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BRIGHT BLUE ROSE  (Mary Black)  Capo 1
[Verse 1]
CI skimmed across black water, wiFthout once submerging
COnto the banks of an urban morGning
CThat hungers the first light, Fmuch much more than the
Cmountains Gever dCo
[Verse 2]
CAnd she like a ghost beside me, Fgoes down with the case
of a dolphin
CAnd emerges uGnlearned, unshamed, unharmed
CFor she is perfect creature, Fnatural in every feature
And CI am the geek with the Galchemists' Cstone
[Chorus]
FFor all of yGou who must disCcover,
FFor all who seGek to underCstand,
FFor having left Gthe path of otChers
BbYou'll find a vFery special hGand.
[Verse 3]
CAnd it is a holy thing, and Fit is a precious time
CAnd it is the only wGay
CForget-me-nots among the snow, it's alFways been and so
it goes
To Cponder his death and his Glife eternalCly
[Chorus]
CAnd it is a holy thing, and iFt is a precious time
CAnd it is the only wGay
CForget-me-nots among the snow, it's aFlways been and so
it goes
To Cponder his death and his Glife eternalCly
[Outro]
COne bright blue rose outlives all those
FTwo thousand years and still it goes
To Cponder his death and his Glife eternalCly
I love this song.....timing is difficult.
Capo 1 to tune to CD version of Mary Black.
I made up these chords cos there weren't any to be found
anywhere....only words!  Sounds pretty close to my untrained ear.
So I thought I would share them and give back in thanks for all the
wonderful music that has so generously been shared with me.

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Bright Blue Rose

by Mary Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

BRIGHT BLUE ROSE (Mary Black) Capo 1

[Verse 1]

C F

I skimmed across black water, without once submerging

C G

Onto the banks of an urban morning

C F

That hungers the first light, much much more than the

C G C

mountains ever do

[Verse 2]

C F

And she like a ghost beside me, goes down with the case

of a dolphin

C G

And emerges unlearned, unshamed, unharmed

C F

For she is perfect creature, natural in every feature

C G C

And I am the geek with the alchemists' stone

[Chorus]

F G C

For all of you who must discover,

F G C

For all who seek to understand,

F G C

For having left the path of others

Bb F G

You'll find a very special hand.

[Verse 3]

C F

And it is a holy thing, and it is a precious time

C G

And it is the only way

C F

Forget-me-nots among the snow, it's always been and so

it goes

C G C

To ponder his death and his life eternally

[Chorus]

C F

And it is a holy thing, and it is a precious time

C G

And it is the only way

C F

Forget-me-nots among the snow, it's always been and so

it goes

C G C

To ponder his death and his life eternally

[Outro]

One bright blue rose outlives all those

Two thousand years and still it goes

C G C

To ponder his death and his life eternally

I love this song.....timing is difficult.

Capo 1 to tune to CD version of Mary Black.

I made up these chords cos there weren't any to be found

anywhere....only words! Sounds pretty close to my untrained ear.

So I thought I would share them and give back in thanks for all the

wonderful music that has so generously been shared with me.

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