The Pretenders - English roses

^{Bm D}Just before it rains^A the wind whips 'round the balcony ^{Bm D}And the sky closes ^Aon the english roses ^{Bm D}And she'll be pa^Acin' Round and 'round and 'round and 'round ^BmHer Room, ^Dthese storms ^Aalways find here to remind her

^{Bm D}To the endless ^Asky The pink over ^BmGreyâ^D€¦ She looks for a^An answer but it's too late ^{Bm D}Maybe it's tr^Aue: some things were just never meant ^BmTo be^Dâ ^A€¦ Maybe not

^{C#m D} This is a story, ^Afruit cut from the vine ^{C#m D} Forgot and left to rot, ^Along before its time ^{C#m D} This is a story ^Aabout the girl who lived next door ^{E D} Looking for someone to hold

^{Bm D} A wish made on a sta^Ar brought her here tonight ^{Bm D} At a courtyard she w^Aaits a thousand broken dates ^{Bm D} But she holds the hymnal^A where so carefully pressed ^{Bm D} Is the english ^Arose she laid to rest

^{C#m D} Ahhhâ^A€¦ It's only a story ^{C#m D} Flowers in full bloom, ^Abouquets in every room ^{C#m D}Ooh, this is a story, ^Afruit cut from the vine ^{E D}Looking for someone to hold