Rose Grows Red Tab

Rose Grows Red
By Argyle Goolsby
Tuned down a half step
 
|* = repeat sign
*| = repeat sign
^ = hammer-on/pull-off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
() = harmonics
x = string mute
^b = bend
qr = Quick Rest
T = tapping
~~ = trill
X\\ = pick slide
pm
== = Palm Mute
 
INTRO
Eb|---------------------
Bb|---------------------
Gb|------5---------5----
Db|---5--5------5--5----
Ab|---5--3------5--3----
Eb|---3--3------3--3----
 
VERSE
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------||
Bb||*---------------------------------------------------*||
Gb||---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Db||---5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Ab||*--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--*||
Eb||---3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------||
 
CHORUS
Eb||---------------------------------------------------||
Bb||*-------------------------------------------------*||
Gb||--------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Db||--5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Ab||*-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*||
Eb||--3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------||
 
Eb|---------------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
Db|--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
Ab|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
Eb|--3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------
 
Eb|---------------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------
 
VERSE
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------||
Bb||*---------------------------------------------------*||
Gb||---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Db||---5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Ab||*--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--*||
Eb||---3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------||
 
CHORUS
Eb||---------------------------------------------------||
Bb||*-------------------------------------------------*||
Gb||--------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Db||--5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Ab||*-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*||
Eb||--3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------||
 
Eb|---------------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
Db|--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
Ab|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
Eb|--3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------
 
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--------
Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--------
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--------
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------
 
BRIDGE
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--
Eb|---------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-rest-3-3-3-3--
 
Eb|------------------------------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Db|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Ab|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
Eb|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------
 
Eb|---------------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------
Gb|--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------
Db|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
Ab|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
Eb|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
 
Eb|------------------------------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Db|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Ab|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
Eb|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------
 
Eb|---------------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------
Gb|--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------
Db|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
Ab|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
Eb|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
 
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|----5---------5---------5--------5--------------------------------
Db|-5--5------5--5------5--5-----5--5--------------------------------
Ab|-5--3------5--3------5--3-----5--3--------------------------------
Eb|-3--3------3--3------3--3-----3--3--------------------------------
 
 
 
LYRICS:
Bled and dead, a rose grows red
 
Fed soil tainted by strife
 
Long and lush, this verdant bush
 
Will press its' course of life
 
Underneath the black, packed soil
 
A scream begs to arise
 
Silenced by the summer up above
 
She's forced to hide
 
 
But lo! It's only time that keeps her spirit chained
 
Entwined and blind by roots that bind deep in her blue remains
 
The rainy season soon will send its gift, and wet the ground
 
And this town will know what sadly grows neath' this tainted mound
 
 
Bloom in gloom outside a window to a bedded room
 
Brush and thrust the boughs of my distress. The witness moon
 
Crimson buds fed by the blood scratch softly on the pane
 
I distract the dreamers there
 
In fact I scream their name
 
 
But lo! These summer nights will cipher out my code
 
When the waking ones rise, rub their eyes from ill repose
 
Subliminal- the criminal act settles in their brain
 
And they will dig to see their vision beget my remains
 
 
As I whisper gently, and we both go crazy, strike the root up from the soil
 
Relocate the annoyance
 
Snag my wrist...
 
It leads the way...
 
 
I’m found
 
 
Bled and dead a rose grows red
 
Bled and dead her rose grows red
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