Chords with lyrics
Artist: Colin Blunstone
Song: Misty roses
Tabbed by:DJ
From the 1971 album 'One year'
Colin Blunstone's cover of a Tim Hardin song
Tuning: Standard
CAPO: 1st fret
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Dmaj7/A 
Cmaj7Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
| / / / / | / / / / | (twice)
Dmaj7Dmaj7 
Am7Am7 
Dm7Dm7 
G13G13 Dm7Dm7 G13G13
You look to me like misty roses,
Gmaj7Gmaj7 
Gm7Gm7 
C11C11 Dmaj7Dmaj7
Too soft to touch, but too lovely to leave alone!
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Am7Am7 Dm7Dm7 G13G13 Dm7Dm7 G13G13
If I could be like misty roses,
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Gm7Gm7 C11C11 Dmaj7Dmaj7
I'd love you much, you're too lovely to leave alone!
Am7Am7 Ab7(b5) Gmaj7Gmaj7 Gm7Gm7 C11C11
Flowers often cry, but too late to find...
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Dm7Dm7 G13G13 Dm7Dm7 G13G13
...That their beauty has been lost with their peace of mind!
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Am7Am7 Dm7Dm7 G13G13 Dm7Dm7 G13G13
You look to me like love for - ever,
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Gm7Gm7 C11C11 Dmaj7Dmaj7
Too good to last, but too lovely not to try!
Am7Am7 Ab7(b5) Gmaj7Gmaj7 Gm7Gm7 C11C11
Flowers often cry, but too late to find...
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Dm7Dm7 G13G13 Dm7Dm7 G13G13
...That their beauty has been lost with their peace of mind!
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Am7Am7 Dm7Dm7 G13G13 Dm7Dm7 G13G13
If I be - lieve in love for - ever,
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Gm7Gm7 C11C11 Dmaj7Dmaj7
I'll forget the past, you're too lovely not to try!
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Dmaj7Dmaj7 = xx0222
D/AD/A = x00222
Cmaj7Cmaj7 = x32000
Cmaj7/G = 332000
Am7Am7 = x02010
Dm7Dm7 = xx0211
G13G13 = 323000
Gmaj7Gmaj7 = 320002
Gm7Gm7 = 353333
C11C11 = x33333
Ab7(b5) = xx0112
This is quite a short song,
when not including the instrumental verses
that appear on the album version.
Live, when not accompanied with a string section,
Colin repeats the last two verses 3 times.
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