebody call the Preacher

D G

Somebody call the justice rose

D G

Somebody call somebody

Cadd9 G

And Tell ‘em the truth

[Interlude]

D G/D A/D G/D

(2x)

[Verse 3]

D G D G

Old wool fades, old windows run

D G D G

Old wood dries, smells like a church

D G

Old frames lie on the desk,

D G D G

‘til the fac-es yellow

[CHORUS]

D G

Somebody call the Preacher

D G

Somebody call the justice rose

D G

Somebody call somebody

Cadd9 G

And Tell ‘em the truth

[CHORUS]

D G

Somebody call the Preacher

D G

Somebody call the justice rose

D G

Somebody call somebody

Cadd9 G

And Tell ‘em the truth

[Verse 4]

D G

The bed’s still warm and it’s pressed in her form

D A

Her pillow still smells like a man’s cologne

D A Bm G

And a vague, gray shame is creeping behind me

D A Bm G

A vague, gray shame is creeping behind me

(Call the preacher)

D A Bm G

A vague, gray shame is creeping behind me

(call the justice)

Cadd9 G D

Call somebody Call me Home

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