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Black Rose

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Capo on the 3rd fret
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
WEay down in VirgAinia
Amongst the Etall grown sugar cBanes
Lived a Esimple man and a Adominicker hen
And a Brose of a different nEame
[Verse 2]
Well, the Efirst time I felt lAightning
I was Estanding in the drizzling rBain
With a Etrembling hand and a Abottle of gin
And a Brose of a different nEame
[Chorus]
Was the Edevil made me do it the Afirst time
The Esecond time I done it on my oBwn
ELord, put a handle on a Asimple-headed man
And help me Bleave that black rose aElone
[Instrumental]
E   A   E   B
E   A   B   E   E
[Verse 3]
When the Edevil made that wAoman
Lord, he Ethrew the pattern awBay
She was Ebuilt for speed with the Atools you need
To make a Bnew fool every dEay
[Verse 4]
EWay down deep and dAirty
On the Edarker side of shBame
I caught a Ecane cuttin' man and a Abottle of gin
With a Brose of a different nEame
[Chorus]
The Edevil made me do it the Afirst time
The Esecond time I done it on my oBwn
ELord, put a handle on a Asimple-headed man
And help me Bleave that black rose aElone
The Edevil made me do it the Afirst time
The Esecond time I done it on my oBwn
ELord, put a handle on a Asimple-headed man
And help me Bleave that black rose aElone
[Outro]
E   A   E   B
E   A   B   E
(fade out)

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Black Rose

by Waylon Jennings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on the 3rd fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

E A

Way down in Virginia

E B

Amongst the tall grown sugar canes

E A

Lived a simple man and a dominicker hen

B E

And a rose of a different name

[Verse 2]

E A

Well, the first time I felt lightning

E B

I was standing in the drizzling rain

E A

With a trembling hand and a bottle of gin

B E

And a rose of a different name

[Chorus]

E A

Was the devil made me do it the first time

E B

The second time I done it on my own

E A

Lord, put a handle on a simple-headed man

B E

And help me leave that black rose alone

[Instrumental]

E A E B

E A B E E

[Verse 3]

E A

When the devil made that woman

E B

Lord, he threw the pattern away

E A

She was built for speed with the tools you need

B E

To make a new fool every day

[Verse 4]

E A

Way down deep and dirty

E B

On the darker side of shame

E A

I caught a cane cuttin' man and a bottle of gin

B E

With a rose of a different name

[Chorus]

E A

The devil made me do it the first time

E B

The second time I done it on my own

E A

Lord, put a handle on a simple-headed man

B E

And help me leave that black rose alone

E A

The devil made me do it the first time

E B

The second time I done it on my own

E A

Lord, put a handle on a simple-headed man

B E

And help me leave that black rose alone

[Outro]

E A E B

E A B E

(fade out)

About Black Rose Chords by Waylon Jennings

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