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I Threw Away The Rose

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I Threw Away The Rose
Performed by : Merle Haggard
Recorded in the key of Ab
Play Song in Capo 1 G
[Instrumental]
G                 C                       G
Now all my social friends look down their noses
        D                 D7             G
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
[Verse]
G              C                  G
Once I lived a life...of wine and roses 
       D                              G
And I drank...a lot back then for one concern
                   C                 G
Success for me lay just...around the corner
             A                    A7              D
I thought my social friends would help me make me turn
[Chorus]
            G             C               G
NC                                        
But now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses
   D                             G
A victim...of the drunken life I chose
                  C                       G
Now all my social friends look down their noses
        D                 D7             G
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
[Instrumental]
 G                 C                      G
Now all my social friends look down their noses
        D                 D7             G
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
[Verse]
G                            C                G
I stood by and watched...the bottle take con-trol of me
    D                                 G
The turn I made was not...the one I'd planned
                         C             G
And I watched my social standings slip away from me
         A                  A7            D
While I watched the bottle slowly...take command
[Chorus]
            G             C               G
NC                                        
But now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses
   D                             G
A victim...of the drunken life I chose
                   C                      G
Now all my social friends look down their noses
        D                 D7             G
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
[Outro]
        D                 D7             G    G
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose

I Threw Away The Rose chords and lyrics

Free chords for I Threw Away The Rose by Merle Haggard. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

I Threw Away The Rose
Performed by : Merle Haggard
Recorded in the key of Ab
Play Song in Capo 1 G
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

I Threw Away The Rose Chords by Merle Haggard

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The chords for "I Threw Away The Rose" show the original chord names (including Ab, G, C, D, D7, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.