Nick Cave - Where the wild roses grow

They call ^Gmme The Wild Rose ^{F Gm} But my name wa^Bbs Elisa Day ^D7 Why they call me ^Gmit I do not know ^{F Gm} For my name wa^Gms Elisa Day ^{F Gm} --------------------- He:

From the first da^Gmy I saw her I knew she was the one ^Bb As she stared ^Cmin my eyes and smiled ^D7 For her lips wa^Gms the color of the roses ^Bb They grew ^Cmdown the river, all bloody and wild ^D --------------------- Elisa:

When he knocked o^Gmn my door and entered the room ^Bb My tre^Cmmbling subsided in his sure embrace ^D7 He would be my f^Gmirst man, and with a careful hand ^Bb He wip^Cmed up the tears that ran down my face ^D --------------------- Both:

They call^Gm me The Wild Rose ^{F Gm} But my name wa^Bbs Elisa Day ^D Why they call me ^Gmit I do not know ^{F Gm} For my name wa^Gms Elisa Day ^{F Gm} --------------------- He:

On the second ^Gmday I brought her a flower ^Bb She was more beautiful tha^Cmn any woman I'd seen ^D7 I ^Gmsaid, "Do you know where the wild roses grow ^Bb So sw^Cmeet and scarlet and free?" ^D --------------------- Elisa:

On the second ^Gmday he came with a single red rose ^Bb He said: "gi^Cmve me your loss and your sorrow?" ^D7 I n^Gmodded my head, as I lay on the bed ^Bb He said, "If I sho^Cmw you the roses will you follow?" ^D --------------------- Both:

They call ^Gmme The Wild Rose ^{F Gm} But my name wa^Bbs Elisa Day ^D Why they call me ^Gmit I do not know ^{F Gm} For my name wa^Gms Elisa Day ^{F Gm} -------------------- Elisa:

On the third ^Gmday he took me to the river ^Bb He sho^Cmwed me the roses and we kissed ^D7 And the last th^Gming I heard was a muttered word ^Bb As he ^Cmknelt above me with a rock in his fist ^D -------------------- He:

On the last d^Gmay I took her where the wild roses grow ^Bb And she lay on ^Cmthe bank, the wind light as a thief ^D7 And I kisse^Gmd her goodbye, I said, "All beauty must die&quo^Bbt; And I lent ^Cmdown and planted a rose between her teet^Dh -------------------- Elisa:

They call^Gm me The Wild Rose ^{F Gm} But my name wa^Bbs Elisa Day ^D Why they call me ^Gmit I do not know ^{F Gm} For my name wa^Gms Elisa Day ^{F Gm} For my name wa^Gms Elisa Day ^{F Gm} For my name wa^Gms Elisa Day ^{F Gm}