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G C
Red roses just won't work now
G Am
Here we go once again
G F C
You've been gone and here you stand
G F G Am7 G7/B C
With a dozen "I'm sorrys" in your hand
G Am
Victim of your potent charms
G F C
I took you back with open arms
G F G
But along with the roses came the thorns
Am7 G7/B C G Am G F C
And that's why red roses just won't work now
G Am G F C
'Cause you've done too much to talk things out
G
You could tell me you love me
Am C ~ F ~ C
But that's the one thing I'll always doubt
G C
Red roses just won't work now 
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G Am
Gone for good's the trust I had
G F C
You led me down the garden path
G F G Am7 G7/B C
Just too many times to take you back
G Am
So faithless lover why don't you
G F C
Save the roses for you know who
G F G
I already know how long they'll last
Am7 G7/B C G Am G F C
And that's why red roses just won't work now
G Am G F C
'Cause you've done too much to talk things out
G
You could tell me you love me
Am C ~ F ~ C
But that's the one thing I'll always doubt
G F
Red roses just won't work now
C/G G C F Csus4 C
No darling, red roses just won't work now
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