Paper Roses

Artist:  Anita Bryant
Writer:  Janice Torre & Fred Spielman
Key:     G
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0phY9iHTrg


G                              D7
I realized the way your eyes deceived me
                                     G
With tender looks that I mistook for love
                         G7       C
So take away the flowers that you gave me
    D7                               G
And send the kind that you remind me of

          C      D7    G
    Paper roses, paper roses
    E7     Am               D7      G
    Oh how real those roses seem to be
                C    D7 G
    But they're only imitation
    E7        Am        D7       G
    Like your imitation love for me

G                                     D7
I thought that you would be a perfect lover
                                       G
You seemed so full of sweetness at the start
                               G7      C
But like a big red rose that's made of paper
      D7                          G
There isn't any sweetness in your heart

          C      D7    G
    Paper roses, paper roses
    E7     Am               D7      G
    Oh how real those roses seem to be
                C    D7 G
    But they're only imitation
    E7        Am        D7       G
    Like your imitation love for me

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