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- Red Roses For
A Blue Lady
- Words and Music
by Sid Tepper and Roy Brodsky - 1948
- Number 2 on the
Hit Parade in 1949, played for 12 weeks.
Verse: |
C Ebdim |
Dm7 |
- G7 |
C6 |
F6 |
Dm7 G7 |
C |
- G7 |
C Ebdim |
Dm7 Edim F6 |
Dm7 G7 |
C Am7 |
D7 |
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G9 |
G7 |
Chorus: |
C |
- |
B7 |
- |
E7 |
- |
A9 |
- |
Dm7 |
G7 |
Em Am |
- |
D7 |
- |
G9 G7 |
- Em F#dim G7 |
C |
- |
B7 |
- |
E7 |
- |
A9 |
- |
Dm7 |
Ab+ Fm6 |
C |
A9 |
Dm7 D#dim |
C6 G7 |
C |
- (G7
to chorus) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- _______
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- Verse:
- It hap - pened in a flow
- er shop just the oth - er day,
- When I went to or - der
a bou -quet.
- I walked up to the flo -
rist but be - fore I could be - gin,
- A man rushed in and then
I heard him say:
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- Chorus:
- I want some Red Ros - es
For A Blue La - dy,
- Mis - ter Flo - rist take
my or - der please,
- We had a sil - ly quar -
rel the oth - er day,
- Hope these pret - ty flow
- ers chase the blues a - way.
- Wrap up some Red Ros - es
For A Blue La - dy,
- Send them to the sweet -
est gal in town,
- And if they do the trick,
I'll hur - ry back to pick,
- Your best white or - chid
for her wed - ding gown.
- _______
Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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