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One Red Rose

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Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
GThe rain came down on the D/F#tin roof
Hardly a Csound was left from the D/F#birthday party
CThe kitchen light
Fell aDsleep
On the bedroom GfloD/F#or
GMe and her were D/F#talking softer
CThan all the time
BeD/F#fore I lost her
CPicture sat on D/F#top
Of the chest of Gdrawers
[Chorus]
COne red Drose in the GBible
CPressed between the Gholy alphaDbet
CProbably wouldn't Dbelieve ya
If you Gtold me
But what I Cnever knew
I Dnever will forGgetC  D  G  
[Verse 2]
GRainy nights get D/F#dark real early
Her Cdress was soft
And her D/F#hair was curly
We Cdanced around the Dtable
To the old banGjoD  
GRainy nights were D/F#made for lovers
We Clay there still
D/F#Beneath the covers
And CI ain't nDever felt
Like that beGfore
[Chorus]
COne red Drose in the GBible
CPressed between the Gholy alphaDbet
CProbably wouldn't Dbelieve ya
If you Gtold me
But what I Cnever knew
I Dnever will forGget
[Instrumental]
C  D  G
C  G  D
C  D  G
C  D  G
[Chorus]
COne red Drose in the GBible
CPressed between the Gholy alphaDbet
CProbably wouldn't Dbelieve ya
If you Gtold me
But what I Cnever knew
I Dnever will forGget
But what I Cnever knew
I Dnever will forGget

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One Red Rose

by John Prine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

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Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G D/F#

The rain came down on the tin roof

C D/F#

Hardly a sound was left from the birthday party

The kitchen light

Fell asleep

G D/F#

On the bedroom floor

G D/F#

Me and her were talking softer

Than all the time

D/F#

Before I lost her

C D/F#

Picture sat on top

Of the chest of drawers

[Chorus]

C D G

One red rose in the Bible

C G D

Pressed between the holy alphabet

C D

Probably wouldn't believe ya

If you told me

But what I never knew

D G C D G

I never will forget

[Verse 2]

G D/F#

Rainy nights get dark real early

Her dress was soft

D/F#

And her hair was curly

C D

We danced around the table

G D

To the old banjo

G D/F#

Rainy nights were made for lovers

We lay there still

D/F#

Beneath the covers

C D

And I ain't never felt

Like that before

[Chorus]

C D G

One red rose in the Bible

C G D

Pressed between the holy alphabet

C D

Probably wouldn't believe ya

If you told me

But what I never knew

D G

I never will forget

[Instrumental]

C D G

C G D

C D G

[Chorus]

C D G

One red rose in the Bible

C G D

Pressed between the holy alphabet

C D

Probably wouldn't believe ya

If you told me

But what I never knew

D G

I never will forget

But what I never knew

D G

I never will forget

About One Red Rose Chords by John Prine

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