Chords for Cal Smith - I Threw Away The Rose
Tempo:
118.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G]
Once I lived [C] a life of wine [G] and roses, and [Bm] I [D] drank a lot back then for one [G]
concern.
Success for me [C] lay just around the [G] corner.
I [A] thought my social friends could help me [D] make the turn.
[G] And now I'm paying for [C] the days of [G] wine and roses.
[D] A victim of the drunken life [G] I chose.
Now all my [C] social friends looked [G] down their noses, cause [D] I kept the wine and threw away [G] the rose.
[C] [G]
[D]
[G]
I stood by and watched [C] the bottle [G] take control of me.
[D] The turn I took was not the one [G] I'd planned.
And I watched my [C] social standing [G] slip away from me, as [A] I watched the bottle slowly [D] take command.
[G] And now I'm paying for [C] the days of [G] wine and roses.
[D] A victim of the drunken life [G] I chose.
Now all my [C] social friends looked [G] down their noses, cause [D] I kept the wine and threw away [G] the rose.
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G]
Once I lived [C] a life of wine [G] and roses, and [Bm] I [D] drank a lot back then for one [G]
concern.
Success for me [C] lay just around the [G] corner.
I [A] thought my social friends could help me [D] make the turn.
[G] And now I'm paying for [C] the days of [G] wine and roses.
[D] A victim of the drunken life [G] I chose.
Now all my [C] social friends looked [G] down their noses, cause [D] I kept the wine and threw away [G] the rose.
[C] [G]
[D]
[G]
I stood by and watched [C] the bottle [G] take control of me.
[D] The turn I took was not the one [G] I'd planned.
And I watched my [C] social standing [G] slip away from me, as [A] I watched the bottle slowly [D] take command.
[G] And now I'm paying for [C] the days of [G] wine and roses.
[D] A victim of the drunken life [G] I chose.
Now all my [C] social friends looked [G] down their noses, cause [D] I kept the wine and threw away [G] the rose.
[D] [G]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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Once I lived [C] a life of wine [G] and roses, _ _ _ and [Bm] I [D] drank a lot back then for one [G] _
concern.
_ _ _ _ Success for me [C] lay just around the [G] corner.
_ _ _ I [A] thought my social friends could help me [D] make the turn.
_ _ [G] And now I'm paying for [C] the days of [G] wine and _ roses.
_ _ _ [D] A victim _ of the drunken life [G] I _ chose.
_ _ _ Now all my [C] social friends looked [G] down their _ _ _ noses, cause [D] I kept the wine and threw away [G] the rose. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ I stood by and watched [C] the bottle [G] take control of me.
_ [D] The turn I took was not the one [G] I'd planned.
_ _ And I watched my [C] social standing [G] slip away from _ me, as [A] I watched the bottle slowly _ [D] take command.
_ _ [G] And now I'm paying for [C] the days of [G] wine and _ roses.
_ _ _ [D] A victim of the drunken life [G] I chose.
_ _ _ Now all my [C] social friends looked [G] down their _ _ _ noses, cause [D] I kept the wine and threw away [G] the rose.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Once I lived [C] a life of wine [G] and roses, _ _ _ and [Bm] I [D] drank a lot back then for one [G] _
concern.
_ _ _ _ Success for me [C] lay just around the [G] corner.
_ _ _ I [A] thought my social friends could help me [D] make the turn.
_ _ [G] And now I'm paying for [C] the days of [G] wine and _ roses.
_ _ _ [D] A victim _ of the drunken life [G] I _ chose.
_ _ _ Now all my [C] social friends looked [G] down their _ _ _ noses, cause [D] I kept the wine and threw away [G] the rose. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ I stood by and watched [C] the bottle [G] take control of me.
_ [D] The turn I took was not the one [G] I'd planned.
_ _ And I watched my [C] social standing [G] slip away from _ me, as [A] I watched the bottle slowly _ [D] take command.
_ _ [G] And now I'm paying for [C] the days of [G] wine and _ roses.
_ _ _ [D] A victim of the drunken life [G] I chose.
_ _ _ Now all my [C] social friends looked [G] down their _ _ _ noses, cause [D] I kept the wine and threw away [G] the rose.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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