Apr142023

Greg Gonzalez – Yellow Roses Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
A

[Verse 1]
A             E
Yellow roses, when
you hold them
D
In the streams with
   F#m       E
a bottle of wine
A               E
All the golden, yellow roses
D
In the fields with the
 F#m        E
 sun in our eyes
            D   E
When you think, what
            A       F#m
love's all about?
        D             E
I don't know, but I'm glad
                 A       E
you're hanging 'round

[Verse 2]
 A             E
In the sunset, with your new pet
D
You're saying just it's
     F#m          E
 the time of your life
A              E
In the golden, yellow roses
D               F#m
With your hands cast
           E
 out to the sky
            D   E
Like you're my, doctor
          A    F#m
 sent for me
        D             E
All the sun, and the clouds
     A         A7
in harmony

[Chorus]
E             F#m
We know we're going through
D                   A
Something that we can't endure
E             F#m
Yellow roses, all in bloom
D                E       A
Take my love and make it true

[Instrumental Bridge]
A E
A E D F#m E
A E D F#m E

[Verse 3]
       D      E
Do you think, turn
           A       F#m
this train around
          D     E
Sound the bell, for
         A     E
another town

[Verse 4]
A                     E
There are times when, no
 one knows it
D                F#m
Shut my eyes try waltzing
 E
 around
A                   E
Through the golden, yellow
roses
D                  F#m
And pretend you're with

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    E
 me again
       D     E
But I can't, seem to
         A     F#m
 get it right
           D     E
You're not here, standing
       A    F#m
by my side
       D    E
Now I know, what love's
     A       F#m
 all about
         D      E
It's the thing, I just
            A
can't do without

[Outro]
A

How to play Yellow Roses: key, chords and progression

These are Yellow Roses chords by Greg Gonzalez on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Yellow Roses by Greg Gonzalez is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 5 chords: A, E, D, F#m and A7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – D – F#m (I – V – IV – vi in A major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em, G7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

A7 chord on guitar (x02020) — A7A C♯ E G

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Yellow Roses chords: questions

What key is Yellow Roses in?

Yellow Roses by Greg Gonzalez is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Yellow Roses?

Yellow Roses uses 5 chords: A, E, D, F#m, A7.

What is the chord progression of Yellow Roses?

The main progression is A – E – D – F#m (I – V – IV – vi).

Is Yellow Roses easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em, G7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

How to play Yellow Roses: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Yellow Roses chords: questions

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