Common Hymnal
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Slowbeat
Language
eng

Rose Petals - Live

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Key: A
A
The blood of my brother
E/G#
was spilled on the street
D/F# E
He was the rose that grew out of
the concrete
Bm A E/G#
The same ground where his body lay
A/C# F#m
Like rose petals on a stony grave
Esus4
Why do we fear each other
E
From the lies of yesterday,
I'll never know.
[...]
A E/G#
But look at all these roses
D/F#
With petals on the ground
D E A
They called this one Mike Brown
D/F# G#/E A
I’m asking you to look
E/G#
at all these roses
D/F# Esus4
With petals on the ground
D E A
They called this one Trayvon Martin
D/F# G#/E A
I’m asking you to look
E/G#
at all these roses
D/F#
With petals on the ground
D E A
They called this one Tyshawn Lee
D/F# G#/E A
I’m asking you to look
E/G#
at all these roses
D/F# Esus4
With petals on the ground
D E A
It’s far too many for me.
[...]
A
The tears of my mother
E/G#
were spilled at his grave
D/F#
She knows the cost
E
the whole world could not repay
Bm A
And when she should've
E/G#
felt our sympathy
A/C#
All we told her is
F#m
that her baby was guilty
Esus4
Do we even have compassion
E
Do we even want to see,
I'll never know
[...]
A E/G#
But look at all these roses
D/F#
With petals on the ground
D E A
They called this one Freddy Gray
D/F# G#/E A
I’m asking you to look
E/G#
at all these roses
D/F# Esus4
With petals on the ground
D E A
They called this one Eric Garner
D/F# G#/E A
I’m asking you to look
E/G#
at all these roses
D/F#
With petals on the ground
D E A
They called this one Sandra Bland
D/F# G#/E A
I’m asking you to look
E/G#
at all these roses
D/F# Esus4
With petals on the ground
D E A E/G# F#/A#
Every woman, every man.
[...]
Bm A
Sometimes I wonder
E/G#
if you were more than a number
F#m
Bm
Would we ever see how beautiful
A E/G# F#sus4 BMaj7
And special and precious you were
Bm AMaj7 E/G# F#m
Somebody told me, that if only, if only
DMaj7
You would better decide,
You would still be alive Dm6
[...]
But I’m asking you to
A E/G#
Look at all these roses
D/F# Esus4
With petals on the ground
D E
Like the ones from Sandy Hook
A
I’m asking you to
A E/G#
Look at all these roses
D/F# Esus4
With petals on the ground
D E
Cause they will change the story
A
In our history books
So while we can let's
A E/G# D/F#
Look at all these roses
Esus4
Look at all these roses
D
Look at all these roses
E A (E/G#-D/F#)
with petals on the ground
I’m asking you to
A E/G# D/F#
Look at all these roses
Esus4
Look at all these roses
D
Look at all these roses
E A (E/G#-D/F#)
with petals on the ground
D
I'm asking you to look at all
these roses, look at all these roses
A
Look at all these roses
E/G#-D/F#
with petals on the ground
A
I'm asking you to
E/G# D/F#
Look at all these roses,
Esus4
look at all these roses
D
Look at all these roses
E A (E/G#-D/F#)
with petals on the ground
A
I'm asking you to
E/G# D/F#
Look at all these roses,
(Emin11-A9)
say a prayer for all these roses
D E
Shout and march for all the roses
A (E/G#-D/F#)
with petals on the ground
A
I'm asking you to
A/G D/F#
Look at all these roses
Dm
look at all these roses
Esus4
Look at all these roses
E A
with petals on the ground
[...]
A
The blood of my brother
G#/E
was spilled on the street
D/F#
He was the rose that grew
E DMaj7
out of the concrete.
[...]

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