Black Rose

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***************** BLACK ROSE *****************
written by Billy Joe Shaver
performed by Waylon Jennings
Capo on the 3rd fret
[Intro]
E
[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)
Thanks to David M. Potter for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr

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***************** BLACK ROSE *****************
written by Billy Joe Shaver
performed by Waylon Jennings
Capo on the 3rd fret
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
E   A   E   B
E   A   B   E   E
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
E   A   E   B
E   A   B   E
(fade out)
Thanks to David M. Potter for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr

Black Rose Chords by Waylon Jennings

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