Smashing Pumpkins - The Rose March

song : the rose march
artist : smashing pumpkins
album : american gothic ep

tuning : standard [ eadgbe ]
capo on 5th fret .

please send any corrections to not_at_all_foster [ at ] hotmail [ dot ] co [ dot ] uk

play through theis section 4 times , but don’t sing on the first .

la da da da
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

la da daaa daaa
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

daaa
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

laaa la la
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

on the fourth time through in the last bar , play;

laaa la la
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 3~ – – – – – – – – – – – | [ let it ring ]
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

[ the first strum of each beat should be the loudest .
i strum like so; vv^v^ ( down down up down up ) for each chord
personally when i play A D chord i add a bit of vibrato on the B string ]

G C Cmaj7 Asus2
slowpoked

D C
and cross – eyed

Cmaj7 Em D Dsus4
pigeon – toed to the railroad ties

G C Cmaj7 Asus2
humpbacked

D C
and sugar shacked

Cmaj7 Em
shotgun wed to

D Dsus4
the poison of our past

C Cmaj
a little longer

Em D
a little longer to go

C Cmaj7
you’ve a little longer

Em D
a little longer to go

D Dsus4
i just can’t help say so

G C Cmaj7

Asus2 D
can’t you see me

C Cmaj7 Em

D Dsus4
can’t you see me at all

G C Cmaj7 Asus2
inner – spaced

D C
and pie – faced

Cmaj7 Em
you catch the moon

i’ll just stand here and run in place

G C Cmaj7 Asus2
shell – shocked

D C
and half – cocked

Cmaj7 Em D Dsus4
the universe is full of black holes , and anniversary knots

C Cmaj

Em D
a little longer to go

C Cmaj7
you’ve a little longer

Em D
a little longer to go

D Em
you’ve a little longer to go

Em C

D
can’t you see me at all

Em C
can’t you see me

D
can’t you see me at all

Em C
can’t you see me

D
can’t you see me

D D Em C [ strum each chord once ]
can’t you see me at all

[ play the intro tab to the end ]

i’ll lay roses at your feet
till you decide there is something great in you
i’ll lay roses at your feet
till you decide there is something great in you

la da da
la da da da da
we’ve only just begun to grieve the space
we’ve only just begun to grieve the space , the space

we’ve only just begun to grieve the space , the space
we’ve only just begun to

[ end with; ]

grieve the
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

space the
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

space
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – 0~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | [ let it ring ]