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Rose In Paradise chords by Waylon Jennings

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Intro: Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramD MajorD
Verse 1
Chord diagramD MajorD                         Chord diagramC majorC
She was a flower for the takin'
Chord diagramG+G                          Chord diagramD MajorD
Her beauty cut just like a knife.
Chord diagramD MajorD                    Chord diagramC majorC
He was a banker from Macon.
Chord diagramG+G                              Chord diagramD MajorD
He swore he'd love her all his life.

Verse 2
Chord diagramD MajorD                               Chord diagramC majorC
He bought her a mansion on a mountain,
Chord diagramG+G                                 Chord diagramD MajorD
With a floral garden and a lot of land.
Chord diagramD MajorD                       Chord diagramC majorC
But paradise became her prison
Chord diagramG+G                                 Chord diagramD MajorD
That Georgia banker was a jealous man

Chorus
Chord diagramB minorBm                       Chord diagramG+G
And every time he talked about her
Chord diagramB minorBm                           Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA
You could see the fire in his eyes

...and he'd say...

Chord diagramD MajorD                            Chord diagramC majorC
I would walk through hell on Sunday
Chord diagramG+G                          Chord diagramD MajorD
To keep my rose in paradise

Verse 3
Chord diagramD MajorD                           Chord diagramC majorC
He hired a man to tend the garden
Chord diagramG+G                                  Chord diagramD MajorD
Keep an eye on her while he was gone
Chord diagramD MajorD                        Chord diagramC majorC
Some say they ran away together
Chord diagramG+G                             Chord diagramD MajorD
Some say that gardener left alone

Verse 4
Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramC majorC
Now that banker is an old man
Chord diagramG+G                        Chord diagramD MajorD
That mansions crumblin' down
Chord diagramD MajorD                                   Chord diagramC majorC
He sits all day and stares at the garden
Chord diagramG+G                             Chord diagramD MajorD
Not a trace of her was ever found

Chorus
Chord diagramB minorBm                       Chord diagramG+G
And every time he talked about her
Chord diagramB minorBm                           Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA
You could see the fire in his eyes

...and he'd say...

Chord diagramD MajorD                            Chord diagramC majorC
I would walk through hell on Sunday
Chord diagramG+G                          Chord diagramD MajorD
To keep my rose in paradise

Verse 5
Chord diagramD MajorD                               Chord diagramC majorC
Now there's a rose out in the garden
Chord diagramG+G                             Chord diagramD MajorD
It's beauty cuts just like a knife
Chord diagramD MajorD                                     Chord diagramC majorC
Some say it even grows in the winter time
Chord diagramG+G                              Chord diagramD MajorD
And blooms in the dead of the night

Rose In Paradise chords

"Rose in Paradise" is the lead single off of country music artist Waylon Jennings' 1987 album Hangin' Tough.

"Rose in Paradise" is written by Stewart Harris and Jim McBrid. "Rose in Paradise" was released in January 1987.

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