Chords with lyrics
Intro: D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD Verse 1 D MajorD C majorC She was a flower for the takin' G+G D MajorD Her beauty cut just like a knife. D MajorD C majorC He was a banker from Macon. G+G D MajorD He swore he'd love her all his life. Verse 2 D MajorD C majorC He bought her a mansion on a mountain, G+G D MajorD With a floral garden and a lot of land. D MajorD C majorC But paradise became her prison G+G D MajorD That Georgia banker was a jealous man Chorus B minorBm G+G And every time he talked about her B minorBm G+G A augmentedA You could see the fire in his eyes ...and he'd say... D MajorD C majorC I would walk through hell on Sunday G+G D MajorD To keep my rose in paradise Verse 3 D MajorD C majorC He hired a man to tend the garden G+G D MajorD Keep an eye on her while he was gone D MajorD C majorC Some say they ran away together G+G D MajorD Some say that gardener left alone Verse 4 D MajorD C majorC Now that banker is an old man G+G D MajorD That mansions crumblin' down D MajorD C majorC He sits all day and stares at the garden G+G D MajorD Not a trace of her was ever found Chorus B minorBm G+G And every time he talked about her B minorBm G+G A augmentedA You could see the fire in his eyes ...and he'd say... D MajorD C majorC I would walk through hell on Sunday G+G D MajorD To keep my rose in paradise Verse 5 D MajorD C majorC Now there's a rose out in the garden G+G D MajorD It's beauty cuts just like a knife D MajorD C majorC Some say it even grows in the winter time G+G D 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.