Dead Rose chords by The Classic Crime

Intro: B B B B
      (2x) B Ebm B Ebm

     B				 Ab
Dead rose, you were once so vibrant
			   F#		   Dbm
As you stretched out towards the sun
				   Abm F#
And spread your pedals wide

To take it all inside
     B			 Abm	 Eb
Dead rose, tried to keep you alive
	Ab    Dbm
But you drank the water dry
		   F#	     Abm
And now you?re facing down
F#
Your pedals scattered on the ground
    E	 Abm
But you grew so naturally at first
					  B
And so this natural death occurs
				Ebm
A stem in water never lasts as long
			   E
As roots planted in dirt
					Abm
And although we have had our time
					  B
It hurts to watch you fade and die
				    Ebm
What once was stunning and alive

Becomes so cold and
E				Abm
Dead rose, I don?t love you anymore

B Ebm B Ebm

B		Abm
Dead rose, you?re a symbol of the truth
		   F#		Dbm
Of the love we had for you
	  Ab	F#
How all good things must end and with each death new life begins
B				Ab	  Ebm
Dead rose, how am I suppose to find
			  Dbm
Something equally divine?
	    F#	Db	F#
No matter where I go I plant the seeds but nothing grows
E					Abm
You grew so naturally at first
					  B
And so this natural death occurs
				Ebm
A stem in water never lasts as long
   Dbm			E
As roots planted in dirt
					Abm
And although we have had our time
					  B
It hurts to watch you fade and die
				    Ebm
What once was stunning and alive
				   E
Becomes so cold and dead inside
		    Abm			   E
How fleeting is love, how fleeting is life
		   Abm		   	B
When I came home and shut the door
			   Ebm	Dbm
I saw your last pedal hit the floor
				Abm			  B	F#
And I was struck by something I?d never felt before
E				  Abm			Ab
Dead rose, I don?t love you any more
E	B
We?ll look back on the day
		  F#				E
when the dead rose from the grave
				B
No more sorry and shame
   Ebm  F#	Db
The new body and name
				Abm
Nothing perfect will die
				 Eb
No more tears in our eyes
				F#
No more worries and trials
	E
We?ll have faith like a child?s
		Abm	B
When I come through that open door
			Ebm	Dbm
I?ll finally see you as you really are
			Abm			     B  F#
And I?ll be struck by something I?d never felt before
E			    B                Abm
Dead rose I will love you forever more
E			    B                Abm
Dead rose I will love you forever more