Tom: A Intro: (A E F#m) 3x (C#m E F#m) Verso 1: A E F#m I picked a rose this morning A E F#m And it was so fresh it looked like it was crying A E F#m I thought how sad to be so beautiful A E F#m Only to wither and die Refrão: A E F#m Like papa's roses, soft and pale A E F#m Like petals thrown in the dirt A E F#m Only silence is spoken here D All that grows here is hurt E A E F#m A E F#m And papa's roses Verso 2: A E F#m Papa wasn't really a hardened man A E F#m He could be tender at times A E F#m I remember it was like a holiday A E F#m When he was gentle and kind A E F#m He gave those flowers his heart and soul A E F#m I wish he'd saved some for me A E F#m It would have been such a simple thing D E For me to be Refrão: A E F#m Like papa's roses, soft and pale A E F#m Like petals thrown in the dirt A E F#m Only silence is spoken here D E All that grows here is hurt (D Bm E F#m D Bm D E) Verso 3: A E F#m Voices that whisper soft and low A E F#m Forever buried inside A E F#m Haunted by images dark and cold A E F#m Forever burned in your mind A E F#m But I dreamed I could fly away A E F#m Like an angel I'd fly A E F#m To a place where I could forget D E Forget that I was like Refrão: A E F#m Like papa's roses, soft and pale A E F#m Like petals thrown in the dirt A E F#m Only silence is spoken here D All that grows here is hurt E A And papa's roses A E F#m Like papa's roses, soft and pale A E F#m Like petals thrown in the dirt A E F#m Only silence is spoken here D All that grows here is hurt E A E F#m And papa's roses A E F#m Papa's roses A E F#m Papa's roses (A E A)