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roses for mama chords by 
Red Sovine
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Intro 1
G
C
D
G
C
G
D
[Spoken] Well, I had two weeks vacation comin',
Verse 1
G
C
so I thought I'd drive down to Florida:
D
A
D
spend some time with an old friend,
C
D
date a few girls, make a few parties, and
just kinda live it up again.
Verse 2
D
So I packed up my car,
G
D
and then I called my Mom in Tennesee, and told her what
I planned to do. She said, "Son,
G
D
G
D
are you comin' by?" And I said, "Mom, I'm
G
C
really pushed for time,
G
C
but I'll see you in a week or two."
Verse 3
D
And I was drivin' through this little town
in Georgia when I remembered:
G
today's Mama's birthday. Well,
D
G
I thought I'll just stop and wire some flowers.
Shouldn't take too long; then
I'll be on my way.
D
G
So I walked in a flower shop and the first
Verse 4
C
thing I saw was this little boy,
D
with his eyes full a' tears. I said, "What's wrong,
son?" He said, "Mama loves
G
roses. And today's her birthday,
D
G
and I haven't seen her in almost a year."
Verse 5
C
[Chorus] Roses for
D
Mama
G
Today's her birthday
C
D
Roses for Mama
Today's her birthday
G
C
Verse 6
G
D
Ab
He said, "I live with Grandma now. But I
D
C
promised Mama some roses, 'cause I
D
talk to her all the time. I wanted to give her five,
'cause that's how old I
Eb
D
am. But the lady said I couldn't
G
buy 'em with just a dime."
Verse 7
D
G
Well, the little fella's story kind a' touched my heart,
D
G
so I told the lady to
D
G
give him what he wanted and charge it to me.
C#
C
Then I told her I needed to wire a
dozen roses to my Mama,
D
Eb
up in Chapel Hill, Tennessee.
Verse 8
D
I looked around, and the little boy was gone.
G
D
But all of a sudden the door flew
G
C
open and he come runnin' back in and he said,
G
D
"Mister, I forgot to thank you
G
D
for the roses." He smiled, he shook my hand,
G
C#
and ran back out again.
Verse 9
C#
C
D
Well, I started on out of town. And I was
feelin' real proud of myself for
G
thinkin' of my Mama and really carin',
Ab
G
D
when I looked out the window and I saw
G
Ab
that same little boy, kneelin',
D
G
by a grave in an old cemetery.
Verse 10
C
I stopped my car and walked over to where
the little boy was kneelin' down. And
C#
Eb
he smiled up at me and said,
Bb
Eb
D
"This is where my Mama stays. She says she sure
G
does thank you for these pretty roses."
Ab
C#
Well that's when I had to walk away.
Verse 11
Ab
C
Ab
And I drove straight back to that flower shop and I said,
G
"Lady, have you sent
C#
C
C#
those flowers to Tennessee?" She said,
C
D
Eb
D
"No, not yet." I said, "Well, nevermind.
Eb
I'll just take them back
G
Ab
with me."
G
[Chorus] Roses for
Verse 12
C
C#
Eb
Mama
D
Today's her birthday
G
Ab
G
C
C#
D
Roses for Mama
Eb
D
G
Today's her birthday
C#
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