Key: F
Introduction: F G G7 G
C G
Painting the roses red
C G7
We're painting the roses red
F C F C F D G
We dare not stop or waste a drop so let the paint be spread
C C7 F
We're painting the roses red
G7 G C
We're painting the roses red
F G G7 G
C G
Painting the roses red
C G7
And many a tear we shed
F C F C F D G
Because we know they'll cease to grow in fact, they'll soon be dead
C C7 G7 F
And yet we go ahead
G7 G C
Painting the roses red
C C7 G# G
C C7 G# G
C G
Painting the roses red
C G7
We're painting the roses red
F C F C F D G
Oh, pardon me but Mister Three why must you paint them red?
G
"Huh? Oh! Well... The fact is, Miss, we planted the white roses by mistake and..."
C G
The Queen she likes 'em red
C G7
If she saw white instead
F C F C F D G
She'd raise a fuss and each of us would quickly lose his head
G
"Goodness!"
C C7 F
Since this is the part we dread
G7 G C
We're painting the roses red
Oh, Dear! Then let me help you
C G
Painting the roses red
C G7
We're painting the roses red
F C F C F D G
Don't tell the Queen what you have seen or say that's what we said
C C7 F
But we're painting the roses red
G7 G C
Yes, painting the roses red
C
"Not pink, Not green, Not aquamarine!"
G7 G C
We're painting the roses red!