Ok this is roses from my friends by harper, he’s a great guy with great songs.
listen to the song on Live from Mars to get the timing and stuff down.
Its played in e (normal tuning) and is pretty basic with a few little licks.
intro
RIFF 1
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—2-2—————0-0-0—0-0-0———————————————
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play that 3 times but on the seccond time instead of the last 3 notes play this
RIFF 2
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2-2-2___4-4-4-2——
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The song then go’s
Verses=
RIFF 3
G G D D D D
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(substitute this ending lick with riff 2 every now and again)
Chourus=
RIFF 4
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(This is played over 4 bars nice and slowly!)
END SING BIT
RIFF 5
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0———————————
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—repeat 8 times or something like that!
-0-2-2_3-3-3-3-3-3———————————
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Here Are Th Words
I could have treated you better
you couldn’t have treated me worse
oh but its he its he who laughes last
is he who cries first
sometimes i feel i know stangers
much better than i know my friends
why must a begining
be the means to an end
chourus:
the stones from my enamies
these wounds will mend
but i canot survive the roses from my friends
no icanot survive the roses…….
verse 2:
When the last word has been spocken
and we’ve been whitness to the final setting sun
all that shall remain is a tocken
of what we’ve said and done
when all we’ve had has been forsacken
distant church bells no longer ring
thats the sound of a heart taken
and the story of tears from a king
Chourus
Verse 3:
This may be the last time that i see you
forgive me for holding you close
this may be the last time i see you
so of this moment i will make the most
this may be the last time that i see you
but if you hold me in your heart
together we shall be eternall
if you belive that we shall never never part
Chourus 2 times
the roses 6-8 times
from my friends.
enjoy-play hard, be strong!