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– Listen to Roses are Red as sung by Bobby Vinton. |
#1 in USA & #15 in UK in '62. [C] A long, long [G7] time ago, on gradu- [C] ation day You handed [F] me your book; [G7] I signed this [C] way (CHORUS) - - - - - [C7] "Roses are [F] red, my love. Violets are [C] blue. Sugar is [F] sweet, my love, but [G7] not as sweet as [C] you" [C] We dated [G7] through high school, and when the [C] big day came I wrote [F] into your book - [G7] Next to my [C] name. (CHORUS) - - - - - VERSE TUNE CHANGE ON THIS VERSE ONLY [F] Then I went [G] far [G7] away, and [C] you found some- [C7] one new [F] I read your [G7] letter dear - And [C] I wrote [F7] back to [G7] you (CHORUS) [C7] "Roses are [F] red, my love. Violets are [C] blue. Sugar is [F] sweet, my love. Good [G7] luck, may God bless [C] you" [F] Is that your [G] little [G7] girl? She [C] looks a lot like [C7] you [F] Someday, some [G7] boy will [C] write in [F7] her book [G7] too (CHORUS) - - - - -
