Roses

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Suggested strumdown-up eighths

1

d

2

u

3

d

4

u

Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u

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Verse 1:
(nc)
Last night I showered in my clothes
(nc)
Woke up still soaked from head to toe
(nc)
Last night I thought I met Jay-Z


(nc)
Last night I crashed the VIP
(nc)
Turns out the bouncer's ex-Marine
(nc)
I never thought it'd be like this
(nc)
I never thought it'd just be

Pre-chorus:
 A
Polaroids of strangers
          Dbm                 B
Scattered all across the floor
         A
I've been passed out on the pavement
      Dbm
Don't remember all the

Chorus:
B               A
Pictures on my phone
    Dbm
Ohhhhh
  B             A
Pictures on my phone
    Dbm
Ohhhhh
  B
Pictures on my

Verse 2:
(nc)
Last night I slept in my old room
(nc)
Woke up still soaked in your perfume
(nc)
Last night I called you up again
(nc)
Wish your phone was dead


(nc)
I never thought
(nc)
I never thought it'd be this way
(nc)
I never thought
(nc)
I never thought we'd just be

Pre-chorus:
 A
Roses on the table
       Dbm               B
Petals scattered on the floor
       A
But I thought they were your favorite
       Dbm                   B
As you slammed the bedroom door
          A
Then you stole all of my sweaters
          Dbm               B
Took my toothbrush and my time
     A
So I sit inside the car alone
 Dbm
Deleting all the

Chorus:
B                A
Pictures on my phone
     Dbm
Ohhhhh
  B              A
Pictures on my phone
     Dbm
Ohhhhh
  B
Pictures on my

Outro:
A            A
Last night I showered in my clothes
Dbm           B
Woke up still soaked from head to toe
A             A
Last night I thought I met Jay-Z
Dbm          B
Last night signed up for therapy
A
Last night you hung me out to dry
Dbm           B
Last night I kissed it all goodbye
A
I never thought it'd be this way
Dbm             B
Why can't these roses make you stay?

Outro: A Dbm B
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How to play Roses on ukulele

A good starting strum for this style is the down-up eighths: d u d u. You are playing it in Db minor. The chords stay at the rookie level, nothing tricky in there.

3 ukulele chords used in "Roses" by Phoneboy: A, B and Dbm

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2 years ago

I feel like this needs some tab to try and emulate the synth (?) effect through the verses

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Biography

In an age of hyper-stimulated doom-scrolling and over-polished social media stars, humble Hoboken three piece Phoneboy are all about living in the moment. Singer/guitarists Wyn Barnum and Ricky Dana met at a tiny technical college lacking much of an indie scene. Pulling in Wyn’s childhood friend, bassist James Fusco, the three college boys bonded over a love of midwest emo. Keyboardist/Singer Jordan Torres joined the following year. Phoneboy’s early efforts quickly earned a following on social media.

Genres alternative rock indie pop indie rock

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Verse 1:
(nc)
Last night I showered in my clothes
(nc)
Woke up still soaked from head to toe
(nc)
Last night I thought I met Jay-Z


(nc)
Last night I crashed the VIP
(nc)
Turns out the bouncer's ex-Marine
(nc)
I never thought it'd be like this
(nc)
I never thought it'd just be

Pre-Chorus:
 A
Polaroids of strangers
          C#m                 B
Scattered all across the floor
         A
I've been passed out on the pavement
      C#m
Don't remember all the

Chorus:
B               A
Pictures on my phone
    C#m
Ohhhhh
  B             A
Pictures on my phone
    C#m
Ohhhhh
  B
Pictures on my

Verse 2:
(nc)
Last night I slept in my old room
(nc)
Woke up still soaked in your perfume
(nc)
Last night I called you up again
(nc)
Wish your phone was dead


(nc)
I never thought
(nc)
I never thought it'd be this way
(nc)
I never thought
(nc)
I never thought we'd just be

Pre-Chorus:
 A
Roses on the table
       C#m               B
Petals scattered on the floor
       A
But I thought they were your favorite
       C#m                   B
As you slammed the bedroom door
          A
Then you stole all of my sweaters
          C#m               B
Took my toothbrush and my time
     A
So I sit inside the car alone
 C#m
Deleting all the

Chorus:
B                A
Pictures on my phone
     C#m
Ohhhhh
  B              A
Pictures on my phone
     C#m
Ohhhhh
  B
Pictures on my

Outro:
A            A
Last night I showered in my clothes
C#m           B
Woke up still soaked from head to toe
A             A
Last night I thought I met Jay-Z
C#m          B
Last night signed up for therapy
A
Last night you hung me out to dry
C#m           B
Last night I kissed it all goodbye
A
I never thought it'd be this way
C#m             B
Why can't these roses make you stay?

Outro: A C#m B