Gene Watson – Paper Rosie (Guitar)

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Track 1 of 10 on the album "Paper Rosie" (1977) [Intro] C G7 F C G7 [Verse 1]
    F         C             F
The sun goes down in Calvin County

      G7                     C
Neon lights from an old beer sign

                                    F
Shown through the window out on the sidewalk

            G               C
As I walked in to pass the time

                                F
I looked around, sat down at a table

                 G7                 C
Ordered beef on rye and a glass of wine

                                        F
And through the door came a little old lady

        G7                                        C
She was selling paper roses and they only cost a dime
[Chorus]
      G7            F
Paper Rosie, Paper Rosie

    G7                                          C   
She sold you paper roses, but they only cost a dime
[Verse 2]
        C                    F
Silver hair that's lost its gold

           G7                    C
Trembling hands as she passed a rose

                                  F
Red crepe paper made nature's bouquet

                   G7                C
Help a little old lady, buy a rose today

                                    F
I took the rose from her trembling hand

             G7                          C
With eyes of age, she smiled and walked away

                                            F
Like a breath of spring, I could smell the rose

          G7                  C
It came alive and I heard her say:
[Chorus]
        G7             F
"Buy my roses, pretty roses

        G7                                        C
They're only made of paper, but they only cost a dime"
[Verse 3]
           C               F
I went to look for her outside

            G7               C
A spray of roses lay by her side

                              F
The sky lit up and the choir sang

            G7                        C
A thousand voices as the church bells rang
[Chorus]
            G7            F
They sang, "Rosie, Paper Rosie"

    G7                                          C
She sold you paper roses, but they only cost a dime

      G7            F
Paper Rosie, Paper Rosie

    G7                                          C   
She sold you paper roses, but they only cost a dime...