I Kept The Roses chords by Tenille Townes

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
D MajorD
I tore all the pictures, from all of their frames
E minorEm
And all of your t-shirts, I gave them away
A augmentedA            A7A7
I gave up those friends, we both hung around
G+G             A augmentedA
I gave up that bar on the east side of town

D MajorD
Quit drivin’ by to, see if you’re home
E minorEm
And I took your dad’s number right out of my phone
A augmentedA          A7A7           D MajorD
I came to my senses, and I gave up drinkin’ alone

Chorus:
        G+G         D MajorD
But I kept the roses, right by my bed
           F# minorF#m
And they sure make me lonely
          A augmentedA
But I’m smilin’ instead
           E minorEm
‘Cause you weren’t the one babe
        B minorBm
But you were the closest
           G+G  A augmentedA
I let the rest of us go
        G+G  D MajorD
But I kept the roses

Verse 2:
D MajorD
I guess they remind me of how love can feel
E minorEm
Sometimes it don’t work, doesn’t mean it ain’t real
A augmentedA              A7A7
We had something different, we had something great
  G+G          A7A7
But somethings just wilt away

Chorus:
        G+G         D MajorD
But I kept the roses, right by my bed
           F# minorF#m
And they sure make me lonely
          A augmentedA
But I’m smilin’ instead
           E minorEm
‘Cause you weren’t the one babe
        B minorBm
But you were the closest
           G+G  A augmentedA
I let the rest of us go
        G+G  D MajorD
But I kept the roses

Bridge:
D MajorD
 La la la la
E minorEm
 La la la la
A augmentedA       A7A7        D MajorD
 La la la la la la la la la la

Chorus:
        G+G         D MajorD
But I kept the roses, right by my bed
           F# minorF#m
And they sure make me lonely
          A augmentedA
But I’m smilin’ instead
           E minorEm
‘Cause you weren’t the one babe
        B minorBm
But you were the closest
           G+G  A augmentedA
I let the rest of us go
        G+G  D MajorD
But I kept the roses

Outro:
           G+G A augmentedA
I let the rest of us go
        G+G  D MajorD
But I kept the roses