The Blasters - Red Rose

      [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Your father sat with the night's first drink
F
Your mother washed the dishes in the sink
                                    G
You stood on the steps, wearing your best
                            C
One red rose on a new black dress

[Verse 2]
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When we walked under the powerlines
F
I dreamed about it a thousand times
G
You weren't like the rest
                            C
One red rose on a new black dress

[Chorus]
F                           C
One red rose on a new black dress
F                       C
Crushing it between our chests
                                 G
Tonight I'll wonder where you'll be
                       C
One dead rose is all I see

[Verse 3]
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We hid in the weeds and we hid in the grass
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Listening to the cars on the highway pass
                       G
Then you put me to the test
                            C
One red rose on a new black dress

[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
F                           C
One red rose on a new black dress
F                       C
Crushing it between our chests
                                 G
Tonight I'll wonder where you'll be
                       C
One dead rose is all I see

[Verse 4]
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Then you said we could never come back
F
And walked awax through the housing tract
                       G
Leaving me with what's left
                              C
One red rose from a new black dress

[Chorus]
F                           C
One red rose on a new black dress
F                       C
Crushing it between our chests
                                 G
Tonight I'll wonder where you'll be
                       C
One dead rose is all I see

[Outro]
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