Bright Blue Rose chords

Mary Black

Song Key: Db Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 118 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords in C Major: C, F, G, Dm, Bb

Capo: 1st fret (to play along with the video in Db Major)

Arrangement Song Details
Play-Along Video
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
C Major F Major F Major barre chord G Major Dm Bb Major Bb Major barre chord
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
C Major-LH F Major-LH F Major barre chord-LH G Major-LH Dm-LH Bb Major-LH Bb Major barre chord-LH
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Bright Blue Rose

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   C
1. I skimmed a-cross black wa-ter
 F
   With-out once sub-merg-ing
   C                            G 
   On-to the banks of an ur-ban morn-ing
        C
   That hun-gers the first light
 F
   Much, much more than...
   C             G       C
   Moun-tains...   e-ver do

       C
2. And she, like a ghost be-side me
  F
   Goes down with the ease of a dol-phin
   C                G 
   And e-mer-ges un-learned, un-shamed, un-harmed
       C
   For she is the per-fect crea-ture
  F
   Na-tu-ral in ev'-ery fea-ture
       C                      G             C  
   And I am the geek with the al-che-mists' stone

       Dm           G                C
Chorus:  For all of you who must dis-co-ver
       Dm            G              C
         For all who seek to un-der-stand
       Dm           G                C
         For having left the path of o-thers
         Bb            F              G
         You'll find a ve-ry special  hand

       C
3. And it is a ho-ly thing
       F
   And it is a pre-cious time
       C               G 
   And it is the on-ly way
       C
   For-get-me-nots a-mong the snow
        F
   It's al-ways been, and so it goes
      C                         G              C  
   To pon-der his death and his life e-ter-nal-ly

          C     F           C           G     C
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       Dm           G                C
Chorus:  For all of you who must dis-co-ver
       Dm            G              C
         For all who seek to un-der-stand
       Dm           G                C
         For having left the path of o-thers
         Bb            F             G
         You'll find a ve-ry special hand

       C
4. And it is a ho-ly thing
       F
   And it is a pre-cious time
       C               G 
   And it is the on-ly way
       C
   For-get-me-nots a-mong the snow
        F
   It's al-ways been, and so it goes
      C                         G              C  
   To pon-der his death and his life e-ter-nal-ly
       C
   One bright blue rose out-lives all those
       F
   Two thous-and years, and still it goes
      C                         G              C  
   To pon-der his death and his life e-ter-nal-ly...

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: Db Major - 5 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)
  • Chords in Db Major: Db, Gb,Ab, Ebm, B
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome: ♩ = 118
  • Voice Range: Ab3 - Gb4

Song Details:

25 Years 25 Songs Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Songwriter: Jimmy MacCarthy
  • Lyrics Begin: I skimmed across black water, without once submerging,
  • Genre: Folk, Celtic
  • Featured Artist: Mary Black
    Born: 23 May 1955 im Dublin, Ireland
    Profession: Singer
    Instruments: Vocals
  • Song included in the following albums:
    Babes In The Wood (1991)
    The Collection (1992)
    Looking Back - The Best Of Mary Black (1995)
    Mary Black – Live (2002)
    Twenty-Five Years, Twenty-Five Songs (2008)
    Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy (Dec, 2017)
    The Best From Twenty Five Years (Nov 29, 2021)
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