Rose Of Jericho chords by Lori McKenna

Chords with lyrics

Intro: G+G

verse 1

He sits still, legs crossed

At the kitchen table, only lost
    C majorC
In his gin and tonic and the smell

Of afternoon cigarettes


verse 2
   G+G
She?s mastering the way she dances

In between sideway glances
C majorC
Words that would come in vivid colours
                   G+G
If she let them slip off of her lips

verse 3

Generations handed down

Blame the pain on times they live in
 C majorC
A augmentedA modern version of his father now

Wasting all these chances life will give him


verse 4
  G+G
But in her way she?s done one better

Coats are made for winter weather
C majorC
Neighbour kids play in the street
                    G+G    A minorAm
The sun sinks down below the back yard trees


            C majorC
There?s a cross on the side of the road
 G+G         D MajorD       A minorAm
Reflecting itself in car a window
          C majorC
And where does love really go
   G+G          D MajorD
Maybe no one knows, no one knows
       E minorEm
But somewhere stuck inside
     C majorC
It?s too proud to die
      G+G
The rose of Jericho

Verse 5

Falling into old routines

That history deems worth repeating
C majorC
Prayers that seem to say themselves

Self-help books on dusty shelves


Verse 6
  G+G
If everything is temporary

Why should they care how it shines?
  C majorC
The simple truth in looks deceiving
            G+G    A minorAm
Are the blessings in disguise


            C majorC
There?s a picture they took long ago
   G+G            D MajorD   A minorAm
In a white dress and black tuxedo
          C majorC
And where does love really go
   G+G             D MajorD
Maybe no one knows, maybe no one knows
       E minorEm
But somewhere stuck inside
     C majorC
It?s too proud to die
      G+G     D MajorD
The rose of Jericho


Bridge
            C majorC
The Rose of Jericho sits on a shelf
G+G            D MajorD
Waiting to be watered by somebody else
             C majorC
But it can?t love you without a little help
     G+G            D MajorD
'Cause it don?t know how to love itself


Verse 7
G+G
Moonlight reaches bedroom windows

High above the town below
C majorC
You can?t always count on rain
                G+G
To water what you need to grow