Freddy Fender - Roses are red

^EA long long t^B7ime ago on graduat^Eion day You handed ^Ame your book ^B7 I signed this w^Eay

^ERoses are r^Aed my love violets are b^Elue Sugar is s^Aweet my love ^B7but not as sweet as ^Eyou

^EWe dated th^B7rough high school and when the b^Eig day came I wrote i^Anto your book ^B7 next to my n^Eame

^ERoses are r^Aed my love violets are b^Elue Sugar is s^Aweet my love ^B7but not as sweet as ^Eyou

^A Then I went ^B7far away and y^Eou found someone new ^A I read your le^B7tter dear and ^EI wrote back to you

Roses are r^Aed my love violets are b^Elue Sugar is s^Aweet my love good l^B7uck may God bless y^Eou too

Is that your l^B7ittle girl she looks a l^Eot like you Someday some a ^Aboy will write ^B7 in her book t^Eoo

^ERoses are r^Aed my love violets are b^Elue Sugar is s^Aweet my love ^B7but not as sweet as ^Eyou