Chords with lyrics
FF G+G G7G7 G+G
C majorC G+G
Painting the roses red
C majorC G7G7
We're painting the roses red
FF C majorC FF C majorC FF D MajorD G+G
We dare not stop or waste a drop so let the paint be spread
C majorC C7C7 FF
We're painting the roses red
G7G7 G+G C majorC
We're painting the roses red
FF G+G G7G7 G+G
C majorC G+G
Painting the roses red
C majorC G7G7
And many a tear we shed
FF C majorC FF C majorC FF D MajorD G+G
Because we know they'll cease to grow in fact, they'll soon be dead
C majorC C7C7 G7G7 FF
And yet we go ahead
G7G7 G+G C majorC
Painting the roses red
C majorC C7C7 G#G# G+G
C majorC C7C7 G#G# G+G
C majorC G+G
Painting the roses red
C majorC G7G7
We're painting the roses red
FF C majorC FF C majorC FF D MajorD G+G
Oh, pardon me but Mister Three why must you paint them red?
G+G
"Huh? Oh! Well... The fact is, Miss, we planted the white roses by mistake and..."
C majorC G+G
The Queen she likes 'em red
C majorC G7G7
If she saw white instead
FF C majorC FF C majorC FF D MajorD G+G
She'd raise a fuss and each of us would quickly lose his head
G+G
"Goodness!"
C majorC C7C7 FF
Since this is the part we dread
G7G7 G+G C majorC
We're painting the roses red
Oh, Dear! Then let me help you
C majorC G+G
Painting the roses red
C majorC G7G7
We're painting the roses red
FF C majorC FF C majorC FF D MajorD G+G
Don't tell the Queen what you have seen or say that's what we said
C majorC C7C7 FF
But we're painting the roses red
G7G7 G+G C majorC
Yes, painting the roses red
C majorC
"Not pink, Not green, Not aquamarine!"
G7G7 G+G C majorC