Roses Are Red chords by Dickey Lee

Roses Are Red:Dickey Lee.
Album -The Tale of Patches - #50 on
BB Hot 200 on SMASH Records in 1962.


INTRO:
 Eb        Ab                       Eb
(Roses are red my love..doo-doo-doo-doo)

#1.
Eb               Fm   Bb Gm7  Eb
A long long time ago, on graduation day.
           Fm            Bb Gm7         Eb
You handed me your book, I  signed this way.

CHORUS:
Eb   Fm Gm7 Ab            Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm   Eb    Ab        Bb
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet
   Eb  Ab Eb
as you.

#2.
Eb       Bb                       Gm7
We dated through high school, and when the
Eb
big day came.
  Ab              Fm    Gm7        Eb
I wrote into your book, next to my name.

CHORUS:
Eb   Fm Gm7 Ab            Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm   Eb    Ab        Bb
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet
   Eb       Ab       Eb        Fm      Eb
as you..(as sweet as you..(ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo.)


BRIDGE:
Ab          Gm7  Bb      Eb
Then I went far away and you found someone new.
 Eb  Fm  Gm7 Ab
(ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo.)
Ab          Fm                Eb           Ab Eb
I read your letter, dear, and I wrote back to you.


CHORUS:
Eb   Fm Gm7 Ab            Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm   Eb    Ab                   Bb
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, good luck, may God
      Eb         Ab       Eb
bless you..(may God bless you.)


#3.
Eb           Bb                       Eb
Is that your little girl, she looks a lot like you.
              Fm              Gm7          Eb
Some day some boy will write, in her book, too.


CHORUS:
Eb   Fm Gm7 Ab            Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm   Eb    Ab                  Bb     Gm7
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet
   Eb    Ab        Eb
as you..(roses are red.)



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