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It Must Have Been The Roses

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[Intro]
e|-----------------A-------------------E-------------------A------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2----4----4/6-----6-4---6---6/7---4---1h2p1----1-2-----|
D|-2--2----2----2-----------------------------------2----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------------2------------------|
D|--4-2h4p2-----------------------|
A|----------4---------------------|
E|--------------------0---2---4---|
[Verse 1]
AAnnie laid her head down in the roses.
She had Aribbons, ribbons, ribbons, in her Dlong brown hair.
DI don't know, Emaybe it was the Aroses,F#m  
AAll I know I Ecould not leave her Athere.
[Verse 2]
ATen years the waves roll the Dships home from the seaA,
AThinkin' well how it may blow in Dall good company,
AIf I tell aEnother what your Down lips told to me,
Let me Alay 'neath the Eroses, let my Deyes no longer see.
[Chorus]
DI don't know, it Emust have been the Aroses,
The Droses or the Eribbons in her Along Gbrown Dhair.
DI don't know, Emaybe it was the Aroses,F#m  
AAll I know I Ecould not leave her tAhere.
A  E  A
[Verse 3]
AOne pane of glass in the window,
ANo one is complaining, no, come Din and shut the door,
AFaded is the cErimson from the ribDbons that she wore,
And it's sAtrange how no one Ecomes round any moAre.
[Chorus]
DI don't know, it Emust have been the Aroses,
The Droses or the Eribbons in her Along Gbrown Dhair.
DI don't know, Emaybe it was the Aroses,F#m  
AAll I know I Ecould not leave her Athere.
[Solo]
A  A  D  A
A  A  D  D
A  E  D  D
A  E  D  D
[Chorus]
DI don't know, it Emust have been the Aroses,
The Droses or the Eribbons in her Along Gbrown Dhair.
DI don't know, Emaybe it was the Aroses,F#m  
AAll I know I Ecould not leave her Athere.
Ending
A  E  A
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off

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It Must Have Been The Roses

by Grateful Dead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

A E A

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------2----4----4/6-----6-4---6---6/7---4---1h2p1----1-2-----|

D|-2--2----2----2-----------------------------------2----------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------|

G|-------------2------------------|

D|--4-2h4p2-----------------------|

A|----------4---------------------|

E|--------------------0---2---4---|

[Verse 1]

Annie laid her head down in the roses.

A D

She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons, in her long brown hair.

D E A F#m

I don't know, maybe it was the roses,

A E A

All I know I could not leave her there.

[Verse 2]

A D A

Ten years the waves roll the ships home from the sea,

A D

Thinkin' well how it may blow in all good company,

A E D

If I tell another what your own lips told to me,

A E D

Let me lay 'neath the roses, let my eyes no longer see.

[Chorus]

D E A

I don't know, it must have been the roses,

D E A G D

The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair.

D E A F#m

I don't know, maybe it was the roses,

A E A

All I know I could not leave her there.

A E A

[Verse 3]

One pane of glass in the window,

A D

No one is complaining, no, come in and shut the door,

A E D

Faded is the crimson from the ribbons that she wore,

A E A

And it's strange how no one comes round any more.

[Chorus]

D E A

I don't know, it must have been the roses,

D E A G D

The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair.

D E A F#m

I don't know, maybe it was the roses,

A E A

All I know I could not leave her there.

[Solo]

A A D A

A A D D

A E D D

[Chorus]

D E A

I don't know, it must have been the roses,

D E A G D

The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair.

D E A F#m

I don't know, maybe it was the roses,

A E A

All I know I could not leave her there.

Ending

A E A

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

About It Must Have Been The Roses Chords by Grateful Dead

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