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Gm Cm Gm
They call me the wild ro-se
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but my name was Elisa Day.
Gm Cm Gm
Why they call me it I do not kno-ow
F Gm
for my name was Elisa Day.
Verse 1:
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Gm Bb
>From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
Cm D
as she stared in my eyes and smiled.
Gm Bb
Her lips were the color of roses
Cm D
that grew down the river, all bloody and wild.
Verse 2:
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Gm Bb
He knocked on my door and entered my room
Cm D
my trembling subsided in his sure embrace.
Gm Bb
He would be my first man, and with a carefull hand
Cm D
he wiped at the tears that ran down my face.
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Verse 3:
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Gm Bb
On the second day I brought her a flower
Cm D
she was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen.
Gm Bb
I said: Do you know where the wild roses grow
Cm D
so sweet and scarlet and free?
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Gm Bb
On the second day he came with a single red rose
Cm D
said: Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?
Gm Bb
I nodded my head as I lay on the bed
Cm D
If I show you the roses will you follow?
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Verse 5:
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Gm Bb
On the third day he took me to the river
Cm D
he showed me the roses and we kissed.
Gm Bb
And the last thing I heared was a muttered word
Cm D
as he stood smiling above me with a rock in his fist.
Verse 6:
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Gm Bb
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
Cm D
she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
Gm Bb
And I kissed her goodbye, I said: All beauty must die
Cm D
leant down and planted a little rose between her teeth.
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