Chords
Second Hand Rose

Key: A

Introduction:

difficulty
very hard |||||
D              Em7      A7                 A6      D              Em7         A7         A6  
Father had a bus'ness,                 strictly second hand,
D                             Em         A7      E7    Bm7(5-)      A7  
Ev'ry thing from toothpicks to a baby grand 
D                      Em7  A7                 A6    D                      Em7                 A7         A6  
Stuff in our apartment                    came from Father's store -
E7      Bm7(5-)                 A6            B7  Bm7(5-)         E7            A7  
Even things I'm wearing         someone wore before.
Em                 B+                  B7         Em            B+      Em7      Em6  
It's no wonder that I feel abused 
  Bm7            Bm7(5-)                                  A            A9         A7  
  I      never have a thing that ain't been used.
A7    Em7          D        A7         D      B7  E7/9      E            E7  
I'm wear - ing sec - ond hand hats,      sec - ond hand clothes,
Em7         A7                G              D        D         A7  
That's why they call me    Sec - ond Hand Rose.
D                    D                     Em7      A7  
Even our pi - an - o in the par - lor,
Em7            A7                    G/B                 A7                  D  
Father bought for ten cents on the dol - lar.
D              A7         D                         B7         E7/9        E         E7  
Sec - ond hand pearls, I'm wearing sec - ond hand curls.
     Am7      D9         Am7            D7                         G6  
I never get a single thing that's new.
Em                  Em                 Am7              Em             Em      
Even Jake the plumber, he's the man I    a - dore,
D                               Bm      Bm7(5-)                    D                          E7  
Had the nerve to tell me he's been mar - ried be - fore.
D             A7      D                      B7              E7/9        E         E7  
Ev' - ry - one knows that I'm just Sec - ond Hand Rose
             Em7      G/B  A7        D            A7  
From Sec - ond Av - e - nue.
A7    Em7          D          A7         D      B7  E7/9      FºE          E7  
I'm wear - ing sec - ond hand shoes,         sec - ond hand hose,
Em7  A7        A7      G            D          D         A7  
All the girls hand me their sec - ond hand beaux.
D                  D                          Em7    A7  
Even my pa - ja - mas when I don 'em
Em7                      A7              G/B                 A7                          D    A7  
Have some - bod - y el - se's 'ni - tials on 'em.
D             A7         D                      B7         E7/9        E         E7  
Sec - ond hand rings, I'm sick of sec - ond hand things,
     Am7                 D9              Am7              D7                      G6  
I nev - er get what oth - er girl - ies do.
  Em                                                Em                    Am7         Em    CºEm    
Once while strol - ling through the Ritz a girl got my coat 
A7         D                                     Bm                      Bm7(5-)                    D                E7      A7  
She nudged her friend and said, "Oh, look there's my old fur coat!"
D             A7      D                      B7              E7/9        E         E7  
Ev' - ry - one knows that I'm just Sec - ond Hand Rose
             Em7      G/B  A7        D      A7      B7  
From Sec - ond Av - e - nue,
             Em7      G/B  A7        D      G      D  
From Sec - ond Av - e - nue,