Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Where The Wild Roses Grow Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


Chorus
Elisa:
They Gmcall me The Wild CmRosGme

But my nB♭ame was Elisa DDay

Why they cGmall me it I do not kCmnowGm

For my name was FElisa GmDay

Verse
He:
From the Gmfirst day I saw her I knew B♭she was the one

As she Cmstared in my eyes and sDmiled

For her Gmlips were the color of the B♭roses

They Cmgrew down the river, all bDloody and wild

Verse
Elisa:
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped the tears that ran down my face

Verse
He:
On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?"

Verse
Elisa:
On the second day he came with a single rose
Said: "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?"
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
He said, "If I show you the roses will you follow?"

Verse
Elisa:
On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he stood smiling above me with a rock in his fist

Verse
He:
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
As I kissed her goodbye, I said, "All beauty must die"
And I lent down and planted a rose between her teeth

ending chorus:
Elisa:
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
For my Gmname was FElisa GmDay
For my Gmname was FElisa GmDay