Bob Dylan - Red Rosy Bush: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Red Rosy Bush" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

   A        Bm7   C#m7 Bm7    A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7
I wish I was    a red  rosey bush
D      E7            A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7
By the banks of the sea
    D      E7       A        Bm7
And every time my true love passed
      C#m7   Bm7        A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7
She'd take a rose from me

I wish I had a little white box
I put her in
and I'd take her out, and kiss her, then
I'd put her back again

I wish I was in some dark hollow
Where the sun don't ever shine
for If my true love belongs to another
I know she'd never be mine.

I wish I was a red rosey bush
By the banks of the sea
And every time my true love passed
She'd pick a rose from me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

D

Guitar chord D

E7

Guitar chord E7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Red Rosy Bush" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Red Rosy Bush" by Bob Dylan.

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