Blue Roses chords by Runaway June

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
A augmentedA


Verse 1:
 A augmentedA
I cheat 'cause I lie
 A augmentedA
I lie 'cause I steal
                  D MajorD
I steal because my heart is good as buried in a field
   A augmentedA
It's food for the flowers
  A augmentedA      D MajorD
In God's honest truth
A augmentedA       E MajorE     A augmentedA
Even the wild roses are blue

Verse 2:
 A augmentedA
I drink because I smoke
 A augmentedA
I smoke because there's fire
           D MajorD
A augmentedA flame unquenchable burns higher and higher
  A augmentedA
My love is long gone
 A augmentedA         D MajorD
A augmentedA love I thought was true
  A augmentedA       E MajorE     A augmentedA
Now even the wild roses are blue


Chorus:
   E MajorE
In my dreams (Dreams, dreams)
  D MajorD       A augmentedA
You reach out for me
   E MajorE
In my dreams (Dreams, dreams)
 D MajorD
I reach out for you
   A augmentedA
And I wake up crying
           D MajorD
There's nothing I can do
  A augmentedA       E MajorE     A augmentedA
And even the wild roses are blue

Riff:
A augmentedA


Verse 3:
  A augmentedA
The river is long
  A augmentedA
The valley is dry
  A augmentedA
The birds, they don't sing
     D MajorD
They just hang their heads and cry
     A augmentedA
It's the lonesomest sound
         D MajorD
Now, how do I get through?
   A augmentedA       E MajorE     A augmentedA
When even the wild roses are blue


Chorus:
   E MajorE
In my dreams (Dreams, dreams)
  D MajorD       A augmentedA
You reach out for me
   E MajorE
In my dreams (Dreams, dreams)
 D MajorD
I reach out for you
 A augmentedA
I wake up crying
           D MajorD
There's nothing I can do
  A augmentedA       E MajorE     F# minorF#m  D MajorD
And even the wild roses are blue
A augmentedA       E MajorE     A augmentedA
Even the wild roses are blue


Outro:
N.C.
I cheat 'cause I lie
N.C.
I lie 'cause I steal
N.C.
And I steal because my heart's been buried in a field