Paper Roses Vera Lynn & Sue Thompson, Floyd Cramer Chords
Tempo:
117.65 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
B
D#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[F#] [B]
[C#] [F#]
[F] [B] [C#] [F#] I realized the way your [C#] eyes deceived me
tender looks that I mistook [F#] for love
[F#] So take away the flowers that [B] you gave me
[C#] And send the kind that you [F#] remind me of
[A#] [B] Paper roses, [C#]
[B] paper [F#] roses
[C#] [F#]
[F] [B] [C#] [F#] I realized the way your [C#] eyes deceived me
tender looks that I mistook [F#] for love
[F#] So take away the flowers that [B] you gave me
[C#] And send the kind that you [F#] remind me of
[A#] [B] Paper roses, [C#]
[B] paper [F#] roses
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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [B] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] I realized the way your [C#] eyes deceived me
_ _ _ With tender looks that I mistook [F#] for love
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#] So take away the flowers that [B] you gave me _ _
[C#] And send the kind that you _ _ [F#] remind me of _ _
_ [A#] _ [B] Paper _ roses, [C#] _
_ _ _ [B] paper _ [F#] roses
[D#] _ _ Oh, how [G#m] green those [C#] roses seemed [F#] to _ be
_ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] [B] But they're only _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] imitation
_ [D#] _ _ Like [G#m]
your _ imitation [C#] _ love [F#] for me
_ _ [B] _ [C#] I _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [B] _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ thought that you would be a [D#] [C#] perfect lover _
You _ _ _ seem so full of sweetness [F#] at the star _
[B] But _ [C#] _ _ [F#] like a big red rose that's [B] made of paper
_ _ _ _ [C#] There _ isn't any sweetness in [F#] your heart
_ _ _ _ Paper [B] _ roses, _ [C#] _ _ _
paper [F#] _ roses
_ [D#] _ _
Oh, [G#m] how real [C#] those roses seemed [F#] to be _ _ _ _
_ [B] But they're only [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] imitation
_ _ _ [D#] _
_ Like [G#m] your _ imitation [C#] _ love [F#] for _ _ [B] me
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] I _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [C#] _ [G#] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [C#] _
[D#] _ [G#] _ realized _ _ _ _ [D#] the way your eyes deceived _ _ me
With tender looks that I mistook [G#] for _ love
_ [Cm] _
So [G#] take away the flowers that [C#] you gave _ me _
And [D#] send the kind that you remind [G#] _ _ _ _ me of
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#]
Paper [G#] _ roses, _ _ _ _ [A#m] paper roses
Oh, how real those roses [D#] _ _
seemed to [G#] _ _ _ be _
But [C#] they're _ _ only _ [D#] _
[G#] imitation
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _
Like [A#m] your _ imitation [D#] _ _
love [G#] for me
_ [E] _ [G#] I _ [A] thought _ _ _ _ that you would be a [E] perfect lover _ _ _
You seem so full of sweetness at the [A] star
_ _ _ [F#m] But [E] _ [A] like _ _ a big red rose [Bm] that's [A] made [D] of paper
There _ _
_ [E] _ isn't any sweetness in [A] your _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [D] _ heart
_ _ [E] Paper _ [A] _ roses, paper _ roses
Oh, [Bm] how real those roses [E] seemed _ [A] to be
_ _ [C#] But [D] they're _ only _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ imitation
_ [F#m] _ Like [Bm] your _ imitation [D] _ love
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [B] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] I realized the way your [C#] eyes deceived me
_ _ _ With tender looks that I mistook [F#] for love
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#] So take away the flowers that [B] you gave me _ _
[C#] And send the kind that you _ _ [F#] remind me of _ _
_ [A#] _ [B] Paper _ roses, [C#] _
_ _ _ [B] paper _ [F#] roses
[D#] _ _ Oh, how [G#m] green those [C#] roses seemed [F#] to _ be
_ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] [B] But they're only _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] imitation
_ [D#] _ _ Like [G#m]
your _ imitation [C#] _ love [F#] for me
_ _ [B] _ [C#] I _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [B] _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ thought that you would be a [D#] [C#] perfect lover _
You _ _ _ seem so full of sweetness [F#] at the star _
[B] But _ [C#] _ _ [F#] like a big red rose that's [B] made of paper
_ _ _ _ [C#] There _ isn't any sweetness in [F#] your heart
_ _ _ _ Paper [B] _ roses, _ [C#] _ _ _
paper [F#] _ roses
_ [D#] _ _
Oh, [G#m] how real [C#] those roses seemed [F#] to be _ _ _ _
_ [B] But they're only [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] imitation
_ _ _ [D#] _
_ Like [G#m] your _ imitation [C#] _ love [F#] for _ _ [B] me
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] I _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [C#] _ [G#] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [C#] _
[D#] _ [G#] _ realized _ _ _ _ [D#] the way your eyes deceived _ _ me
With tender looks that I mistook [G#] for _ love
_ [Cm] _
So [G#] take away the flowers that [C#] you gave _ me _
And [D#] send the kind that you remind [G#] _ _ _ _ me of
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#]
Paper [G#] _ roses, _ _ _ _ [A#m] paper roses
Oh, how real those roses [D#] _ _
seemed to [G#] _ _ _ be _
But [C#] they're _ _ only _ [D#] _
[G#] imitation
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _
Like [A#m] your _ imitation [D#] _ _
love [G#] for me
_ [E] _ [G#] I _ [A] thought _ _ _ _ that you would be a [E] perfect lover _ _ _
You seem so full of sweetness at the [A] star
_ _ _ [F#m] But [E] _ [A] like _ _ a big red rose [Bm] that's [A] made [D] of paper
There _ _
_ [E] _ isn't any sweetness in [A] your _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [D] _ heart
_ _ [E] Paper _ [A] _ roses, paper _ roses
Oh, [Bm] how real those roses [E] seemed _ [A] to be
_ _ [C#] But [D] they're _ only _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ imitation
_ [F#m] _ Like [Bm] your _ imitation [D] _ love
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _