Paper Rosie — Gene Watson

Chords and lyrics for Paper Rosie by Gene Watson (key of Am).

Verse 1

"Paper Rosie" - Gene Watson
Released 1977
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# Title
1.) Paper Rosie
2.) You Gave Me A Mountain
3.) If The Shoe Fits Wear It
4.) Tennessee Sunshine
5.) Desperation
6.) Till You Can Make It On Your Own *
7.) Most Of All Why *
8.) Just At Dawn
9.) Don't Look At Me (In That Tone Of Voice) *
10.) I'd Settle For Just Crossing Her Mind
1.) "Paper Rosie"

Intro

[C] [G7] [F]
[C] [G7]

Verse 1

The [F]sun goes [C]down in Calvin [F]County
Neon [G7]lights from an old beer [C]sign
Shown through the window out on the [F]sidewalk
As I walked [G]in to pass the [C]time
I looked around, sat down at a [F]table
Ordered beef on [G7]rye and a glass of [C]wine
And through the door came a little old [F]lady
She was [G7]selling paper roses and they only cost a [C]dime

Chorus

Paper [G7]Rosie, Paper [F]Rosie
She [G7]sold you paper roses, but they only cost a [C]dime

Verse 2

Silver [C]hair that's lost its [F]gold
Trembling [G7]hands as she passed a [C]rose
Red crepe paper made nature's [F]bouquet
Help a little old [G7]lady, buy a rose [C]today
I took the rose from her trembling [F]hand
With eyes of [G7]age, she smiled and walked [C]away
Like a breath of spring, I could smell the [F]rose
It came [G7]alive and I heard her [C]say:

Chorus

"Buy my [G7]roses, pretty [F]roses
They're [G7]only made of paper, but they only cost a [C]dime"

Verse 3

I went to [C]look for her [F]outside
A spray of [G7]roses lay by her [C]side
The sky lit up and the choir [F]sang
A thousand [G7]voices as the church bells [C]rang

Chorus

They sang, [G7]"Rosie, Paper [F]Rosie"
She [G7]sold you paper roses, but they only cost a [C]dime
Paper [G7]Rosie, Paper [F]Rosie
She [G7]sold you paper roses, but they only cost a [C]dime...
2.) "You Gave Me A Mountain"

Intro

[C] [F] [C] [G7]

Verse 1

[C]Born in the heat of the [Am]desert
[Dm] My mother died giving [G7]me life
[C] Deprived of the love of a [Am]father
[Dm] Blamed for the loss of his [G7]wife
[C] You know, Lord, I've been in a [Am]prison
For[Dm] something I've never [G7]done
[C] It's been one hill after [Em]another
But [F]I've climbed them all one by[G7] one

Chorus

But [C]this time, you [F]gave me a [C]mountain
A [C]mountain that [F]I may never [C]climb
And it [C]isn't a [F]hill any [C]longer
You [C]gave me a [F]mountain this [C]time[G7]

Verse 2

[C] My woman got tired of the [Am]hardships
[Dm] Tired of the grief and the [G7]strife
So[C] tired of working for[Am] nothing
[Dm] Tired of being my[G7] wife
[C] She took my one ray[Am] of sunshine
[Dm] She took my pride and my [G7]joy
[C] She took my reason for[Em] living
Oh,[F] she took my small baby [G7]boy

Chorus

So [C]this time, Lord, you [F]gave me a [C]mountain
A [C]mountain that [F]I may never [C]climb
And it [C]isn't a [F]hill any [C]longer
You [C]gave me a [F]mountain this [C]time
You [C]gave me a [F]mountain... [G7]this... [F][C/E]time[C][Dm]
3.) "If The Shoe Fits Wear It"

Intro

[D]

Verse 1

You [D]brush off the truth as if it was salt on a [G]table
You [A7]slip and you slide through a mouthful of beautiful [D]lies
There's no way around the cold fact that you've been [G]unfaithful
You're [A7]really not fooling me, girl, so why bother to [D]try?

