Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer - Red Elegy Chords

CAPO: 5th Fret



INTRO: Am  Em  Fmaj7  E7sus  E7   (2x)

Am                Em
My love is like a red, red rose
Fmaj7                       G
Snake on her shoulder and a ring in her nose
Am                     Em
Sleeping it off in her swaddling clothes
Fmaj7           E7sus E7
Innocent as she lies
Am                 G
I don't know where she come from
Dm                       Am
Hanging with dealers and slicked-back scum
Dm                        Am
Dreaming of a summer that never comes
    G                 Fmaj7  G
And waiting for me to die 


CHORUS:
       Am                         Fmaj7
'Cause she is the daughter of the Joshua Tree
G                    Fmaj7 G
Long-time losers and o.g.  wannabes
Am                         Fmaj7
Mama's in the corn and the fields are fallow
G                          D/F#
Soul needs saving, but I'm too damned shallow


INTERLUDE: Am  Em  Fmaj7  E7sus  E7   (2x)


Am                   Em
Sweet Maria, she's a pretty little nine
Fmaj7                     G
Kicks like a mule but she barks just fine
Am                       Em
I ain't cleaned her in a mighty long time
Fmaj7            E7sus E7
Taking her out tonight  
Am                     G
Dip her in a bucket of kerosene
Dm                  Am
Mister Rogers on my TV screen
Dm                   Am
Friendliest f**ker I ever seen
       G               Fmaj7  G
We are precious in his sight 


CHORUS:
       Am                         Fmaj7
'Cause we are the children of the Joshua Tree
G                    Fmaj7 G
Long-time losers and o.g.  wannabes
Am                         Fmaj7
Mama's in the corn and the fields are barren
G                          D/F#
Roof needs fixing, but I'm way past caring


INSTRUMENTAL: Am  Em  Fmaj7  G  Am  Em  Fmaj7  E7sus  E7
              Am  G  Dm  Am  Dm  Am  G  Fmaj7  G


Am                         Em
Ophelia is drownded in the cold, cold flood
  Fmaj7              G
A thorn by any other name draws blood
Am                  Em
Deep red drops on a scarlet bud
Fmaj7            E7sus E7
Daddy, we coming home  
Am                  G
We don't know where home lies now
    Dm                  Am
But we'll turn up there some damned how
Dm                        Am
Drawn to the barn and the busted plough
        G              Fmaj7  G
And the graves all overgrown 


CHORUS:
       Am                         Fmaj7
'Cause we are the children of the Joshua Tree
G                    Fmaj7 G
Long-time losers and o.g.  wannabes
Am                         Fmaj7
Mama's in the corn and the field's been trampled
G                       D/F#
You can't reason with a soul in shambles