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Roses Are Red

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EA long long tB7ime ago on graduatEion day
You handed Ame your book   B7I signed this wEay
ERoses are rAed my love violets are bElue
Sugar is sAweet my love B7but not as sweet as Eyou
EWe dated thB7rough high school and when the bEig day came
I wrote iAnto your book   B7next to my nEame
ERoses are rAed my love violets are bElue
Sugar is sAweet my love B7but not as sweet as Eyou
  AThen I went B7far away and yEou found someone new
  AI read your leB7tter dear and EI wrote back to you
Roses are rAed my love violets are bElue
Sugar is sAweet my love good lB7uck may God bless yEou too
Is that your lB7ittle girl she looks a lEot like you
Someday some a Aboy will write   B7in her book tEoo
ERoses are rAed my love violets are bElue
Sugar is sAweet my love B7but not as sweet as Eyou

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Roses Are Red

by Freddy Fender

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E B7 E

A long long time ago on graduation day

A B7 E

You handed me your book I signed this way

E A E

Roses are red my love violets are blue

A B7 E

Sugar is sweet my love but not as sweet as you

E B7 E

We dated through high school and when the big day came

A B7 E

I wrote into your book next to my name

E A E

Roses are red my love violets are blue

A B7 E

Sugar is sweet my love but not as sweet as you

A B7 E

Then I went far away and you found someone new

A B7 E

I read your letter dear and I wrote back to you

A E

Roses are red my love violets are blue

A B7 E

Sugar is sweet my love good luck may God bless you too

B7 E

Is that your little girl she looks a lot like you

A B7 E

Someday some a boy will write in her book too

E A E

Roses are red my love violets are blue

A B7 E

Sugar is sweet my love but not as sweet as you

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