Chorus

If the [D]shoe fits, [A7]wear it
Wipe off that innocent [D]look on your [A7]face
If the [D]shoe fits, [G]wear it
[A7]Our love will never be right 'til the wrong's been [D]erased[A7]

Verse 2

You [D]made your own bed, now lay there and talk to your [G]conscience
Be [A7]sure that your mind is in tune to the music you[D] hear
You can't run away from the dance, you're not [G]Cinderella
You're [A7]really not putting me on, I can see through your[D] tears

Chorus

If the [D]shoe fits, [A7]wear it
Wipe off that innocent [D]look on your [A7]face
If the [D]shoe fits, [G]wear it
[A7]Our love will never be right 'til the wrong's been [D]erased[A#7]
If the [D#]shoe fits, [A#7]wear it
Wipe off that innocent [D#]look on your [A#7]face
If the [D#]shoe fits, [G#]wear it
[A#7]Our love will never be right 'til the wrong's been [D#]erased
4.) "Tennessee Sunshine"

Intro

[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G7] [C]

Verse 1

Well, [C]just before the [F]sunrise in the [C]morning
[F]I'll be on the [C]highway headed [G7]home
[C]Home is just a [F]little bit east of [C]Nashville
Where the [F]Tennessee [C]River [G7]winds [C]along

Chorus

Verse 2

I [C]worked in the Texas [F]sand, a-picking [C]cotton
And [F]I tried [C]rodeoing last [G7]fall
I [C]worked in a Caterpillar [F]factory in [C]Peoria, [F]Illinois
And [C]traveled Canada [G7]east of [C]Montreal

Chorus

Verse 3

[C]Wonder if the [F]folks back home will [C]know me
[F]Since they've saw me, [C]I've lost 30 [G7]pounds
I [C]sure have missed my [F]mama's country [C]cooking
And the [F]Sunday singing's [C]better [G7]on the [C]ground

Chorus

[F]I'm a-gonna hear the roosters crowing[Bb] "Sourwood [F]Mountains"
I've [Bb]got that [F]homesick feeling in my [C]bones
I'll [F]trade these traveling [Bb]blues for some[F] Tennessee [Bb]sunshine
[F] Tennessee [C]sun shining, [F]you, loving [C]you
Tennessee [F]sunshine, loving [C]you
Tennessee [F]sunshine, loving [C]you
Tennessee [F]sunshine, loving [C]you
Tennessee [F]sunshine, loving [C]you
Tennessee [F]sunshine, loving [C]you
Tennessee [F]sunshine, loving [C]you...
5.) "Desperation"

Intro

[A] [E7] [A]

Verse 1

On this [A]lonely bed, I'm lying, deep inside my mind, just [A7]crying
For a [D]way to break this hold she has on[A] me
I [E7]wish that she would call, but the [A]phone upon the wall
Seems to [B7]turn the time into [E7]eternity
She keeps [A]walking through my brain, Lord, and I can't stand the [A7]strain
That [D]facing life without her brings to [A]mind
Hurting [D]heavy, hanging on, [A]realizing that she's [D]gone
It is [A]only [E7]desperation that I [D][A/C#]find[A][E7/B]

Chorus

[A]Desperation has a [D]hold upon my [A]body and my soul
Loving her was all I had and [B7]now, I've lost [E7]control
Help me [A]make it to [A7]tomorrow, Lord, [D]send me down your [B7]soothing word
And [A]calm this [E7]desperation in my [D][A/C#]soul[A][E7/B]

Verse 2

Lord, the [A]world is filled with others who were broken-hearted [A7]lovers
And I [D]know they must have faced a night like[A] this
Empty [E7]heart and all alone, hurting [A]clear down to the bone
Breathing [B7]life into a sweet, remembered[E7] kiss
Life is [A]just an endless motion, yet I can't dispel the [A7]notion
That [D]without her loving, I can't make it[A] through
I'm dreaming [D]daydreams of the past, knowing [A]I have seen the [D]last
Of her [A]love and there's [E7]nothing I can[D] [A/C#]do[A][E7/B]

Chorus

Intro

[E]

Verse

I don't [B7]wanna know who's [E]loved you, I don't [E7]wanna know your[A] past
I won't bother you [B7]with questions that you don't want me to [E]ask
But I see your look that tells me that you don't [E7]wanna be [A]alone
I just thought that you might [B7]need me 'til you can make it on [E]your [A]own[E]

Chorus

I don't [E7]think that you'll be [A]sorry[B7] for the time you spend [E]with me
As long as we're [F#7]together, you can hide from [B7]memories
Tell your heart I'm not a [E]stranger, make [E7]believe that I [A]belong
Lay your head upon [B7]my shoulder 'til you can make it on [E]your [A]own[B7][E]

