Chords for Paul Thorn - "Give Them Their Roses"

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[G] _ I'd like to thank [C] you and all the folks [F] at _ _ _ [C] WNCW for [G] supporting me all these years.
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[F] Here's a song I wrote, it's called Give Them Their Roses [C] While They're Here.
It's so important to [G] do that.
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[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] On the front porch hangs a banner _ and [C] a thousand red balloons.
[G] Today the old man is retiring _ [Am] and the party starts [D] at noon.
_ They're [C] gonna have a [G] celebration.
_ He [Am] worked so hard for all [C] those years.
You've [G] got to give them [D] their roses while [G] they're here.
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[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ There's a young girl on the [D] corner.
_ She [F] sells her body for a [C] price.
_ She's got a family back [D] in Texas [Am] that don't know where she is [D] tonight.
_ They [G] never showed how much they loved her.
So [Am] she ran away [C] in tears. _
[G] You've got to give them [D] their roses while [G] they're here.
_ _ _ _ Cause [D] we're not _ promised [G] tomorrow.
So [D] tell the ones you love today. _
Just how much you [Em] really need them.
[A] Before you know it, it's [D] too late.
You've [G] got to give [D] them their roses _ [G] while they're here.
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[G] Gathered around a [D] marble tombstone [F] with regret in [C] their eyes.
They [G] all flew in from [D] different places.
They [Am] never got to say [D] goodbye.
As [G] they walked by and dropped a flower.
The [Am] wind whispered in [C] their ear.
You've [G] got to give them [D] their roses while [G] they're here.
_ _ _ _ Cause [D] we're not _ promised [G] tomorrow.
So tell the ones you love [D] today.
Just how much you really [Em] need them.
[A] Before you know it, it's [D] too late.
You've got [G] to give them [D] their roses while [G] they're here.
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