Roses

{name:_INTRO}_ C {name: VERSE 1} F A soft summer evening, another time, another place C G He brought her red roses on their very first date C C7 F She got carried away by the things that he said C G C Time would erase them, but she would never forget {name: CHORUS} Bb Am Gm F And the roses heard it all The rose in her hair, the rose in her hand C The roses in the paper on the wall Bb F Bb C There's a story to tell__ if roses could talk INTERLUDE C Bb F Bb C {name: VERSE 2} F Somewhere close to midnight, another time, another place C G She lays in the darkness with tears on her face C C7 F While he talks in his sleep, confessing his love C G C He calls out a name that she's never heard of {name: CHORUS} Bb Am Gm F And the roses heard it all The rose in her hair, the rose in her hand C The roses in the paper on the wall Bb F Bb C There's a story to tell__ if roses could talk {name: BRIDGE} Bb She never told him F C C-Cadd9-C- She never let him see her cry Dm Only the roses know F G What she kept down inside {name: VERSE 3} F The years took their toll and the angels took her away C G Now there's family and friends at a cold winter's grave C C7 F He kneels down and whispers, "You're the only love that I've known" C G C As he lays a rose on a cold marble stone {name: CHORUS} Bb Am Gm F But the roses heard it all The rose from her garden, the rose in her bible C The roses in the paper on the wall Bb F Bb C There's a story to tell__ if roses could talk Bb F Bb C What a story they'd tell if roses could talk