The Classic Crime - Dead rose

Dead ^Brose, you were once so vib^Ebmrant As you stretched out towards the ^Dbmsun And spread your petals ^F#wide

Dead ^Brose, tried to keep you ^Ebmalive But you drank the water ^Dbmdry

Your ^F#petals scattered on the ground [Chorus] But ^Eyou grew so naturally at ^Abmfirst And so this natural death o^Bccurs A stem in water never l^F#asts as long As roots planted in d^Eirt

And although we have had our ^Abmtime It hurts to watch you fade and ^Bdie What once was stunning and a^F#live

Dead ^Erose, I don't love ^Abmyou anymore [Solo] B Ebm B Ebm

Dead r^Bose, you're a symbol of the t^Ebmruth Of the love we had for ^Dbmyou How all good things must end and w^F#ith each death new life begins

Dead r^Bose, how am I suppose to ^Ebmfind Something equally d^Dbmivine? No matter where I go I p^F#lant the seeds but nothing grows

But y^Eou grew so naturally at f^Abmirst And so this natural death o^Bccurs A stem in water never l^F#asts as long As roots planted in d^Eirt

And although we have had our t^Abmime It hurts to watch you fade and ^Bdie What once was stunning and a^F#live Becomes so cold and dead i^Enside How fleeting is ^Abmlove, how fleeting is life

^EWhen I came h^Bome and shut the door ^DbmI saw your last p^Ebmetal hit the floor ^EAnd I was struck by s^Bomething I'd never ^Abmfelt bef^F#ore Dead r^Eose, I don't love ^Abmyou any more

^EWe'll look back on the ^Abmday When the dead r^F#ose from the g^Dbmrave No more ^Esorrow and ^Abmshame The new ^F#body and ^Dbmname

Nothing ^Eperfect will ^Abmdie No more t^F#ears in our ^Dbmeyes No more ^Eworries and t^Abmrials We'll have f^F#aith like a c^Dbmhild's

When I come th^Brough that open door ^AbmI'll finally see you ^F#as you really are ^EAnd I'll be struck by ^Bsomething I'd never ^Abmfelt bef^F#ore Dead ^Erose I will love ^Byou forever ^Abmmore

Dead ^Erose I will love ^Byou forever ^Abmmore