Intro G D C G C G D C D G D C G She gave it away on good faith when she was 15 years old. C G D He was 16 and did not appreciate the delicacy of a rose. G D C G A long string of lovers helped blur the line between true love and lust. C G D G A teenage girl who?s been sold short, who?s she got left to trust? ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/roger_creager/delicacy_of_a_rose_crd.html ) G D C G The cycle of sin she found herself in once the word got out C G D It broke her heart to realize what they were all about. G D C G After she gave all she had they didn?t treat her so well. C G D G Each time she went their way, another petal fell. D C G Walk down Sometimes life leads you down a road that you don?t choose. Em C G You try so hard to win but you still loose. D C G Bottle it all up inside where nothing ever grows. C G D G She built a ten foot wall around what?s left of a rose. G D C G I have always been there when she?s cried a million tears. C G D But I know why she can?t see that I?ve loved her for years. G D C G In the fertile soil of my hands I know real love could bloom. C G D G I would give up everything to bathe in her perfume. D C G Walk down Sometimes life leads you down a road that you don?t choose. Em C G You try so hard to win but you still loose. D C G Bottle it all up inside where nothing ever grows. C G D G She built a ten foot wall around what?s left of a rose. BRIDGE Em D She?s been loved a time or two C G but I don?t think she could tell. C G C She?s always been called easy, C G D C G CD But friend she?s hard as hell. D C G Walk down Sometimes life leads you down a road that you don?t choose. Em C G You try so hard to win but you loose. D C G Bottle it all up inside where nothing ever grows. C G D G She built a ten foot wall around what?s left of a rose. C G D G D C G She built a ten foot wall around what?s left of a rose.