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Dead rose, you were once so vibrant 
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As you stretched out towards the sun 
				   Abm F# 
And spread your pedals wide 

To take it all inside 
     B			 Abm	 Eb 
Dead rose, tried to keep you alive 
	Ab    Dbm 
But you drank the water dry 
		   F#	     Abm 
And now you're facing down 
F# 
Your pedals scattered on the ground 
    E	 Abm 
But you grew so naturally at first 
					  B 
And so this natural death occurs 
				Ebm 
A stem in water never lasts as long 
			   E 
As roots planted in dirt 
					Abm 
And although we have had our time 
					  B 
It hurts to watch you fade and die 
				    Ebm 
What once was stunning and alive 

Becomes so cold and 
E				Abm 
Dead rose, I don't love you anymore 

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B		Abm 
Dead rose, you're a symbol of the truth 
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Of the love we had for you 
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How all good things must end and with each death new life begins 
B				Ab	  Ebm 
Dead rose, how am I suppose to find 
			  Dbm 
Something equally divine? 
	    F#	Db	F# 
No matter where I go I plant the seeds but nothing grows 
E					Abm 
You grew so naturally at first 
					  B 
And so this natural death occurs 
				Ebm 
A stem in water never lasts as long 
   Dbm			E 
As roots planted in dirt 
					Abm 
And although we have had our time 
					  B 
It hurts to watch you fade and die 
				    Ebm 
What once was stunning and alive 
				   E 
Becomes so cold and dead inside 
		    Abm			   E 
How fleeting is love, how fleeting is life 
		   Abm		   	B 
When I came home and shut the door 
			   Ebm	Dbm 
I saw your last pedal hit the floor 
				Abm			  B	F# 
And I was struck by something I'd never felt before 
E				  Abm			Ab 
Dead rose, I don't love you any more 
E	B 
We'll look back on the day 
		  F#				E 
when the dead rose from the grave 
				B 
No more sorry and shame 
   Ebm  F#	Db 
The new body and name 
				Abm 
Nothing perfect will die 
				 Eb 
No more tears in our eyes 
				F# 
No more worries and trials 
	E 
We'll have faith like a child's 
		Abm	B 
When I come through that open door 
			Ebm	Dbm 
I'll finally see you as you really are 
			Abm			     B  F# 
And I'll be struck by something I'd never felt before 
E			    B                Abm 
Dead rose I will love you forever more 
E			    B                Abm 
Dead rose I will love you forever more