roses for mama
roses for mama

roses for mama easy guitar chords by Red Sovine

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  • Intro 1


    [Spoken] 
    Well, I 
    had two 
    weeks 
    vacation 
    comin', 
    Verse 1


    so 
    I thought 
    I'd drive 
    down 
    to 
    Florida: 

    spend 
    some time 
    with 
    an old 
    friend, 

    date a few 
    girls, 
    make 
    a few parties, 
    and 

    just 
    kinda 
    live 
    it up 
    again. 

    Verse 2
    So 
    I packed 
    up 
    my car, 

    and then 
    I called 
    my 
    Mom 
    in Tennesee, and 
    told 
    her what 

    I planned 
    to do. 
    She said, 
    "Son, 

    are 
    you com
    in' 
    by?" 
    And 
    I said, 
    "Mom, 
    I'm 

    really 
    pushed 
    for 
    time, 

    but 
    I'll see 
    you 
    in 
    a week or 
    two." 

    Verse 3
    And 
    I was 
    drivin' 
    through 
    this little 
    town 

    in Georgia 
    when 
    remembered: 

    today's 
    Mama's 
    birthday. 
    Well, 

    I thought 
    I'll just 
    stop 
    and wire 
    some 
    flowers. 

    Shouldn't 
    take too 
    long; then 

    I'll be 
    on 
    my way. 

    So 
    I walked 
    in 
    flower 
    shop 
    and 
    the first 
    Verse 4

    thing 
    I saw 
    was 
    this little 
    boy, 

    with 
    his eyes 
    full a' tears. 
    said, 
    "What's 
    wrong, 

    son?" He said, 
    "Mama 
    loves 

    roses. 
    And today's 
    her 
    birthday, 

    and I 
    haven't 
    seen her 
    in almost 
    year." 

    Verse 5
    [Chorus] 
    Roses 
    for 

    Mama 

    Today's 
    her 
    birthday 

    Roses 
    for 
    Mama 

    Today's 
    her 
    birthday 


    Verse 6
    He 
    said, 
    "I 
    live with 
    Grandma 
    now. 
    But I 

    promised 
    Mama 
    some 
    roses, 
    'cause 

    talk 
    to 
    her all 
    the time. 
    wanted 
    to give 
    her five, 

    'cause 
    that's 
    how old 

    am. 
    But 
    the lady 
    said 
    I couldn't 

    buy 
    'em 
    with 
    just 
    a dime." 

    Verse 7
    Well, 
    the little 
    fella's 
    story 
    kind a' 
    touched 
    my 
    heart, 

    so 
    I told 
    the lady 
    to 

    give 
    him what 
    he wanted 
    and 
    charge 
    it to me. 

    Then 
    I told 
    her I needed 
    to 
    wire 

    dozen 
    roses 
    to 
    my Mama, 

    up 
    in Chapel 
    Hill, Tennessee. 

    Verse 8
    I looked 
    around, 
    and the 
    little boy 
    was 
    gone. 

    But 
    all 
    of a sudden 
    the 
    door 
    flew 

    open and 
    he 
    come 
    runnin' 
    back 
    in 
    and 
    he said, 

    "Mister
    forgot 
    to 
    thank 
    you 

    for the 
    roses." 
    He smiled, 
    he shook 
    my 
    hand, 

    and 
    ran 
    back 
    out again. 

    Verse 9
    Well, 
    started 
    on out 
    of town. 
    And I was 

    feelin' 
    real 
    proud 
    of myself 
    for 

    thinkin' 
    of my 
    Mama 
    and 
    really 
    carin', 

    when 
    I looked 
    out 
    the window 
    and 
    I saw 

    that 
    same 
    little 
    boy, 
    kneelin', 

    by 
    a grave 
    in an old 
    cemetery. 

    Verse 10
    I stopped 
    my 
    car 
    and 
    walked 
    over to where 

    the little 
    boy 
    was 
    kneelin' 
    down. 
    And 

    he 
    smiled 
    up 
    at me 
    and 
    said, 

    "This 
    is 
    where my 
    Mama 
    stays. 
    She says 
    she 
    sure 

    does 
    thank 
    you 
    for these 
    pretty 
    roses." 

    Well 
    that's 
    when 
    I had 
    to walk 
    away. 

    Verse 11
    And 
    I drove 
    straight 
    back to 
    that flower 
    shop 
    and 
    I said, 

    "Lady, 
    have 
    you sent 

    those 
    flower
    to Tenness
    ee?" 
    She said, 

    "No, 
    not 
    yet." 
    I said, 
    "Well, 
    nevermind. 

    I'll just 
    take 
    them 
    back 

    with me." 

    [Chorus] 
    Roses 
    for 
    Verse 12

    Mama 

    Today's 
    her 
    birthday 

    Roses 
    for 
    Mama 

    Today's 
    her 
    birth
    day 

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