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My Rose Marie (A Soldier's Tale) chords by
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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Well,
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now, I'm

out here under guard tonight
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I wear the ball and chain
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Joined up to fight the Yankee cavalry
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Oh, we got here cold and hungry
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Then they marched us through the rain
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And I was thinkin' 'bout you then,
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my Rose Marie

Oh, the cannonballs, the bayonets
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G

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The bloody battle cry

Oh, there's nothin' but
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these days of misery
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And when those Yankees got

me on the wire
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I could hear the bullets fly
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And I was thinkin' of you then,
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my Rose Marie
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Seems like a thousand summers past
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Oh, since we rode that circus wheel
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And kissed there at the top
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For all to see
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But now outside there is a firing squad

And now they're servin'
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me up my last meal
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And I was thinking of you then

Oh, my Rose Marie
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Two guards walked me to that prison wall,

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The preacher reads a prayer
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But your face is all of heaven that I see
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And as they tie that blindfold on
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I see the sky and taste the air
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And I'm thinkin' of you then,
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my Rose Marie
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Oh now I can hear the rifle

triggers cockin' back
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And the order shouted out
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Oh, but I feel there's somethin' wrong here,

now
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Please, Lord, let it be
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Oh, all around us bombs exploding,

shells are dropping here
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From the army to the south
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And then a corporal cut the

ropes there on my wrists

And I was free

I was thinkin' about you then, my Rose Marie
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I marched back with all the others
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That had proudly wore the gray

Finally made it back here
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home to Tennessee
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But all they said was that you'd married
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And you had moved away
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And I was thinkin' of you then,
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my Rose Marie

Now years have passed, I'm still alone
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No new one to desire
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Still starin' into flames of memory
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I see circus wheels, and summers,
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And a face there in the fire
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And I'm thinkin' of you now,
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my Rose Marie
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Outro 1

My Rose Marie
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

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The original key of My Rose Marie (A Soldier's Tale) by Stan Ridgway is D major.

The primary chords used in My Rose Marie (A Soldier's Tale) are D, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of My Rose Marie (A Soldier's Tale) is approximately 80 beats per minute.

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