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B : x24442
A : x02220
E : 022100
F#: 244322
C#: x46664

For the part listed as (C# B A B C# B), those chords are played once each in fast
succession. Listen to the song to get the exact rhythm.

B
Wine and honey, lipstick and spit
    A
You coming through the door with a cigarette lit
       B
And I'm not supposed to think your death wish is cool
    A
But then I see you knocking back tequilas by the pool
             E      F#    B                E
And I'm the yellow rose, growing near the ground
                 B         (C# B A B C# B)
Waiting to climb something
B
Sweat and water, muscle and blood
A
Hints about as subtle as a flashflood
    B
Sky over California, all pink and white
A
Something's gonna happen somewhere tonight
         E      F#    B                E
I am the yellow rose, growing near the ground
                 B          (C# B A B C# B) x3
Waiting to climb something.
B
Thunder, lightning, hot rain
A
Sweet smell of rotten grain
B
Holy basil, wolf's bane
A
Crows tapping on the windowpane
         E              F#    B                E
I am the yellow, yellow rose, growing near the ground
                 B         (C# B A B C# B) x3
Waiting to climb something