{"id":788,"date":"2021-05-10T04:55:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T04:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=788"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:45:47","slug":"paper-roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/paper-roses\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Intro]\r\n| F<\/span>   | F<\/span>  G<\/span>  | C<\/span> | A7<\/span> |\r\n| Dm<\/span>  | Dm<\/span> G7<\/span> | C<\/span> | G<\/span>  |\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n  C<\/span>                           G<\/span>         G7<\/span>\r\nI realize the way your eyes deceive me\r\n                                     C<\/span>\r\nWith tender looks that I mistook for love\r\n                                   F<\/span>\r\nSo through away the flowers that I sent you\r\n    G7<\/span>                               C<\/span>\r\nAnd send the kind that you remind me of\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n      F<\/span>      G<\/span>     C<\/span>\r\nPaper roses, paper roses\r\n       G<\/span>                        C<\/span>\r\nOh how real those roses seem to be\r\n            F<\/span>    G<\/span>  C<\/span>      A7<\/span>\r\nBut they're only imitation\r\n          Dm<\/span>             G7<\/span>  C<\/span>\r\nLike your imitation love for me\r\n \r\n[Break]\r\n\r\n| F<\/span>  | F<\/span> G<\/span>   | C<\/span> | A7<\/span> |\r\n| Dm<\/span> | Dm<\/span> G7<\/span> | C<\/span> | G<\/span>  |\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n  C<\/span>                                   G<\/span>      G7<\/span>\r\nI thought that you would be a perfect lover\r\n                                       C<\/span>\r\nYou seemed so full of sweetness at the start\r\n                                       F<\/span>\r\nBut like a big red rose that's made of paper\r\n      G7<\/span>                          C<\/span>\r\nThere isn't any sweetness in your heart\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n      F<\/span>      G<\/span>     C<\/span>\r\nPaper roses, paper roses\r\n       G<\/span>                        C<\/span>\r\nOh how real those roses seem to be\r\n            F<\/span>    G<\/span>  C<\/span>      A7<\/span>\r\nBut they're only imitation\r\n          Dm<\/span>             G7<\/span>    C<\/span>\r\nLike your imitation love for - me..<\/pre>\n
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