Roses Are Red chords

by Bobby Vinton

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Song Key: F Major

Piano Chords: F, F7, F7/A, G7, G7/D, Bb, C7, C7/G

Key Signature: 1 flat (Bb)

Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)

Tempo: 104 bpm (Moderately)

Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Vocal Range: E4 - F5

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords: C, C7, C7/E, D7, D7/A, F, G7, G7/D, Am7

Capo: 5th fret (to play along with the video in F major)

Roses Are Red (My Love)

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       C7        F                        C
Intro: Roses are red, my love... Du-du-du-du

                G7
1. A long, long time a-go,
             C
   On grad-u-a-tion day,
               F
   You hand-ed me your book,
 G7              C
   I signed this way 

        G7/D  C7/E  F
CH: Ros-es    are   red, my love, 
                 C
    Vio-lets are blue.
 Am7          F
    Su-gar is sweet, my love,
        G7              C
    But not as sweet as you.  

             G7
2. We da-ted through high school,
                C
   And when the big day came.
              F
   I wrote in-to your book,
G7            C
   Next to my name... 

        G7/D  C7/E  F
CH: Ros-es    are   red, my love, 
                 C
    Vio-lets are blue.
 Am7          F
    Sug-ar is sweet, my love,
        G7              C        F        C         G7/D  C7/E
    But not as sweet as you. (As sweet as you - Oo  oo    oo...) 

      F             G7
Bridge: Then I went far a-way,
            C                             G7/D  C7/E
        And you found some-one | new  2&   3&    4&  |
      F             G7
        I read your let-ter dear,
            C        D7/A   G7   C
        And I wrote  back   to   you...
 
        G7/D  C7/E  F
CH: Ros-es    are   red, my love, 
                 C
    Vio-lets are blue.
 Am7          F
    Sug-ar is sweet, my love,
         G7                  C         F         C
    Good luck, may God bless you. (may God bless you) 

                G7
4. Is that your lit-tle girl?
               C
   She looks a lot like you.
                 F
   Some-day some boy will write,
 G7             C
   In her book, too.  

        G7/D  C7/E  F
CH: Ros-es    are   red, my love,
                 C
    Vio-lets are blue.
 Am7          F
    Sug-ar is sweet, my love,
        G7              C       F  G7  F   C
    But not as sweet as you... (ro-ses are red...)

Please Note: Chords with bass notes, i.e., C7/E, D7/A, G7/D, can all be played as straight chords: C7, D7, and G7. The chords with leading bass notes sound great, so give them a try, as they are all very easy to play.

Roses Are Red (My Love) was written by Al Byron and Paul Evans. Bobby Vinton recorded it in New York City with Robert Mersey and his Orchestra in February 1962. The song was released in April 1962 and became Vinton's first major hit.

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