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"Buy Me A Rose"
Key Eb capo 1
[Intro]
D   G   G
[Verse 1]
DHe works hard to Agive her all he Gthinks she wantsA  
DThree car garage, Aher own credit GcardsA  
He Bmpulls in late to Awake her up   Dwith a kiss goodGnight
  AIf he could Gonly read her Dmind she'd Em7say
[Chorus]
ABuy me a Drose, call me from Bmwork
Open a Gdoor for me what would it Ahurt
Show me you Dlove me by that look in your Geye
DThese are the little Athings I need the most in my DlifeD  G  A  
[Verse 2]
Now the Ddays have grown to Ayears of feeling Gall aloneA  
DShe can't help but Awonder what she's Gdoing wrongA  
BmLately she'd try Aanything  Dto turn his Ghead
  AWould it make a Gdifference if she'd DsaidEm7  
[Chorus]
ABuy me a Drose, call me from Bmwork
Open a Gdoor for me what would it Ahurt
Show me you Dlove me by that look in your Geye
DThese are the little Athings I need the most in my DlifeD  
[Bridge/Verse 3:]
And the Bmmore that he lives, the Aless that he tries
To Gshow her the love that Dhe holds inside
And the Bmmore that she gives, the Amore that he sees
GThis is a story of you and Ame
[Chorus]
  ASo I bought you a Drose on the way home from Bmwork
To open the Gdoor to a heart that I Ahurt
And I hope you Dnoticed this look in my Geye
Cause DI'm gonna make things Aright for the rest of your Dlife
The rest of your BmlifeA  
And GI'm gonna hold you tonight
DDo all those little Athings for the rest of your DlifeD  G  A  D  

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Buy Me A Rose

by Kenny Rogers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

"Buy Me A Rose"

Key Eb capo 1

[Intro]

D G G

[Verse 1]

D A G A

He works hard to give her all he thinks she wants

D A G A

Three car garage, her own credit cards

Bm A D G

He pulls in late to wake her up with a kiss goodnight

A G D Em7

If he could only read her mind she'd say

[Chorus]

A D Bm

Buy me a rose, call me from work

G A

Open a door for me what would it hurt

D G

Show me you love me by that look in your eye

D A D D G A

These are the little things I need the most in my life

[Verse 2]

D A G A

Now the days have grown to years of feeling all alone

D A G A

She can't help but wonder what she's doing wrong

Bm A D G

Lately she'd try anything to turn his head

A G D Em7

Would it make a difference if she'd said

[Chorus]

A D Bm

Buy me a rose, call me from work

G A

Open a door for me what would it hurt

D G

Show me you love me by that look in your eye

D A D D

These are the little things I need the most in my life

[Bridge/Verse 3:]

Bm A

And the more that he lives, the less that he tries

G D

To show her the love that he holds inside

Bm A

And the more that she gives, the more that he sees

G A

This is a story of you and me

[Chorus]

A D Bm

So I bought you a rose on the way home from work

G A

To open the door to a heart that I hurt

D G

And I hope you noticed this look in my eye

D A D

Cause I'm gonna make things right for the rest of your life

Bm A

The rest of your life

And I'm gonna hold you tonight

D A D D G A D

Do all those little things for the rest of your life

About Buy Me A Rose Chords by Kenny Rogers

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The chords for "Buy Me A Rose" show the original chord names (including A, Eb, D, G, Bm, Em7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.