Blue Roses chords by Runaway June

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
A


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

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


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


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


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