How to Play Roses on Guitar?

James Arthur - Roses can be played in the key of C using the G, C, Em, D chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Roses with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

James Arthur - Roses Chords

Chord reference G, C, Em, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]I could’ve [G]chose anybody but I [Em]chose you, ooh [D]ooh [C]Help me get better, you [G]pull me right out of the [Em]blue, oh [D]oh And [C]Daddy don’t like you but [G]Daddy and I never [Em]speak, ee [D]ee Every [C]night when I wake up I [G]need you to get back to [Em]sleep, ee [D]ee

Smells like [C]roses to [G]me, two young [Em]lovers at [D]sea Tastes so [C]bitter and so [G]sweet You’re [Em]my bang, together we go [D]bang bang bang [C] [G]Bang bang bang, [Em] [D]bang bang bang, [C] [G]oh oh, [Em]oh oh [D]

[C]You could’ve [G]chose anybody but you [Em]chose me, ee [D]ee [C]Hiding in bed since [G]‘cause no one around [Em]disagrees, ee [D]ee And [C]I feel romantic and since [G]morning I’ve been [Em]acting wild, I, [D]I Shall we [C]eat all the poison and [G]leave all the questions [Em]behind? I, [D]I

Smells like [C]roses to [G]me, two young [Em]lovers at [D]sea Tastes so [C]bitter and so [G]sweet You’re [Em]my baby, together we go [D]bang bang bang [C] [G]Bang bang bang, [Em] [D]bang bang bang, [C] [G]oh oh, [Em]oh oh [D]

And all the [C]chemicals and alcohol will [G]make for a volatile [Em]love [Em]But stay with me, [D]just stay with me And I [C]never wanna lose you but I [G]feel that this closeness will [Em]tear us apart [Em]But stay with me, [D]stay with me, [C]bang, bang, [G]bang [Em] [C]Bang, bang, [G]bang [Em] [C]bang, bang, [G]bang [Em] [D]

Artist James Arthur

Album James Arthur

Genres Pop

Year 2013

Key C

James Arthur - Roses can be played in the key of C using the G, C, Em, D chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Roses with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.