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[Intro]
Em
  Em    Dsus2    Cmaj7     Dsus2x2
[Verse]
EmGo - to what gDsus2oes back
From the wCmaj7ild - Follow it and sDsus2tay there
Stuck in your sEmhack - You see pointlessness all rDsus2ight
You can let me lCmaj7ay there - For a wDsus2hile
[Chorus]
CCarry on, left like rDsus2osesAsus2  
PiEmece by piece, Dsus2by the side of the Croad
If you Ccan't collect yourself up from the Dsus2one that you Asus2loveEm  Dsus2  C  
[Interlude]
Em  Dsus2  Cmaj7  Dsus2
[Verse]
  EmI know that Spring is coming - But I Dsus2don't know what Spring may bring
Cmaj7I can stick around and let you in on nothing - But oDsus2ut here swimming
Missing what it wEmas - That bothered us on lDsus2and
That bothered us in the Cmaj7Summertime - The season none of uDsus2s could stand
[Chorus]
CCarry on, rotten rDsus2osesAsus2  
Left for nEmo one, Dsus2by the side of the Croad
If you Ccan't collect yourself up from the Dsus2one that you Asus2love
  EmYou Dsus2know how it goesC  
[Outro]
  Em    Dsus2    Cmaj7     Dsus2x4
EmOhhh .. Ohhh
 Em   Dsus2   Cmaj7    Dsus2   Em   Dsus2   Cmaj7    Dsus2x2
  Em    Dsus2    Cmaj7     Dsus2x2
Em

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Left Like Roses

by Idlewild

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Cmaj7

Asus2

[Intro]

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2

[Verse]

Em Dsus2

Go - to what goes back

Cmaj7 Dsus2

From the wild - Follow it and stay there

Em Dsus2

Stuck in your shack - You see pointlessness all right

Cmaj7 Dsus2

You can let me lay there - For a while

[Chorus]

C Dsus2 Asus2

Carry on, left like roses

Em Dsus2 C

Piece by piece, by the side of the road

C Dsus2 Asus2 Em Dsus2 C

If you can't collect yourself up from the one that you love

[Interlude]

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2

[Verse]

Em Dsus2

I know that Spring is coming - But I don't know what Spring may bring

Cmaj7 Dsus2

I can stick around and let you in on nothing - But out here swimming

Em Dsus2

Missing what it was - That bothered us on land

Cmaj7 Dsus2

That bothered us in the Summertime - The season none of us could stand

[Chorus]

C Dsus2 Asus2

Carry on, rotten roses

Em Dsus2 C

Left for no one, by the side of the road

C Dsus2 Asus2

If you can't collect yourself up from the one that you love

Em Dsus2 C

You know how it goes

[Outro]

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2

Ohhh .. Ohhh

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2

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