Rose Of Jericho

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[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]
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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
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A modern version of his father now

Wasting all these chances life will give him


[Verse 4]
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But in her way she’s done one better

Coats are made for winter weather
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Neighbour kids play in the street
                                       G       Am
The sun sinks down below the back yard trees


[Chorus]
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There’s a cross on the side of the road
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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]
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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]
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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]
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The Rose of Jericho sits on a shelf
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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]
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Moonlight reaches bedroom windows

High above the town below
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You can’t always count on rain
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To water what you need to grow