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David Allan Coe ? Rings Around Rosie
[Chorus]
GDon?t mention Rings Around CRosie
GShe won?t play that game aDgain
GIt?s gonna take more than Cposies
For GRosie to Dtrust any Gman.
GRosie tends to Cjudge all men
DBy what one fool has Gdone
She?s payin? for her Cbig mistake
She Dsays that games? no Gfun.
[Chorus]
GI know Rosie Cloves me 
And I?ll Dask her for her Ghand
But not today, Cshe?d run away
DHer heart needs time to Gmend.
GShe?ll be mine Cgiven time
If I Djump the gun we?ll be Gthrough
I love that girl with Call my heart
DThat?s why I?m askin? Gyou.
[Chorus]
When the Gtime is right I?ll Cask her
She gave Dup on matriGmony
She needs time to Cfind out
DMy love isn?t Gphoney.
[Chorus]
GYou say you?re just tryin? to Chelp me
You Dsay you don?t mean to be Gnosey
If what you say is true, then CI?m beggin? you  
DDon?t mention Rings Around GRosie.
GIf what you say is true, then CI?m beggin? you
Don?t Dmention no Rings Around GRosie.

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Rings Around Rosie

by David Allan Coe

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David Allan Coe ? Rings Around Rosie

[Chorus]

G C

Don?t mention Rings Around Rosie

G D

She won?t play that game again

G C

It?s gonna take more than posies

G D G

For Rosie to trust any man.

G C

Rosie tends to judge all men

D G

By what one fool has done

She?s payin? for her big mistake

D G

She says that games? no fun.

[Chorus]

G C

I know Rosie loves me

D G

And I?ll ask her for her hand

But not today, she?d run away

D G

Her heart needs time to mend.

G C

She?ll be mine given time

D G

If I jump the gun we?ll be through

I love that girl with all my heart

D G

That?s why I?m askin? you.

[Chorus]

G C

When the time is right I?ll ask her

D G

She gave up on matrimony

She needs time to find out

D G

My love isn?t phoney.

[Chorus]

G C

You say you?re just tryin? to help me

D G

You say you don?t mean to be nosey

If what you say is true, then I?m beggin? you

D G

Don?t mention Rings Around Rosie.

G C

If what you say is true, then I?m beggin? you

D G

Don?t mention no Rings Around Rosie.

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