Roses Are Red chords
by Bobby VintonSong Key: F Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 104 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Capo: 5th fret (Play using Key of C shapes)
Chords in C Major: C, C7, C7/E, D7, D7/A, F, G7, G7/D, Am7
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Roses Are Red (My Love)
Capo on 5 if playing with the video.Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
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...)
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: F Major – 1 flat (Bb)
- Piano / Original Chords Set: F, F7, F7/A, G7, G7/D, Bb, C7, C7/G, Dm7
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: ♩ = 104
- Voice Range: E4 - F5
- Chord Types in This Arrangement:
- Major: C, F
- Dominant 7th: C7, D7, G7
- Minor 7th: Am7
- Slash chords: C7/E, D7/A, G7/D
- Beginners:
Slash chords, i.e., C7/E, D7/A, G7/D, can all be played as straight chords: C7, D7, and G7.
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Paul Evans, Al Byron
- Lyrics Begin: A long, long time ago on graduation day, you handed me your book.
- Featured Artist: Bobby Vinton - He recorded the song in New York City with Robert Mersey and his Orchestra, and it became Vinton's first major hit.
- Single:
Recorded: February 16, 1962
Released: April 6, 1962
B-side: You and I - Genre: Traditional pop
- Album: Roses Are Red
Released: July 1962
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