Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
BB C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7 BB E7E7 BB
Verse 1:
F#7F#7 BB
I must make up my mind today
BB
What to have, what to hold
B7B7 C#m7C#m7
A augmentedA poor man's roses
F#7F#7 BB
Or a rich man's gold
Verse 2:
F#7F#7 BB
One's as wealthy as a king in a palace
BB
Tho' he's callous and cold
Bb majorBb C# minorC#m
He may learn to give his heart for love
F#7F#7 BB E7E7 BB
Instead of buyin' it with gold
Pre-Chorus:
BB E MajorE
Then the poor man's roses
F#7F#7 BB F#7F#7 BB
And the thrill when we kiss
G# minorG#m BB
Will be memories of paradise
C# minorC#m F#7F#7
That I'll never miss
Chorus:
BB
And yet the hand that brings the rose tonight
BB
Is the hand I will hold
Bb majorBb C#m7C#m7
For the rose of love means more to me
F#7F#7 BB E7E7 BB
More than any rich man's gold
Instrumental:
BB A#A# C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7 BB
Pre-Chorus:
E MajorE
Then the poor man's roses
F#7F#7 BB F#7F#7 BB
And the thrill when we kiss
G# minorG#m BB
Will be memories of paradise
C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7
That I'll never miss
Chorus:
BB
And yet the hand that brings the rose tonight
BB
Is the hand I will hold
A#A# C#m7C#m7
For the rose of love means more to me
F#7F#7 BB
More than any rich man's gold...