Cherry Blossoms Acoustic


The Horrible Crowes song Cherry Blossom, the 6th track of the record: 'Elsie'. It’s in standard tuning, and no capo. The song appears difficult to learn and play, however once the chord shapes, which are very simple are learnt, the rest falls into place. The chords in the Chorus are played as the barre chord variants, whereas the chords in the bridge are played in the open variants. Intro: (In Arpeggios): The arpeggios include the open notes from the GBE strings. So: B5: C#5 Bm(4) Aadd9 Bmsus4 (A) B7sus4 F#m E|--0------0------0---------0----------------0-----0---------5---------[2]---| B|--0------0------0---------0----------------5-----5---------5---------2-----| G|--4------6------4---------4----------------4-----4---------4---------2-----| D|--4------6------5---------5----------------0-----0---------4---------4-----| A|--2------4------5---------x----------------5-----5---------x---------4-----| E|--x------x------0---------5----------------0-----(5)--------x---------x----| The number in [] is an optional note, which you're pretty much at liberty to play, after all, it is your cover. Intro: B5, C#5, Bm (4) Bm(4)/A, B7sus4, Bmsus4, Bmsus4/A, B5, Bm(4), Bm(4)/A, B7sus4, Bmsus4, Bmsus4/A Verse 1: B5 C#5 Bm(4)/A I drive this car through the city every night B7sus4 Bmsus4 Bmsus4/A There's a quiet I never heard before B5 C#5 Bm(4)/A And lonely, my sister could not describe B7sus4 Bmsus4 Bmsus4/A All the good things gone wrong Chorus Variant 1: A And there was blood on my teeth F#m From the long winter here A Bones broke in half A A stain on my shirt F#m From a couple hours out with the boys E And all good things come to an end B5 C#5 Bm(4)/A And all memory has left my bones Interlude: B7sus4, B7sus4, B7sus4/A Verse 3: B5 C#5 Bm(4)/A If I drove straight off this bridge B7sus4 B7sus4B7sus4/A Only God and my baby would know B5 C#5 Bm(4)/A I'm sure she'd be laughing, come during spring B7sus4 Bmsus4 Bmsus4/A With some fella who just said the right thing Chorus Variant 2: A And there was blood on my teeth F#m From just what they did here A Bones broke in half A A stain on my shirt F#m From a couple hours out with the boys E And all good things come to an end Bridge: Dsus4 F#m See all I can do is think about you Bm A And miss all your kisses like the spring E But if I had a sign Dsus4 That one day you'd be mine again, oh no F#m Bm A If I could hold you right then E As the chill in this season sputtered and spit and died with... Chorus Variant 3: A Blood on my teeth F#m From just what they did here A Snow tumbling down on the ground F#m And me stumbling out of my heart A (Diminuendo) Finding cherry blossoms on the hood of my car