Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
BB string consistently left to ring open on first verse
For the D MajorD chord, play the C majorC major shape, but on the 5th fret up from the capo, as below
|e--x--|
|B--3--|
|G--0--|
|D--4--|
|A--5--|
|E--x--|
Intro:
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
C E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Verse:
C majorC E minorEm
I was playing in the mud
G+G C majorC
Until I found a rose
C majorC
I was somewhere out at sea
E minorEm G+G C majorC
'Til the light from the lighthouse glowed
Pre-chorus:
A minorAm E minorEm G+G C majorC
I owe you more than the money
A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
I owe you more than my life
Verse:
C majorC E minorEm
I was hanging from a thread
G+G C majorC
Until you cut me loose
C majorC
I would run from noise and light
E minorEm G+G C majorC
'til you shook me and I came to
Pre-chorus:
A minorAm E minorEm G+G C majorC
I owe you more than the money
A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
I owe you more than my life
Chorus:
C majorC E minorEm
I never told you
G+G D MajorD
You scared off the vultures
C majorC E minorEm
I never told you
G+G D MajorD
You scared off the ghosts
A minorAm E minorEm
Living in my head
G+G D MajorD
That lay lonely in the dirt
A minorAm E minorEm
That lay lonely in the dirt
G+G C majorC
Until I found a rose
Verse:
C majorC E minorEm
I was fighting tooth and nail
G+G C majorC
Until you found me bleeding
C majorC
I was animal and caged
E minorEm G+G C majorC
'til you broke in and set me free
Pre-chorus:
A minorAm E minorEm G+G C majorC
I owe you more than the money
A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
I owe you more than my life
Chorus:
C majorC E minorEm
I never told you
G+G D MajorD
You scared off the vultures
C majorC E minorEm
I never told you
G+G D MajorD
You scared off the ghosts
A minorAm E minorEm
Living in my head
G+G D MajorD
That lay lonely in the dirt
A minorAm E minorEm
That lay lonely in the dirt
G+G C majorC C majorC E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Until I found a rose
C majorC E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Outro:
C majorC E minorEm
ooh-ooh
G+G D MajorD
That lay lonely in the dirt
A minorAm E minorEm
That lay lonely in the dirt
G+G C majorC
Until I found a rose