Fiddle/Slide Guitar Solo

[E] [E7] [A]
[B7] [E] [A] [E]

Chorus

Intro

[E] [A] [E] [B7] [E] [B7]

Verse 1

We [E]once were so [E7]close, now the [A]love light that glows
Has [E]now gone [B7]out of our [E]eyes
And the good life we [E7]had, for some [A]reason, went bad
And the [E]love that once [B7]lived here has [E]died

Chorus

[E]How did we [A]get here? [B7]Where did it [E][F#m]start?[G#m]
[A]When did we walk out of [F#7]each other's [B7]hearts?
[A]Where did we lose it? [E]How [F#m]did [G#m]love [A]die?
[E]When, where [A]and [E]how? But [B7]most of all, [E]why?

Interlude

[E] [A] [E] [B7] [E] [B7]

Verse 2

[E]Most of all, [E7]why did [A]we let love die
Like the [E]withering [B7]leaves in the [E]fall?
And why did we [E7]wait 'til [A]it was too late
To [E]realize [B7]how much we [E]lost?

Chorus

Intro

[A] [E7] [A]

Verse 1

The [A]heaven that we shared so long has suddenly [A7]become a living[D] hell
And the [D]things that [E7]we felt [A]yesterday, today don't feel so[E7] well
[A]Strong roots of resentment outgrew seeds of love I [A7]thought were so well[D]
planted
And [D]he took [E7]you from [A]me while I stood by and [E7]foolishly took you for [A]granted

Verse 2

He [A]must have said and done the little things you wanted [A7]me to say and[D] do
But [D]I [E7]always put[A] simple-minded selfish-hearted me ahead of[E7] you
You [A]know it never crossed my mind that someday I might [A7]find myself[D] alone
Until [D]I [E7]awoke this [A]morning, just at dawn, it dawned on [E7]me that you were
[A]gone[A7]

Chorus

At [D]dawn, I found myself alone, not[A] feeling well
I [B7]went to sleep last night in heaven,[E7] woke up in hell
You [A]know it never crossed my mind that someday I might [A7]find myself[D] alone
Until [D]I [E7]awoke this [A]morning, just at dawn, it dawned on [E7]me that you were
[A]gone[D]
Just at [A]dawn, it dawned on [E7]me that you were [A]gone
9.) "Don't Look At Me (In That Tone Of Voice)"

Intro

[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E7] [A]

Verse 1

Won't you [A]talk to me, my darling? Tell me what a [D]fool I [A]am
Dry your [A]eyes, sweetheart, they're still a little [E7]moist
I'm so[A] sorry that I cheated, please forgive me[D] if you [A]can
[D]Just don't [A]look at me[E7] in that tone of[A] voice

Chorus

You [E7]refused me when I craved a woman's [D]soft [A]caress
And my [E7]frame of mind was at an all-time[A] low
I reached [E7]out for someone else to fill my [D][A]emptiness
But I [B7]didn't find it there, so I came [E7]home

Verse 2

Don't give [A]me that silent treatment, lose your temper,[D] call me [A]names
Tell me [A]that you could have made a better[E7] choice
Run me [A]down, I've got it coming, say that I should [D]be [A]ashamed
[D]Just don't [A]look at me[E7] in that tone of[A] voice[D]
No, don't [A]look at me[E7] in that tone of[A] voice
10.) "I'd Settle For Just Crossing Her Mind"

Intro

[G] [G] [D] [A7]
[D]
[A7]
[D] [A7]

Verse 1

To [D]feel her arms around me would be like[A7] heaven
Just a thought is nothing short of [D]divine
The thrill I'd like to [G]feel is have her[D] love me
But I'd [A7]settle for just crossing her[D] mind[D7]

Chorus

To [G]know she thought of me would bring me[D] pleasure
Oh, what I'd [A7]give for that small part of [D]her time[D7]
I'd [G]like to have and hold her [D]forever
But I'd [A7]settle for just crossing [D]her mind

Interlude

[G] [G] [D] [A7]
[D]
[A7]
[D] [A7]

Verse 2

To [D]wake up every morning with her [A7]beside me
To feel her lovely body touching[D] mine
I'd like to get much [G]closer than[D] looking
But I'd [A7]settle for just crossing her[D] mind[D7]

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