Rose in Paradise Waylon Jennings
Intro: D C G D
Verse 1
[D]She was a flower for the t[C]akin'
[G]Her beauty cut just like a [D]knife.
[D]He was a banker from [C]Macon.
[G]He swore he'd love her all his [D]life.
Verse 2
[D]He bought her a mansion on a mou[C]ntain,
[G]With a floral garden and a lot of [D]land.
[D]But paradise became her [C]prison
[G]That Georgia banker was a jealous [D]man
Chorus
[Bm]And every time he talked [G]about her
[Bm]You could see the fire in his[G] eyes[A]
...and he'd say...
[D]I would walk through hell on [C]Sunday
[G]To keep my rose in paradise[D]
Verse 3
[D]He hired a man to tend the g[C]arden
[G]Keep an eye on her while he was gon[D]e
[D]Some say they ran away to[C]gether
[G]Some say that gardener left al[D]one
Verse 4
[D]Now that banker is an [C]old man
[G]That mansions crumblin' d[D]own
[D]He sits all day and stares at the ga[C]rden
[G]Not a trace of her was ever fo[D]und
Chorus
[Bm]And every time he talked [G]about her
[Bm]You could see the fire in his[G] eyes[A]
...and he'd say...
[D]I would walk through hell on [C]Sunday
[G]To keep my rose in paradise[D]
Verse 5
[D]Now there's a rose out in the ga[C]rden
[G]It's beauty cuts just like a k[D]nife
[D]Some say it even grows in the winter t[C]ime
[G]And blooms in the dead of the n[D]ight
Outro: D C G D X 4 and fade
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