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Red Rose

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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CYour father sat with the night's first drink
FYour mother washed the dishes in the sink
GYou stood on the steps, wearing your best
One red rose on a new black Cdress
[Verse 2]
CWhen we walked under the powerlines
FI dreamed about it a thousand times
GYou weren't like the rest
One red rose on a new black Cdress
[Chorus]
FOne red rose on a new black Cdress
FCrushing it between our Cchests
GTonight I'll wonder where you'll be
One dead rose is all I Csee
[Verse 3]
CWe hid in the weeds and we hid in the grass
FListening to the cars on the highway pass
Then Gyou put me to the test
One red rose on a new black Cdress
[Instrumental]
C  F  G  C
[Chorus]
FOne red rose on a new black Cdress
FCrushing it between our Cchests
Tonight I'll wonder where you'll Gbe
One dead rose is all I Csee
[Verse 4]
CThen you said we could never come back
FAnd walked away through the housing tract
GLeaving me with what's left
One red rose from a new black Cdress
[Chorus]
FOne red rose on a new black Cdress
FCrushing it between our Cchests
GTonight I'll wonder where you'll be
One dead rose is all I Csee
[Outro]
C  F  G  C  C  F  G  C

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Red Rose

by The Blasters

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Your father sat with the night's first drink

Your mother washed the dishes in the sink

You stood on the steps, wearing your best

One red rose on a new black dress

[Verse 2]

When we walked under the powerlines

I dreamed about it a thousand times

You weren't like the rest

One red rose on a new black dress

[Chorus]

F C

One red rose on a new black dress

F C

Crushing it between our chests

Tonight I'll wonder where you'll be

One dead rose is all I see

[Verse 3]

We hid in the weeds and we hid in the grass

Listening to the cars on the highway pass

Then you put me to the test

One red rose on a new black dress

[Instrumental]

C F G C

[Chorus]

F C

One red rose on a new black dress

F C

Crushing it between our chests

Tonight I'll wonder where you'll be

One dead rose is all I see

[Verse 4]

Then you said we could never come back

And walked away through the housing tract

Leaving me with what's left

One red rose from a new black dress

[Chorus]

F C

One red rose on a new black dress

F C

Crushing it between our chests

Tonight I'll wonder where you'll be

One dead rose is all I see

[Outro]

C F G C C F G C

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