Romulus Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][A][Em][G][D][A][Em][A][G][D][A][Em]
[G][D]
[A][Em][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]Once [A]when our mother [Em]called[G]
[D]She had[A] a voice of las[Em]t yea[G]r's cough
[D]We pas[A]sed around the pho[Em]ne[G]
[D]Sharing a w[A]ord abo[Em]ut Ore[G]gon
[D]When my turn cam[A]e,
[Em]I was asha[G]med
[D]When my turn [A]came,
[Em]I was asha[G]med[D]

[Interlude 1]
[A][Em][G][A][D][A][Em][G]

[Verse 2]
[D]Once [A]when moved [Em]away[G]
[D]She came [A]to Romu[Em]lus for [G]a day
[D]Her[A] Chevrolet[Em] broke down[G]
[D]We prayed [A]it'd never be [Em]fixed or be [G]found
[D]We touched her[A] hair,
[Em]we touched her h[G]air
[D]We touched [A]her hair, [Em]we touched her [G]hair[D][A]
[Em][A]

[Interlude 2]
[D][A][Em][A][D][A][Em][A]
[D][A][Em][A]

[Verse 3]
[D]When [A]she had her last [Em]child[G]
[D]Once when [A]she had some [Em]boyfriends,
some [G]wild
[D]She moved [A]away, quite [Em]far[G]
[D]Our grandpa [A]bought us a n[Em]ew VCR[G][Em]
We [D]watched it [A]all night,
[Em]we grew up in spite of i[G]t
[D]We watched it all[A] night,
[Em]we grew up i[G]n spite of it

[Interlude 3]
[D][A][Em][D][A][Em][A][D][A][Em]
[A][D][A][Em][A]

[Verse 4]
[D]We [A]saw her once last [Em]fall[G]
[D]Our grand[A]pa died in [Em]a hospital [G]gown
[D]She didn't[A] seem to car[Em]e[G]
[D]She smoked [A]in her [Em]room
and colored her [G]hair

[Verse 5]
[D]I was a[A]shamed, I[Em] was ashamed of [G]her
[A]I was a[Em]shamed, I was ashamed o[G]f h[D]er
I was [A]ashamed, [Em]I was ashamed of her[G]
I was [A]ashamed, [Em]I was asham[A]ed of he[Em]r[A][G][D][A][Em]

[Outro 1]
[A][D]
[A][Em][A][D][A][Em][A][D][A][Em]
[A][D][A][Em][A][D][A][Em]