Learn to play "Where The Wild Roses Grow" 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.
Chorus: Gm Cm Gm They call me The Wild Rose A# D7 But my name was Elisa Day Gm Cm Gm Why they call me it I do not know Gm F Gm For my name was Elisa Day Gm A# From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one Cm D7 She stared in my eyes and smiled Gm A# For her lips was the color of the roses Cm D They grew down the river, all bloody and wild When he knocked on my door and entered the room My trembling subsided in his sure embrace He would be my first man, and with a careful hand He wiped at the tears that ran down my face Chorus: They call me The Wild Rose But my name was Elisa Day Why they call me it, I do not know For my name was Elisa Day On the second day, I brought her a flower She was more beautiful than any woman I've seen I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow So sweet and scarlet and free?" On the second day, he came with a single red rose He said, "Give me your loss and your sorrow" I nodded my head as I lay on the bed If I show you the roses, will you follow? Chorus: They call me The Wild Rose But my name was Elisa Day Why they call me it, I do not know For my name was Elisa Day On the third day, he took me to the river He showed me the roses and we kissed And the last thing I heard was a muttered word As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow She lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die" And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth Chorus: They call me The Wild Rose But my name was Elisa Day Why they call me it, I do not know For my name was Elisa Day My name was Elisa Day For my name was Elisa Day You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# Cm D D7 F Gm 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 "Where The Wild Roses Grow" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Where The Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.