Bring Me A Rose Chords

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Bring Me A Rose by Jenn Grant is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, F and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
C 
Every now and then 
G          Am 
I think of you 
C                      G 
And where you might be now 
C           F             G           Am 
My memories are just a version of the truth 
C          F            G        Am 
I know you left in that northern breeze 

verse 1 
            G 
When I grow up I wanna be 
F 
A picture of my mother holding onto me. 
C           G 
When I show up I wanna see 
          F 
That some things are worth waiting for 
            G  C 
I wanna be, be 

Bridge 
Dm            Am  G        F 
Where did you go? I cannot see 
             Am             G 
Through your castles in the sky 
F               Am         G       F 
Where the tiger lilies are blowing free 
             Am             G        F 
You might be waiting for me one more time 

verse 2 
C           G 
When I grow up I wanna be 
  F 
A picture of my mother holding onto me 
C           G 
When I show up I wanna see 
     F 
That some things are worth waiting for 
            G  C 
I wanna be, be 

Dm   Am          G            C 
Please won't you call me a rose? 
Dm    Am      G 
I could be so sweet 
Dm   Am          G             C 
Please won't you bring me a rose? 
Dm            Am    G 
Don't have to be so mean 
Dm    Am    G     C 
La de da ah da da da 
Dm    Am     G 
Ah La de da  oh 
Dm    Am    G     C 
La de da ah da da da 
Dm    Am     G 
Ah La de da  oh 

Bridge 
C           G 
When I grow up I wanna be 
F 
A picture of my mother holding onto me 
C           G 
When I show up I wanna see 
     F 
That some things are worth waiting for 
            G  C 
I wanna be, be 

Outro 
G  Am  F  C  G  Am  F  C 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante