kenny rogers
“buy me a rose”

capo 3

verse 1 :
C . G F . G
he works hard to give her all he thinks she wants
C G F G
three car garage , her own credit cards
F G C . F
he pulls in late to wake her up with a kiss goodnight
F G
if he could only read her mind she’d say

chorus :
C Am
buy me a rose , call me from work
F G
open a door for me what would it hurt
C F
show me you love me by that look in your eye
C G C
these are the little things i need the most in my life

verse 2 :
C G F . G
now the days have grown to years of feeling all alone
C G F . G
she can’t help but wonder what she’s doing wrong
F G . C . F
lately she’d try anything to turn his head
F G
would it make a difference if she’d said

chorus
C Am
buy me a rose , call me from work
F G
open a door for me what would it hurt
C F
show me you love me by that look in your eye
C G C
these are the little things i need the most in my life

bridge/verse 3 :
F G
and the more that he lives , the less that he tries
C F
to show her the love that he holds inside
F G
and the more that she gives , the more that he sees
C F . G
this is a story of you and me
C Am
so i bought you a rose on the way home from work
F G
to open the door to a heart that i hurt
C F
and i hope you noticed this look in my eye
C G
cause i’m gonna make things right for the rest of your life

C
and i’m gonna hold you tonight
F G . C
do all those little things for the rest of your life
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