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Papa's Roses by Pat Benatar
Album: Innamorata
Track 12
1997
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
A:        x02220
E:        022100
F#m:      244222
C#m:      x46654
D:        xx0232
Bm:       x24432
(To make it easier put a capo on the 2nd fret and replace the chords above G, D, Em, Bm,  C& Am)
   Intro:           A        E              F#mx 3            C#m        E  F#m  
 Verse:
 AI picked a rEose this morF#mning
 And it wAas so frEesh it looked likF#me it was crying
 AI thought how sEad to be so F#mbeautiful
 Only to wAither and dEieF#m  
 Chorus:
 ALike papa's rEoses, F#msoft and pale
 ALike petals thrEown in the F#mdirt
 AOnly silEence is F#mspoken here
 All that grows hDere is hurt
 EAnd papa's roAsesE  F#m  A  E  F#m  
 Verse:
 APapa wasn't reEally a F#mhardened man
 AHe could be tEender at F#mtimes
 AI remembEer it was like a F#mholiday
 When he was gAentle and kEindF#m  
 AHe gave those flEowers his F#mheart and soul
 AI wish he'd sEaved some for F#mme
 AIt would have bEeen such a F#msimple thing 
 For me tDo beE  
 Chorus:
 ALike papa's rEoses, F#msoft and pale
 ALike petals thrEown in the F#mdirt
 AOnly silEence is F#mspoken here
 All that grows hDere is hurtE  
 D      Bm      E      F#m      D      Bm      D      E
 Verse:
 AVoices that whEisper F#msoft and low
 AForever bEuried inF#mside
 AHaunted by Eimages F#mdark and cold
 Forever bAurned in your mEindF#m  
 ABut I dreEamed I could F#mfly away
 ALike an angEel I'd F#mfly
 ATo a plEace where I could F#mforget
 Forget thDat I was lEike
Chorus:
 ALike papa's rEoses, F#msoft and pale
 ALike petals thrEown in the F#mdirt
 AOnly silEence is F#mspoken here
 All that grows hDere is hurt
 EAnd papa's roAses
 ALike papa's rEoses, F#msoft and pale
 ALike petals thrEown in the F#mdirt
 AOnly silEence is F#mspoken here
 All that grows hDere is hurt
 EAnd papa's roAsesE  F#m  
 Papa's rAosesE  F#m  
 Papa's rAosesE  F#m  
 A      E        A

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Papas Roses

by Pat Benatar

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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F#m

C#m

Papa's Roses by Pat Benatar

Album: Innamorata

Track 12

1997

Standard Tuning

No Capo

Chords:

A: x02220

E: 022100

F#m: 244222

C#m: x46654

D: xx0232

Bm: x24432

G D Em Bm C Am

(To make it easier put a capo on the 2nd fret and replace the chords above , , , , & )

A E F#m C#m E F#m

Intro: x 3

Verse:

A E F#m

I picked a rose this morning

A E F#m

And it was so fresh it looked like it was crying

A E F#m

I thought how sad to be so beautiful

A E F#m

Only to wither and die

Chorus:

A E F#m

Like papa's roses, soft and pale

A E F#m

Like petals thrown in the dirt

A E F#m

Only silence is spoken here

All that grows here is hurt

E A E F#m A E F#m

And papa's roses

Verse:

A E F#m

Papa wasn't really a hardened man

A E F#m

He could be tender at times

A E F#m

I remember it was like a holiday

A E F#m

When he was gentle and kind

A E F#m

He gave those flowers his heart and soul

A E F#m

I wish he'd saved some for me

A E F#m

It would have been such a simple thing

D E

For me to be

Chorus:

A E F#m

Like papa's roses, soft and pale

A E F#m

Like petals thrown in the dirt

A E F#m

Only silence is spoken here

D E

All that grows here is hurt

D Bm E F#m D Bm D E

Verse:

A E F#m

Voices that whisper soft and low

A E F#m

Forever buried inside

A E F#m

Haunted by images dark and cold

A E F#m

Forever burned in your mind

A E F#m

But I dreamed I could fly away

A E F#m

Like an angel I'd fly

A E F#m

To a place where I could forget

D E

Forget that I was like

Chorus:

A E F#m

Like papa's roses, soft and pale

A E F#m

Like petals thrown in the dirt

A E F#m

Only silence is spoken here

All that grows here is hurt

E A

And papa's roses

A E F#m

Like papa's roses, soft and pale

A E F#m

Like petals thrown in the dirt

A E F#m

Only silence is spoken here

All that grows here is hurt

E A E F#m

And papa's roses

A E F#m

Papa's roses

A E F#m

Papa's roses

A E A

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