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Poisoned Rose

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The Poisoned Rose
(N.C.) Eb Ab
The poisoned rose
That you gave to EbmeAb  
It left me Ebhalf aClive
And Fhalf in ecstaBbsyB9  Bb  Eb  
But if half of your loveEb7  
Ab7Is all I can Adim7win
EbGive me just a C7fraction
But F7no more BbmedicineEb  Ab7  Eb  
The BbpoiBb+soned EbroseAb  
On a Valentine EbcardAb  
That you take Ebstraight to the Cheart
That Fyou call my junkBbyardB9  Bb  Eb  
But if all I can doEb7  
Ab7is save pieces of F7you
The piece of your Ebmind
The piece of your Eb7heartAb7  
Didn't tear me aAdim7part
Like the poisoned roseF7  
I received Gm7from youBb7  Ab  
I don't knowDb9+11  
How we came to growEb  
Into this Bbvery sad EbaffairF7  
Everytime we do the decent thing
Somebody B9spikes the drinkBb9  
And a single becomes a pair
(N.C.) Eb Bb7
The poisoned rose
That you wear at your Eb7bestAb7  
That I keep Ebpressed between the C7white sheets
Where F7you lie half unBbdressedB9  Bb  Eb  
I threw away my shirt and shoes
You Eb7looked and I dived inAb7  
It's just you and me nowF7  
'Cause I threw away the ginEb  
I threw away your alibis
And Eb7all your worn-out clothesAb7  
I threw myself upon the floor
But Adim7I couldn't throw away
This poisoned EbroseAb  
This poisoned EbroseAb  
(N.C.) Eb
This poisoned rose
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