[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
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