Yellow Roses Chords by Mary Duff

Tempo:
114 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mary Duff-Yellow Roses chords
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[G] [Em] [D]
[G]
[Em]
[A] [D] Hello, you said the day we [G] met, handing me a yellow rose.
[A] You asked me out and to your [G] surprise, and to mine, I [D] said I'd go.
I thought it so romantic [G] and sweet and bold.
Though we don't know
[D] just yet, yes, [A] to sing a [D] yellow rose.
And for years to come, you were the one [G] to sleep with me at night.
[A] To laugh and talk and share my [G] thoughts and hold me [D] when I cry.
And on every rare occasion [G] and reason too, I think the candle yellow [A] rose was [D] sent from you.
[Bm] Yellow rose,
[G] the color [D] of sunshine, you [A] loved me at one time.
Why did [D] you have to go?
[G] Yellow roses, are you sending [D] your yellow
[A] rose buds?
I [D] still do so.
I never see [Bm] a yellow [G] rose that I don't think of you.
[A] It's still my favorite flower, [G] though the yellows [D] turn to blue.
The day you left, my [G] teardrops fell upon your farewell note.
You said goodbye [D] like you said hello, [A] with a single [D] yellow rose.
[G] Yellow rose, the color [D] of sunshine, you [A] loved me at one time.
Why did [D] you have to go?
[G]
Yellow roses, are you sending [D] your
[A] yellow rose buds?
I [D] still love you so.
[G] Yellow rose, the color [D] of sunshine, you [A] loved me at one time.
Why did [D] you have to go?
[G]
Yellow rose, the color of
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Mary Duff - Yellow Roses chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, A, D, G, D and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] Hello, you said the day we [G] met, handing me a yellow rose.
_ [A] You asked me out and to your [G] surprise, and to mine, I [D] said I'd go.
_ I thought it so _ romantic [G] and _ _ sweet and bold.
Though we don't know _
[D] _ just yet, yes, [A] to sing a [D] yellow _ _ rose. _ _
And for years to come, you were the one [G] to sleep with me at night.
[A] To laugh and talk and share my [G] thoughts and hold me [D] when I cry. _
And on every rare _ occasion [G] and _ _ reason too, _ I think the candle _ _ yellow [A] rose was [D] sent from you.
_ _ [Bm] _ Yellow rose, _ _
[G] _ the color [D] of _ sunshine, you [A] loved me at one time.
Why did [D] you have to go?
_ _ _ _ [G] Yellow roses, _ are you sending [D] your yellow _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ rose buds?
_ I [D] still do so.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I never see [Bm] a yellow [G] rose _ that I don't think of you.
[A] _ _ It's still my favorite flower, [G] though the yellows [D] turn to blue.
_ _ The day you left, my [G] teardrops fell _ upon your farewell note.
You said goodbye [D] like you said hello, [A] with a single [D] yellow _ _ rose. _ _
[G] Yellow rose, _ _ _ the color [D] of _ sunshine, you [A] loved me at one time.
Why did [D] you have to go?
_ _ _ [G]
Yellow _ roses, _ are you sending [D] your _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ yellow rose buds?
I [D] still love you so. _ _ _
[G] Yellow rose, _ _ _ the color [D] of sunshine, _ _ you [A] loved me at one time.
Why did [D] you have to go?
_ _ _ _ [G]
Yellow rose, _ the color of

Facts about this song

This song, written by Dolly Parton, finds its place within the Through the Years album.

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