Tuning
Standard EADGBE
Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
Rate for accuracy
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Key: D THE ROSES As recorded by Waylon Payne (2026 release) Intro: D G D Verse 1: D F#m7 Roll me down one more cigarette Em7 And I will watch it burn D All the way down to my fingers D Pour it slow F#m7 Two fingers of bourbon over ice F#m7 Ain't no need for water Em I never got over you D You had me and you let me go
Chorus: G If I thought that I could F#m I'd fall back with you in the roses G A D I’ve been lookin' for that place it seems for years G And if I thought that I could F#m I'd fall back with you in the roses A G But roses have thorns D Roses have thorns Verse 2: D Tell me was it real F#m Or just an illusion Em I remember you lovin' me D Tell me do you remember me too D You took control F#m7 Over my soul and my body F#m7 And you still hold the key Em7 D Oh, my baby, oh what you do to me Chorus: G If I thought that I could F#m I'd fall back with you in the roses G A D I’ve been lookin' for that place it seems for years G Oh,if I thought that I could F#m I'd fall back with you in the roses A G But roses have thorns D Roses have thorns Bridge: Gmaj7 There are nights when I think of you F#m L.A. and Baton Rouge with my head on your shoulder G A While you'd sing me to sleep G I could drink a case of you [Out-Chorus] G If I thought that I could F#m I'd fall back with you in the roses G A D I’ve been lookin' for that place it seems for years G Oh,if I thought that I could F#m I'd fall back with you in the roses A G But roses have thorns D Roses have thorns A G Roses have thorns F#m Roses have thorns
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The Roses Chords Info
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Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Chords: D, G, F#m7, Em7, Em, F#m, A, Gmaj7