Paper roses (CAN 1, NZ 3, US 5, 1960)     (video)

C - D - G - E - Am - D - G     - D

       G                                             D

1. I realized the way your eyes deceived me,

            D                       D7                  G

with tender looks that I mistook for love.

          G                                                C

    So take away the flowers that you gave me,

             D                           D7                  G

and send the kind that you remind me of.

            C         D       G                    Am                        D         G  - G7

Paper roses, paper roses, oh, how real those roses seem to be,

                   C    D   G       - E               Am           D          G

but they’re only imitation,       like your imitation love for me.

(original moves up half a note to capo 2nd here) + D

          G                                                   D

2. I thought that you would be a perfect lover,

             D                            D7                     G

you seemed so full of sweetness at the start.

           G                                                   C

    But like a big red rose that’s made of paper,

              D                D7                       G       - G7

there isn’t any sweetness in your heart.

            C        D        G                    Am                        D         G

Paper roses, paper roses, oh, how real those roses seem to be,

                   C    D   G       - E               Am          D           G   

but they’re only imitation,       like your imitation love for me.

                  Am            D          G

+  Like your imitation love for me.

    (Anita Bryant)