I Threw Away The Rose Chords by Charley Pride
Tempo:
107.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#m]
[B]
[E]
Once I lived [A] the life of wine [E] and roses, [C#m] and [B] I drank a lot back then for one [E] concern.
Success for me [A] lay just [E] around the corner.
I [F#] thought my social friends would help me [B] make the turn.
But now [E] I'm paying [A] for the days of [E] wine and roses.
[D#] [C#m]
[B] A victim of the drunken life [E] I chose.
Now all my [A] social friends look [E] down their noses, [D#m] [C#m] cause [B] I kept the wine and threw away [E] the rose.
I
[A]
[E] [C#m]
[B]
[E] [C#m] [D#]
[E] stood by and [A] watched the bottle [E] take control of me.
[C#m]
[B] The turn I made was not the one [E] I'd planned.
And I watched my [A] social standings [E] slip away from me.
While [F#] I watched the bottle slowly [B] take command.
But [E] now I'm paying [A] for the days of [E] wine and roses.
[B] A victim of the drunken life [E] I chose.
Now all my [A] social friends look [E] down their noses, [G#m] [C#m] cause [B] I kept the wine and threw away [E] the rose.
[G#] [C#m] [B]
[E]
[N]
[B]
[E]
Once I lived [A] the life of wine [E] and roses, [C#m] and [B] I drank a lot back then for one [E] concern.
Success for me [A] lay just [E] around the corner.
I [F#] thought my social friends would help me [B] make the turn.
But now [E] I'm paying [A] for the days of [E] wine and roses.
[D#] [C#m]
[B] A victim of the drunken life [E] I chose.
Now all my [A] social friends look [E] down their noses, [D#m] [C#m] cause [B] I kept the wine and threw away [E] the rose.
I
[A]
[E] [C#m]
[B]
[E] [C#m] [D#]
[E] stood by and [A] watched the bottle [E] take control of me.
[C#m]
[B] The turn I made was not the one [E] I'd planned.
And I watched my [A] social standings [E] slip away from me.
While [F#] I watched the bottle slowly [B] take command.
But [E] now I'm paying [A] for the days of [E] wine and roses.
[B] A victim of the drunken life [E] I chose.
Now all my [A] social friends look [E] down their noses, [G#m] [C#m] cause [B] I kept the wine and threw away [E] the rose.
[G#] [C#m] [B]
[E]
[N]
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
F#
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Once I lived [A] the life of wine [E] and roses, _ _ _ [C#m] and [B] I drank a lot back then for one [E] _ concern. _ _ _ _
Success for me [A] lay just _ [E] around the corner.
_ _ _ I [F#] thought my social friends would help me _ [B] make the turn.
_ _ But now [E] I'm paying [A] for the days of [E] wine and _ roses.
_ _ [D#] _ [C#m] _
[B] A victim of the drunken life [E] I chose. _ _ _ _
Now all my [A] social friends look [E] down their _ _ _ noses, [D#m] [C#m] cause [B] I kept the wine and threw away [E] the rose.
_ I _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D#]
[E] stood by and [A] watched the bottle [E] take control of me.
_ _ [C#m]
[B] The turn I made was not the one [E] I'd planned.
_ _ And I watched my [A] social standings [E] slip away from me.
_ While [F#] I watched the bottle slowly _ [B] take command.
_ _ But [E] now I'm paying [A] for the days of [E] wine and _ roses. _ _ _
[B] A victim _ of the drunken life [E] I chose. _ _ _ _
Now all my [A] social friends look [E] down their _ _ _ noses, [G#m] [C#m] cause [B] I kept the wine and threw away [E] the rose.
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Once I lived [A] the life of wine [E] and roses, _ _ _ [C#m] and [B] I drank a lot back then for one [E] _ concern. _ _ _ _
Success for me [A] lay just _ [E] around the corner.
_ _ _ I [F#] thought my social friends would help me _ [B] make the turn.
_ _ But now [E] I'm paying [A] for the days of [E] wine and _ roses.
_ _ [D#] _ [C#m] _
[B] A victim of the drunken life [E] I chose. _ _ _ _
Now all my [A] social friends look [E] down their _ _ _ noses, [D#m] [C#m] cause [B] I kept the wine and threw away [E] the rose.
_ I _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D#]
[E] stood by and [A] watched the bottle [E] take control of me.
_ _ [C#m]
[B] The turn I made was not the one [E] I'd planned.
_ _ And I watched my [A] social standings [E] slip away from me.
_ While [F#] I watched the bottle slowly _ [B] take command.
_ _ But [E] now I'm paying [A] for the days of [E] wine and _ roses. _ _ _
[B] A victim _ of the drunken life [E] I chose. _ _ _ _
Now all my [A] social friends look [E] down their _ _ _ noses, [G#m] [C#m] cause [B] I kept the wine and threw away [E] the rose.
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _