Easy Chords
Capo: 3rd fret
[Elisa]
Em Am Em
They call me The Wild Rose
G B
But my name was Elisa Day
Em Am Em
Why they call me it I do not know
Em D Em
For my name was Elisa Day
[He]
Em G
From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
Am B
She stared in my eyes and smiled
Em G
For her lips was the color of the roses
Am B
They grew down the river, all bloody and wild
[Elisa]
Em G
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
Am B
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
Em G
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
Am B
He wiped up the tears that ran down my face
[Both]
Em Am Em
They call me The Wild Rose
G B
But my name was Elisa Day
Em DEm
Why they call me it I do not know
Em D Em
For my name was Elisa Day
[He]
Em G
On the second day I brought her a flower
Am B
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
Em G
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
Am B
So sweet and scarlet and free?"
[Elisa]
Em G
On the second day he came with a single red rose
Am B
He said: "give me your loss and your sorrow?"
Em G
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
Am B
If I show you the roses will you follow?
[Both]
Em Am Em
They call me The Wild Rose
G B
But my name was Elisa Day
Em Am Em
Why they call me it I do not know
Em D Em
For my name was Elisa Day
[Elisa]
Em G
On the third day he took me to the river
Am B
He showed me the roses and we kissed
Em G
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
Am B
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist
[He]
Em G
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
Am B
She lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
Em G
And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die"
Am B
And I lent down and planted a rose between her teeth
[Elisa]
Em Am Em
They call me The Wild Rose
G B
But my name was Elisa Day
Em Am Em
Why they call me it I do not know
Em D Em
For my name was Elisa Day
Em D Em
For my name was Elisa Day
Em D Em
For my name was Elisa Day
Original Chords
[Elisa]
Gm Cm Gm
They call me The Wild Rose
Bb D7
But my name was Elisa Day
Gm Cm Gm
Why they call me it I do not know
Gm F Gm
For my name was Elisa Day
[He]
Gm Bb
From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
Cm D7
She stared in my eyes and smiled
Gm Bb
For her lips was the color of the roses
Cm D
They grew down the river, all bloody and wild
[Elisa]
Gm Bb
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
Cm D7
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
Gm Bb
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
Cm D D
He wiped up the tears that ran down my face
[Both]
Gm Cm Gm
They call me The Wild Rose
Bb D7
But my name was Elisa Day
Gm F Gm
Why they call me it I do not know
Gm F Gm
For my name was Elisa Day
[He]
Gm Bb
On the second day I brought her a flower
Cm D7
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
Gm Bb
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
Cm D
So sweet and scarlet and free?"
[Elisa]
Gm Bb
On the second day he came with a single red rose
Cm D7
He said: "give me your loss and your sorrow?"
Gm Bb
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
Cm D
If I show you the roses will you follow?
[Both]
Gm Cm Gm
They call me The Wild Rose
Bb D7
But my name was Elisa Day
Gm Cm Gm
Why they call me it I do not know
Gm F Gm
For my name was Elisa Day
[Elisa]
Gm Bb
On the third day he took me to the river
Cm D7
He showed me the roses and we kissed
Gm Bb
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
Cm D
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist
[He]
Gm Bb
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
Cm D7
She lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
Gm Bb
And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die"
Cm D D
And I lent down and planted a rose between her teeth
[Elisa]
Gm Cm Gm
They call me The Wild Rose
Bb D
But my name was Elisa Day
Gm Cm Gm
Why they call me it I do not know
Gm F Gm
For my name was Elisa Day
Gm F Gm
For my name was Elisa Day
Gm F Gm
For my name was Elisa DayTags: easy guitar chords, song lyrics, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds feat. Kylie Minogue
