[Intro]A[Verse 1]AE
Yellow roses, when
you hold them
D
In the streams with
F#mE
a bottle of wine
AE
All the golden, yellow roses
D
In the fields with the
F#mE
sun in our eyes
DE
When you think, what
AF#m
love's all about?
DE
I don't know, but I'm glad
AE
you're hanging 'round
[Verse 2]AE
In the sunset, with your new pet
D
You're saying just it's
F#mE
the time of your life
AE
In the golden, yellow roses
DF#m
With your hands cast
E
out to the sky
DE
Like you're my, doctor
AF#m
sent for me
DE
All the sun, and the clouds
AA7
in harmony
[Chorus]EF#m
We know we're going through
DA
Something that we can't endure
EF#m
Yellow roses, all in bloom
DEA
Take my love and make it true
[Instrumental Bridge]AEAEDF#mEAEDF#mE[Verse 3]DE
Do you think, turn
AF#m
this train around
DE
Sound the bell, for
AE
another town
[Verse 4]AE
There are times when, no
one knows it
DF#m
Shut my eyes try waltzing
E
around
AE
Through the golden, yellow
roses
DF#m
And pretend you're with
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E
me again
DE
But I can't, seem to
AF#m
get it right
DE
You're not here, standing
AF#m
by my side
DE
Now I know, what love's
AF#m
all about
DE
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.
To play Yellow Roses by Greg Gonzalez, think in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 5 chords: A, E, D, F#m and A7.
Listen for A – E – D – F#m (I – V – IV – vi in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
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.
Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.
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).
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