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Stop And Smell The Roses:Mac Davis.
#9 (#40 C/W) in 1974.
#1.
GHey Mister, where you Cgoing in such a Ghurry?
Don't you think it's Ctime you Greal..DizedA?D7  
D7There's a Cwhole lot more to life than work and Gworry.
The Emsweetest things in life are free,
and they're Fright before your Ceyes.
CHORUS:
CYou got to Gstop, and smell the CRoses.
You got to Gcount your many A7blessings every Dday.
D7You're gonna Gfind the way to G7Heaven is a Crough
and rocky Groad..
Gif you don't stop and smell the DRoses along the CwayAm7.G  
#2.
GBefore you went to Cwork this morning in the GcityC..
did Gyou spent some time Cwith your Dfamil..D7y?
D7Did you Ckiss your wife and tell her that she's Gpretty?
Did you Emtake your children to your breast and 
Flove them tender..Cly?
CHORUS:
CYou got to Gstop, and smell the CRoses.
You got to Gcount your many A7blessings every Dday.
D7You're gonna Gfind the way to G7Heaven is a Crough
and rocky Groad..
Gif you don't stop and smell the DRoses along the CwayAm7.G  
#3.(Key change.)
ADid you ever take a Dwalk through the AforestD?
AStop and dream a while Damong the EtreesB?E  
EWell, you can Dlook up through the leaves right 
straight to AHeaven..
You can F#malmost hear the voice of God in Geach and 
every Dbreeze.
CHORUS:
You got to Astop, and smell the DRoses.
You've got to Acount your many Bblessings every Eday.
You're gonna Afind the way to Heaven is a Drough 
and rocky Aroad..
Aif you don't stop and smell the ERoses along the DwayA.
CHORUS:(Key change.)
You got to Bstop, and smell the ERoses.
You've got to Bcount your many C#blessings every F#day.
You're gonna Bfind your way to Heaven is a Erough 
and rocky Broad..
Bif you don't stop and smell the F#Roses along the EwaBy.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Stop And Smell The Roses

by Mac Davis

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Am7

F#m

Stop And Smell The Roses:Mac Davis.

#9 (#40 C/W) in 1974.

#1.

G C G

Hey Mister, where you going in such a hurry?

C G D A D7

Don't you think it's time you real..ized?

D7 C G

There's a whole lot more to life than work and worry.

The sweetest things in life are free,

F C

and they're right before your eyes.

CHORUS:

C G C

You got to stop, and smell the Roses.

G A7 D

You got to count your many blessings every day.

D7 G G7 C

You're gonna find the way to Heaven is a rough

and rocky road..

G D C Am7 G

if you don't stop and smell the Roses along the way.

#2.

G C G C

Before you went to work this morning in the city..

G C D D7

did you spent some time with your famil..y?

D7 C G

Did you kiss your wife and tell her that she's pretty?

Did you take your children to your breast and

F C

love them tender..ly?

CHORUS:

C G C

You got to stop, and smell the Roses.

G A7 D

You got to count your many blessings every day.

D7 G G7 C

You're gonna find the way to Heaven is a rough

and rocky road..

G D C Am7 G

if you don't stop and smell the Roses along the way.

#3.(Key change.)

A D A D

Did you ever take a walk through the forest?

A D E B E

Stop and dream a while among the trees?

E D

Well, you can look up through the leaves right

straight to Heaven..

F#m G

You can almost hear the voice of God in each and

every breeze.

CHORUS:

A D

You got to stop, and smell the Roses.

A B E

You've got to count your many blessings every day.

A D

You're gonna find the way to Heaven is a rough

and rocky road..

A E D A

if you don't stop and smell the Roses along the way.

CHORUS:(Key change.)

B E

You got to stop, and smell the Roses.

B C# F#

You've got to count your many blessings every day.

B E

You're gonna find your way to Heaven is a rough

and rocky road..

B F# E B

if you don't stop and smell the Roses along the way.

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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