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Capo 3: Baritone Ukuelele Version (DGBE tuning)
[Intro]
E A E A
[Verse 1]
EIt's not all about rAoses, roses
EIt's not all about loAve
EIt's not all about goAod times, good times
EIt's not all about uAs
[Chorus 1]
F#mWhen you're not heAre
F#mWhen you're not hAere
F#mI disappeAar
[Verse 2]
EMy friends ask me where I've Abeen, I've been
EI lie and say I've been aroAund
EBut really I've been in my Abed, my bed
EHiding underneath a cloAud
[Chorus 2]
F#mWhen you're not heAre
F#mWhen you're not heAre
F#mI disappeaAr
[Verse 3]
EIt's not all about rAoses, roses
EIt's not all about lAove
EIt's not all about gAood times, good times
EIt's not all about Aus
[Chorus 3]
F#mWhen you're not heAre
F#mWhen you're not heAre
F#mI disappeaAr
EOoh-ooh-oAoh, come back
ESoo-ooh-oAon
EOoh-ooh-oAoh, come back
ESoo-ooh-oAon
EOoh-ooh-oAoh, come back
ESoo-ooh-oAon
EOoh-ooh-oAoh, come back
ESoo-ooh-oAon
[Verse 4]
EIt's not all about haAppy, happy
EIt's not all about sAad
EIt's a little bit nuAmbing, numbing
EIt's a little bit Abad
[Outro]
F#mWhen you're not heAre
F#mWhen you're not heAre
F#mI disappeaAr

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Roses

by Meiko

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo 3: Baritone Ukuelele Version (DGBE tuning)

[Intro]

E A E A

[Verse 1]

E A

It's not all about roses, roses

E A

It's not all about love

E A

It's not all about good times, good times

E A

It's not all about us

[Chorus 1]

F#m A

When you're not here

F#m A

When you're not here

F#m A

I disappear

[Verse 2]

E A

My friends ask me where I've been, I've been

E A

I lie and say I've been around

E A

But really I've been in my bed, my bed

E A

Hiding underneath a cloud

[Chorus 2]

F#m A

When you're not here

F#m A

When you're not here

F#m A

I disappear

[Verse 3]

E A

It's not all about roses, roses

E A

It's not all about love

E A

It's not all about good times, good times

E A

It's not all about us

[Chorus 3]

F#m A

When you're not here

F#m A

When you're not here

F#m A

I disappear

E A

Ooh-ooh-ooh, come back

E A

Soo-ooh-oon

E A

Ooh-ooh-ooh, come back

E A

Soo-ooh-oon

E A

Ooh-ooh-ooh, come back

E A

Soo-ooh-oon

E A

Ooh-ooh-ooh, come back

E A

Soo-ooh-oon

[Verse 4]

E A

It's not all about happy, happy

E A

It's not all about sad

E A

It's a little bit numbing, numbing

E A

It's a little bit bad

[Outro]

F#m A

When you're not here

F#m A

When you're not here

F#m A

I disappear

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