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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
B string consistently left to ring open on first verse
For the D chord, play the C 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 Em D C
C Em D C
Verse:
C Em
I was playing in the mud
G C
Until I found a rose
C
I was somewhere out at sea
Em G C
'Til the light from the lighthouse glowed
Pre-chorus:
Am Em G C
I owe you more than the money
Am Em D
I owe you more than my life
Verse:
C Em
I was hanging from a thread
G C
Until you cut me loose
C
I would run from noise and light
Em G C
'til you shook me and I came to
Pre-chorus:
Am Em G C
I owe you more than the money
Am Em D
I owe you more than my life
Chorus:
C Em
I never told you
G D
You scared off the vultures
C Em
I never told you
G D
You scared off the ghosts
Am Em
Living in my head
G D
That lay lonely in the dirt
Am Em
That lay lonely in the dirt
G C
Until I found a rose
Verse:
C Em
I was fighting tooth and nail
G C
Until you found me bleeding
C
I was animal and caged
Em G C
'til you broke in and set me free
Pre-chorus:
Am Em G C
I owe you more than the money
Am Em D
I owe you more than my life
Chorus:
C Em
I never told you
G D
You scared off the vultures
C Em
I never told you
G D
You scared off the ghosts
Am Em
Living in my head
G D
That lay lonely in the dirt
Am Em
That lay lonely in the dirt
G C C Em G D
Until I found a rose
C Em G D
Outro:
C Em
ooh-ooh
G D
That lay lonely in the dirt
Am Em
That lay lonely in the dirt
G C
Until I found a rose
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025