[Intro] x2
Am F C G
[Verse 1]
Am F C G
I've walked the distance I paid my dues and tried to have a go
Am F C G
at what I thought I knew was real held no appeal
Am F C G
I've been to places I've seen the tidings I bought a book of rules
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for every coin that I could steal
[Verse 2]
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And so I came to gaze upon the stars when they were yet unborn
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And consequently tear at my old scars and the mask I had outworn
[Pre-Chorus]
Am F C G
So when I'm crying alone
Am F C G
Yeah when I'm cold as a dying stone
[Chorus]
Am F C G
Grow me a garden of roses
Am F C G
Paint me the colours of sky and rain
Am F C G
Teach me to speak with their voices
Am F C G
Show me the way and I'll try again
[Instrumental] x2
Am F C G
[Verse 3]
Am F C
I've heard the rumours started fires
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I sowed a sordid lot of plays for keeps for what I
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behold the demons that I freed
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I've tried my best at wearing the hard hat
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but healing doesn't seem to happen
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when you hide away the seed
[Verse 4]
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And so I came across the medicine man and he showed me what I'd forlorn
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For if I've stayed it happens by my own hand and my own voice full of scorn
[Pre-Chorus]
Am F C G
So when I'm crying alone
Am F C G
Yeah when I'm cold as a dying stone
[Chorus]
Am F C G
Grow me a garden of roses
Am F C G
Paint me the colours of sky and rain
Am F C G
Teach me to speak with their voices
Am F C G
Show me the way and I'll try again
[Middle 8]
G Am G F
Without you I'm nothing at all
G Am G F G
And life has the face of a morbid game
Am G F
With you nothing is impossible
G Am F Am
It all seems to fit the frame
[Pre-Chorus]
Am F C G
So when I'm crying alone
Am F C G
Yeah when I'm cold as a dying stone
[Chorus] x3
Am F C G
Grow me a garden of roses
Am F C G
Paint me the colours of sky and rain
Am F C G
Teach me to speak with their voices
Am F C G
Show me the way and I'll try again