I Threw Away The Rose Chords by Hank Snow
Tempo:
113.6 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[D] [G] [Bb]
[Eb]
Once I [Ab] lived a life of wine and [Eb] roses, and I [Bb] drank a lot back then for one [Eb] concern.
Success for me [Ab] lay just around [Eb] the corner.
I thought [F] my social friends would help me make the [Bb] time.
But now [Eb] I'm paying for [Ab] the days of [Eb] wine and roses, [Bb] a victim of the drunken life [Eb] I chose.
Now all my [Ab] social friends looked down [Eb] their noses, [Cm] but [Bb] I kept the wine and threw away [Eb] the grope.
[Cm] [Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
I stood by and [Ab] watched the bottle [Eb] take control of me.
[Bb] The turn I made was not the one [Eb] I planned.
And I watched my [Ab] social standing slip [Eb] away from me, while [F] I watched the bottle slowly take [Gm] command.
[Bb]
And [Eb] now I'm paying for [Ab] the days of [Eb] wine and roses, [Bb] a victim of the drunken [Eb] life I chose.
Now all my [Ab] social friends looked down [Eb] their noses, but [Bb] I kept the wine and threw away [Eb] the
[Bb]
[Eb] grope.
[D] [G] [Bb]
[Eb]
Once I [Ab] lived a life of wine and [Eb] roses, and I [Bb] drank a lot back then for one [Eb] concern.
Success for me [Ab] lay just around [Eb] the corner.
I thought [F] my social friends would help me make the [Bb] time.
But now [Eb] I'm paying for [Ab] the days of [Eb] wine and roses, [Bb] a victim of the drunken life [Eb] I chose.
Now all my [Ab] social friends looked down [Eb] their noses, [Cm] but [Bb] I kept the wine and threw away [Eb] the grope.
[Cm] [Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
I stood by and [Ab] watched the bottle [Eb] take control of me.
[Bb] The turn I made was not the one [Eb] I planned.
And I watched my [Ab] social standing slip [Eb] away from me, while [F] I watched the bottle slowly take [Gm] command.
[Bb]
And [Eb] now I'm paying for [Ab] the days of [Eb] wine and roses, [Bb] a victim of the drunken [Eb] life I chose.
Now all my [Ab] social friends looked down [Eb] their noses, but [Bb] I kept the wine and threw away [Eb] the
[Bb]
[Eb] grope.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
Cm
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Once I [Ab] lived a life of wine and [Eb] roses, _ _ _ and I [Bb] drank a lot back then for one [Eb] concern. _ _ _ _
_ Success for me [Ab] lay just around [Eb] the corner. _ _ _
I thought [F] my social friends would help me make the [Bb] time.
_ _ But now [Eb] I'm paying for [Ab] the days of [Eb] wine and _ roses, _ _ _ [Bb] a victim of the drunken life [Eb] I chose. _ _ _ _
Now all my [Ab] social friends looked down [Eb] their _ _ _ _ noses, [Cm] but [Bb] I kept the wine and threw away [Eb] the _ _ grope. _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I stood by and [Ab] watched the bottle _ [Eb] take control of _ me.
_ [Bb] The turn I made was not the one [Eb] I planned. _ _ _
And I watched my [Ab] social standing slip [Eb] away from _ me, while [F] I watched the bottle slowly take [Gm] command.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
And [Eb] now I'm paying for [Ab] the days of [Eb] wine and roses, _ _ _ [Bb] a victim of the drunken _ [Eb] life I chose. _ _ _
Now all my [Ab] social friends looked down [Eb] their _ _ _ _ noses, but [Bb] I kept the wine and threw away [Eb] the _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ grope.
[D] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Once I [Ab] lived a life of wine and [Eb] roses, _ _ _ and I [Bb] drank a lot back then for one [Eb] concern. _ _ _ _
_ Success for me [Ab] lay just around [Eb] the corner. _ _ _
I thought [F] my social friends would help me make the [Bb] time.
_ _ But now [Eb] I'm paying for [Ab] the days of [Eb] wine and _ roses, _ _ _ [Bb] a victim of the drunken life [Eb] I chose. _ _ _ _
Now all my [Ab] social friends looked down [Eb] their _ _ _ _ noses, [Cm] but [Bb] I kept the wine and threw away [Eb] the _ _ grope. _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I stood by and [Ab] watched the bottle _ [Eb] take control of _ me.
_ [Bb] The turn I made was not the one [Eb] I planned. _ _ _
And I watched my [Ab] social standing slip [Eb] away from _ me, while [F] I watched the bottle slowly take [Gm] command.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
And [Eb] now I'm paying for [Ab] the days of [Eb] wine and roses, _ _ _ [Bb] a victim of the drunken _ [Eb] life I chose. _ _ _
Now all my [Ab] social friends looked down [Eb] their _ _ _ _ noses, but [Bb] I kept the wine and threw away [Eb] the _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ grope.