Key: C
Introduction:
G D7 Fº C C9 C C/B E7 Dm7 E7
I want some red roses for a blue lady
A7 Em7 Cº Em7 A7
Mister florist, take my order please
F Dm7 G C7+ C/B Am7 Am7/G
We had a silly quarrel the other day
D Am7 D9 Cº G Eº G7
I hope these pretty flowers chase her blues away
G D7 Fº C C9 C C/B E7 Dm7 E7
I want some red roses for a blue lady
A7 Em7 Cº Em7 A7
Send them to the sweetest gal in town
F Dm7 G7 C Em7 A7
And if they do the trick, I'll hurry back to pick
Cº F Dm7 Fº G7 Dm7 C
Your best white orchid for her wedding gown
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