Roses are Red (my love) by Jim Reeves Chords

Tempo:
100.1 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Gm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roses are Red (my love)  by Jim Reeves chords
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[Bb] Roses are [Eb] red, my love, [Bb] violets are blue.
A long, long [F] time ago, on [Bb] graduation day,
You [Eb] handed me your book, [F] I [Bb] signed this way.
Roses [Eb] are red, my love, violets [Bb] are blue.
[Gm] Sugar [Eb] is sweet, my love, [F] but not as sweet [Bb] as you.
[Eb]
[Bb] We [F] dated through high school, and when [Bb] the big day came,
I [Eb] wrote him to you.
[F] Next to [Bb] my name, [Eb]
roses are red, my love, violets [Bb] are blue.
[Gm]
Sugar [Eb] is sweet, my [F] love, but not as sweet [Bb] as you.
[Eb] [Bb]
Is that [F] your little girl?
She looks [Bb] so much like you.
Someday [Eb] some boy will write [F] in her [Bb] book too.
[Ebm] Roses [Bb] are red, [Eb] my love, violets [Bb] are blue.
[Gm] Sugar [Cm] is [Eb] sweet, my [F] love, but not as sweet [Bb] as you.
[Eb]
As [Bb] sweet as you.
[Eb] Then [F] I went far away, [Bb] and you found someone new.
[Eb] I [F] read your letter, dear, [Bb] and I [Eb] wrote back [F] to [Eb] you.
Roses are red, my love, [Bb] violets are blue.
[Gm] Sugar [Eb] is sweet, my love, [F] good luck, may God [Bb] bless you.
May [Eb] God bless you.
[Bb]
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Bb
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Eb
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F
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Gm
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Ebm
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Bb
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Eb
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F
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To start learning Jim Reeves - (My Love) Roses Are Red chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Bb, Eb, F and Bb in sequence. For best results, commence at 50 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 100. With an eye on the song's key Bb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Bb] _ Roses are [Eb] red, my love, [Bb] _ _ violets are blue.
_ _ _ _ A long, long [F] time ago, _ _ on [Bb] graduation _ day,
_ You [Eb] handed me your book, [F] _ I [Bb] signed this way.
_ Roses [Eb] are red, my love, _ violets [Bb] are blue.
_ [Gm] _ _ Sugar [Eb] is sweet, my love, [F] but not as sweet [Bb] as you.
[Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ We [F] dated through high school, _ and when [Bb] the big day came,
I [Eb] wrote him to you.
[F] _ Next to [Bb] my name, [Eb]
roses are red, my love, _ _ violets [Bb] are blue.
_ [Gm] _ _
Sugar [Eb] is sweet, my [F] love, but not as sweet [Bb] as you.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
Is that _ [F] your little girl?
_ She looks [Bb] so much like you. _
Someday [Eb] some boy will write [F] _ in her [Bb] book too.
[Ebm] Roses [Bb] are red, [Eb] my love, _ violets [Bb] are blue.
_ _ [Gm] _ Sugar [Cm] is [Eb] sweet, my [F] love, but not as sweet [Bb] as you.
[Eb]
As [Bb] sweet as you.
_ [Eb] _ Then [F] I went far away, [Bb] and you found someone new.
_ _ [Eb] _ I [F] read your letter, dear, [Bb] and I [Eb] wrote back [F] to [Eb] you.
Roses are red, my _ love, _ [Bb] violets are blue.
_ [Gm] _ _ Sugar [Eb] is sweet, my love, [F] good luck, may God [Bb] bless you.
May [Eb] God bless you.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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