Rhododendron chords by Effie Zilch

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: A

Intro:


A

Verse 1:
A                                   E
I stopped and started talking to a man named Jerry
                                   D
Who was sitting on the corner of Church
                 A
Church and State
                                        E
He said he was killing time because he lost his wife of thirty years
         D
Just a month before
                A
The current date

Pre-Chorus:
Bm                              D
I said, I’d like to stay awhile
                                 A
He said, let’s just sit and wait
A
Sit and wait

Chorus:
           D                         E
Cause you can’t settle down if you never sink in
      C#7                           B                 D
Like rhododendrons blooming in the soft southern wind
                               E
Good things come to those who learn how to wait
      Bm
So I guess I’m going home now
D                                 A
But I’m sure glad I passed this way

Verse 2:
A                                         E
The sun started dipping low behind the smokey rim
                                D
Of the Blue Ridge mountain range
                    A
To mark another day
A                                       E
Cause’ out here in North Carolina the Laurel river
                                   D
Drowns the sounds of the passing lanes
A
Of the interstate

Pre-Chorus:
Bm                              D
I said, I’d like to stay awhile
                                 A
He said, let’s just sit and wait
A
Sit and wait

Chorus:
           D                         E
Cause you can’t settle down if you never sink in
      C#7                           B                 D
Like rhododendrons blooming in the soft southern wind
                               E
Good things come to those who learn how to wait
      Bm
So I guess I’m going home now
D                                 A
But I’m sure glad I passed this way

Interlude:

A D A D A D A D A D A D A Bm D E

Bridge:
A                                             E
I guess we’re all just killing time until we learn to live
                     D
And take it day by day
                   A
Ain’t no other way

Chorus:
           D                         E
Cause you can’t settle down if you never sink in
      C#7                           B                 D
Like rhododendrons blooming in the soft southern wind
                               E
Good things come to those who learn how to wait
      Bm
So I guess I’m going home now
D                                 A
But I’m sure glad I passed this way