Hiss Golden Messenger - Black dog wind rose of roses

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^DbAnd he just waved bye?^F#?‐b^Abye ^Dblike he was some ordinary gu^F#y. ^DbGoddamn that man^Bbm, but what ^F#he told me st^Dbicks ^F#We’ve gotta cross th^Dbat river in ^Aba black do^Dbg wind.

^DbI lost myself in the j^F#ack-‐knife^Db daylight ^F#I sang “Rock o^Dbf Ages” ’til ^BbmI was c^F#ross-­‐eyed ^DbThe night seemed so endless,^F# and I fought with t^Dbhe sunshine ^F#Mama begged me ^Dbto wait fo^Bbmr the right ^F#time ^Ab

^DbOh, I just waved bye­^F#‐by^Abe ^DbI was waiting to fly^{F# Db}Goddamn that man^Bbm, but what ^F#he told me st^Dbicks ^F#We’ve gotta cross th^Dbat river in ^Aba black do^Dbg wind

^F#Rose of ^Dbroses ^{Ebm F#}Take my troubled ^Dbmind ^{Ab F#}To the w^Dbater

^DbI grew stronger and ^F#I grew old^Dber ^F#Only myself, and^Db I had no ^Bbmother^{F# Db}The sun rose in my blood ^F#early one m^Dborning ^F#And love was so^Db simple, like a ^Bbmnew day ^F#dawning ^Ab

^DbI waved bye-­?^F#??bye^{Ab Db}to that city of mine^{F# Db}I loved that man^Bbm, but I^F#’m not like^Db him ^F#Sometimes we cross tha^Dbt river in a^Ab black dog^Db wind