Lori McKenna – Rose Of Jericho (Guitar)

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[Intro] G [Verse 1] He sits still, legs crossed At the kitchen table, only lost
       C
In his gin and tonic and the smell
Of afternoon cigarettes [Verse 2]
      G
She's mastering the way she dances
In between sideway glances
C
Words that would come in vivid colours 

                                     G
If she let them slip off of her lips
[Verse 3] Generations handed down Blame the pain on times they live in
  C
A modern version of his father now
Wasting all these chances life will give him [Verse 4]
    G
But in her way she's done one better
Coats are made for winter weather
C
Neighbour kids play in the street 

                                       G       Am
The sun sinks down below the back yard trees
[Chorus]
                       C
There's a cross on the side of the road

  G                  D              Am
Reflecting itself in car a window

                    C
And where does love really go 

      G                    D 
Maybe no one knows, no one knows

              Em
But somewhere stuck inside 

         C
It's too proud to die 

            G
The rose of Jericho
[Verse 5] Falling into old routines That history deems worth repeating
C
Prayers that seem to say themselves
Self-help books on dusty shelves [Verse 6]
   G
If everything is temporary
Why should they care how it shines?
    C
The simple truth in looks deceiving

                        G       Am
Are the blessings in disguise
[Chorus]
                       C
There's a picture they took long ago

     G                        D     Am
In a white dress and black tuxedo

                    C
And where does love really go 

      G                          D 
Maybe no one knows, maybe no one knows

              Em
But somewhere stuck inside 

         C
It's too proud to die 

            G         D
The rose of Jericho
[Bridge]
                        C
The Rose of Jericho sits on a shelf 

G                        D
Waiting to be watered by somebody else 

                          C
But it can't love you without a little help 

          G                        D
'Cause it don't know how to love itself
[Verse 7]
G
Moonlight reaches bedroom windows
High above the town below
C
You can't always count on rain 

                                G
To water what you need to grow