Elvis Presley – Mama Liked The Roses (Ukulele)

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Recorded by Elvis Presley Written by Johnny Christopher
C                 Dm     G7                   C     A7
Oh mama liked the roses she grew them in the yard

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But winter always came around and made the growing way too hard

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Oh mama liked the roses and when she had the time

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She'd decorate the living room for all us kids to see

                D7            G7             D7       G7
When I hear the Sunday bells ringing in the morning

           E7      A7               D7   G7
I remember crying when she used to sing

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Oh mama liked the roses but most of all she cared

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About the way we learned to live and if we said our prayers
Spoken:
Dm       G7
You know I kept the family bible

C                          A7
With a rose that she saved inside

Dm                         E7
It was pressed between the pages

     A7
Like it had found a place to hide

        Dm               G7                C    A7
Oh mama liked the roses in such a special way

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We bring them every mother's day and put them on her grave

                  Dm     G7    C   A7
Oh mama liked the roses mm-mm-mm

               Dm     G7    C   A7
Mama liked the roses mm-mm-mm

                  Dm     G7    C
Oh mama liked the roses mm-mm-mm