Papa's Roses by Pat Benatar Album: Innamorata Track 12 1997 Standard Tuning No Capo Chords: A: x02220 E: 022100 F#m: 244222 C#m: x46654 D: xx0232 Bm: x24432 (To make it easier put a capo on the 2nd fret and replace the chords above G, D, Em, Bm, C & Am) Intro: A E F#m x 3 C#m E F#m Verse:

^A I picked a r^Eose this mor^F#mning And it w^Aas so fr^Eesh it looked lik^F#me it was crying ^A I thought how s^Ead to be so ^F#mbeautiful Only to w^Aither and d^Eie ^F#m

Chorus:

^A Like papa's r^Eoses, ^F#msoft and pale ^A Like petals thr^Eown in the ^F#mdirt ^A Only sil^Eence is ^F#mspoken here All that grows h^Dere is hurt ^E And papa's ro^Ases ^E ^F#m ^A ^E ^F#m

Verse:

^A Papa wasn't re^Eally a ^F#mhardened man ^A He could be t^Eender at ^F#mtimes ^A I rememb^Eer it was like a ^F#mholiday When he was g^Aentle and k^Eind ^F#m ^A He gave those fl^Eowers his ^F#mheart and soul ^A I wish he'd s^Eaved some for ^F#mme ^A It would have b^Eeen such a ^F#msimple thing For me t^Do be ^E

Chorus:

^A Like papa's r^Eoses, ^F#msoft and pale ^A Like petals thr^Eown in the ^F#mdirt ^A Only sil^Eence is ^F#mspoken here All that grows h^Dere is hurt ^E

D Bm E F#m D Bm D E Verse:

^A Voices that wh^Eisper ^F#msoft and low ^A Forever b^Euried in^F#mside ^A Haunted by ^Eimages ^F#mdark and cold Forever b^Aurned in your m^Eind ^F#m ^A But I dre^Eamed I could ^F#mfly away ^A Like an ang^Eel I'd ^F#mfly ^A To a pl^Eace where I could ^F#mforget Forget th^Dat I was l^Eike

Chorus:

^A Like papa's r^Eoses, ^F#msoft and pale ^A Like petals thr^Eown in the ^F#mdirt ^A Only sil^Eence is ^F#mspoken here All that grows h^Dere is hurt ^E And papa's ro^Ases ^A Like papa's r^Eoses, ^F#msoft and pale ^A Like petals thr^Eown in the ^F#mdirt ^A Only sil^Eence is ^F#mspoken here All that grows h^Dere is hurt ^E And papa's ro^Ases ^E ^F#m Papa's r^Aoses ^E ^F#m Papa's r^Aoses ^E ^F#m

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Pat Benatar - Papas roses