I Threw Away The Rose chords by George Jones

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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 (G major) Once I lived a  (C major) life of wine and  (G major) roses
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I  (D major) drank a lot back then for
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one concern  (G major) 
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Success for me lay  (C major) just around the  (G major) corner
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I thought my  (A major) social friend would
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help me make the  (D major) turn

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Verse 2

But now I'm paying for the

days of wine and roses

A victim of the drunken life I chose

Now all my social friends

look down their noses

For I kept the wine and

threw away the rose

Interlude 1

Verse 3
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I stood  (G major) by and watched the
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 (C major) bottle take con (G major) trol of me
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The  (D major) turn I made was not
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the one I  (G major) planned
And I watched my social
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 (C major) standings slip  (G major) away from me
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As I slowly  (A major) watched the
bottle take command
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 (D major) 

Verse 4
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And now I'm  (G major) paying for the
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 (C major) days of wine and  (G major) roses
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A  (D major) victim of the drunken life I  (G major) chose
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Now all my social  (C major) friends
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look down their  (G major) noses
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For I  (D major) kept the wine and through away the  (G major) rose