Gene Watson - Paper Rosie guitar chord

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Intro: Pick chords from C to F, G, back to C

C F

The sun goes down in Calvin County

G 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

G C

ordered beef on rye and a glass of wine

C F

and through the door came a little old lady

G C

she was sellin' paper roses and they old cost a dime

*Chorus*

G F

Paper Rosie, Paper Rosie

G C

she sold ya paper roses but they only cost a dime

Silver hair that's lost it's gold

trembling hands as she passed a row

red cray paper made nature's bouquet

help a little old lady buy a rose today

I took the rose from her trembling hand

with eyes of age she smiled and walked away

like a breath of spring I could smell the rose

it came alive and I heard her say

*Chorus*

Buy my roses, pretty roses

they're only made of paper but they only cost a dime

I went to look for her outside

a spray of roses lay by her side

the sky lit up and the choir sang

a thousand voices as the church bells rang

*Chorus*

They sang Rosie, Paper Rosie

She sold ya paper roses but they only cost a dime

Paper Rosie, Paper Rosie

She sold ya paper roses but they only cost a dime