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Plastic Rose

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[How to Play]
For Strumming Pattern 1, use
(E) X \ X
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
where (E) means play low E string
and \ means downstroke
and if not using pick, strum Em chord while making a percussive slap on 2nd beat
for Strumming Pattern 1 only
For Chorus Phrases,
1 Baby, all you gave me was
2 Baby, all you gave me was a plastic, plastic
3 How'd you make it feel like love?
4 Baby, all you gave me was a plastic rose
Use Strumming Pattern 1 for Phrase 1
Use Strumming Pattern 2 for Phrases 2&3
Use Strumming Pattern 3 for Phrase 4
[Legend]
(E) - play the low E string
[Chords]
Em022000
Am002210
B7x21202
[Intro]
Em Am B7 B7
Em Am B7
[Verse 1]
All B7I Emgave to youAm  
B7Was my heart, my keys, my B7bed, my homeEm  Am  B7  
All B7I Emgave to youAm  
B7Was my time, my green, my B7favorite jeans, and Emeverything you chooseAm  B7  
[Pre-Chorus]
B7Tell me how, how, Emhow, how, Amhow, how, B7how
Can you take B7all thatEm, can you take Amall that?B7  
B7Tell me how, how, Emhow, how, Amhow, how, B7how
Oh can you take B7off thatEm  
And give one Amthing backB7  
Woah, B7oh
[Chorus]
(E) Em   Am   B7  B7  
Baby, all you gave me was
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic, plasB7tic
EmHow'd you make it feel Amlike love?B7  B7  
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic roseB7  
(E) Em   Am   B7  B7  
Baby, all you gave me was (all you gave me was)
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic, plasB7tic (plastic, plastic)
EmHow'd you make it feel Amlike love? (B7make it feel B7like love)
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic rose
[Verse 2]
All I Emasked to youAm  
B7Was to prove to me that B7you were realEm  Am  B7  
All B7I Emneed from youAm  
B7Was the pose, the breathe the B7sun, and life
EmSomething I can feeAmlB7  
[Pre-Chorus]
B7Tell me how, how, Emhow, how, Amhow, how, B7how
Can you fake B7all thatEm, can you fake Amall that?B7  
B7Tell me how, how, Emhow, how, Amhow, how, B7how
Can you fake B7all that?Em  
'Cause when I looAmk backB7  
Woah, B7oh
[Chorus]
(E) Em   Am   B7  B7  
Baby, all you gave me was
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic, plasB7tic
EmHow'd you make it feel Amlike love?B7  B7  
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic roseB7  
(E) Em   Am   B7  B7  
Baby, all you gave me was (all you gave me was)
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic, plasB7tic (plastic, plastic)
EmHow'd you make it feel Amlike love? (B7make it feel B7like love)
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic rose
[Bridge]
EmWoaAmh
YoB7u were something beautiB7ful, I knoEmwAm  
I B7wonder why our love B7could never EmgrowAm  
But B7you just couldn't hide it Emanymore, AmanymoreB7  
[Chorus]
(E) Em   Am   B7  B7  
Baby, all you gave me was (all you gave me was)
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic, plasB7tic (plastic, plastic)
EmHow'd you make it feel Amlike love?B7  B7  
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic rose (oh)
(E) Em   Am   B7  B7  
Baby, all you gave me was (baby all you gave me was)
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic, plasB7tic (plastic, plastic, yeah)
EmHow'd you make it feel Amlike love? (B7make it feel B7like love)
Em   Am   B7(E) Em  
Baby, all you gave me was a plastic rose (oh)
[Outro]
Am B7 B7
Em Am
B7Plastic rose B7(yeah)
Em Am B7 B7
EmBaby, all you gave Amme was a B7plastic rose
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