The Rose Of Laura Nyro chords by Elton John

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

Em
Em G D A
G C# D G A
Bm
G F#7 Bm A
G# G
A
F G A
F G
G D A
G D A
G D A
Ah-ah
G D A
Ah-ah

Verse 1:
  A              D
A single step at 6 a.m.
    E7           A
I'm foggy on the Hudson
F#m                 Bm
Thorns of dawn, her baby cryin'
     C      B       A
From stormy ends of London
A                  D
Words unfold, held like it's gold
      E7               A
Sweet blindness in her eyes
      F#m              Bm
Stone Souls perform at Central Park
   C        B      A
In masks of her disguise


Chorus:
    C     D      A
The signs of the times
       C      D           A
It's a poison pen they're pushing
C        D       A
Lay your head to rest upon
    C        D      A
The pale and purple cushions
     G               F#7
Like Virginia to the lighthouse
        Bm      A          E
See the songbirds in their cages
    G             F#7
The rose of Laura Nyro
        Bm            A  E
Shed it venoms on the pages


Post-Chorus:
G D A
Ah-ah

Alive's coming
G D A
Ah-ah

Alive's coming


Verse 2:
A                D
Ticking fox, the orthodox
E7             A
Tell me life's common
F#m              Bm
Italian girls in Market Square
      C        B         A
Where Catholic fears are running
A                 D
Beads of sweat on Lafayette
E7               A
Christmas Eve is melting
F#m              Bm
Dumb as rocks on Monterey
     C      B            A
Down Gibson Street, they yelling


Chorus:
    C     D      A
The signs of the times
       C      D           A
It's a poison pen they're pushing
C        D       A
Lay your head to rest upon
    C        D      A
The pale and purple cushions
     G               F#7
Like Virginia to the lighthouse
        Bm      A          E
See the songbirds in their cages
    G             F#7
The rose of Laura Nyro
        Bm            A  E
Shed it venoms on the pages


Post-Chorus:
G D A
Ah-ah

Alive's coming
G D        A
A-live's coming

Ah-ah

Alive's coming


Verse 3:
  A              D
A single step at 6 a.m.
    E7           A
I'm foggy on the Hudson
F#m                 Bm
Thorns of dawn, her baby cryin'
     C      B       A
From stormy ends of London
A                  D
Words unfold, held like it's gold
      E7               A
Sweet blindness in her eyes
      F#m              Bm
Stone Souls perform at Central Park
   C        B      A
In masks of her disguise


Chorus:
    C     D      A
The signs of the times
       C      D           A
It's a poison pen they're pushing
C        D       A
Lay your head to rest upon
    C        D      A
The pale and purple cushions
     G               F#7
Like Virginia to the lighthouse
        Bm      A          E
See the songbirds in their cages
    G             F#7
The rose of Laura Nyro
        Bm            E
Shed it venoms on the pages
    G             F#7
The rose of Laura Nyro
        Bm            A  E
Shed it venoms on the pages


Post-Chorus:
G D A
Ah-ah

Alive's coming
G D A
Ah-ah

Alive's coming
G D       A
A-live's coming

Ah-ah
           G         D         A
You better hold your heart out, oh, no, no, no
               A G D A
Alive's coming
A              A G
Alive's coming
D        A   A               G
Alive's, oh, alive's coming
D               A
Alive's coming, yeah

Alive's coming
A         G     D           A
Alive's coming, yeah, yeah, yeah

Alive's coming
A       G       D
Alive's coming, oh

Amen
A
Alive's coming
A         G
Alive's coming

Amen
  D            A
I said alive's, alive's
A              G
Alive's coming
           D         A
You better hold your heart out
A                   G
Hold your heart out
D               A
Alive's coming, yeah