Paper Rosie Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Pa per Rosie, Paper [C]Rosie[D][G]
The sun [D]goes [G]down in Calvin County
[C]The neon lig[D]hts from an older sig[G]n
[D]shone [G]through the window,
out on the [C]sidewalk.
As I walked [D]in to pass the [G]time,
I looked [D]around.[G]
Sat down at [C]a table,
ordered beef on [D]rice and a glass of [G]wine[D]
[G]And through the door
came a little old [C]lady
She was [D]selling paper roses,
and they only cost a [G]dime.[D]
[Em]Pa p[D]er rosy, paper rosy,[C]
She [D]sold you paper roses
and they only cost a [G]dime
[D]Sil[G] ver hair that's lost its go[C]ld
[G]Trem[C] bling ha[D]nds as
she passed the [G]road[D]
[G]Red crep[D]e pap[G]er m[D]ade
[G]nature's bouque[C]t
Help a little old [D]lady buy a rose today
[G]I took the rose from her trembling hand
[C]With eyes of haze,
[D]she smiled and walked away
[G]Lik[D]e the[G] breath of spr[D]ing[G],[D]
[G]I could smell the ros[C]e
It came [D]alive and I heard her [G]say
Buy my [D]roses, pretty [C]roses
They're [D]only made of paper
and they only cost a [G]dime[D]
[G]I went to look for her outside
[C]A spray of ros[D]es lay by her sid[G]e
[D]The [G]sky lit[D] up and[G] the fire sang
[C]A thousand voi[D]ces as
the church bell [G]rang
They [Em]sang [D]Rosie, paper [C]Rosie
She [D]sold you paper roses
Have they only cost a [G]dime?
[D]Pa [G]per[D] roses, paper ros[C]es
We [D]sold you paper roses
Have they only cost a dime?
[G]