Intro: Pick chords from C to F , G , back to C 
 
C                           F 
The sun goes down in Calvin County 
     G                       C 
neon lights from an old beer sign 
                                    F 
shown through the window out on the sidewalk 
            G              C 
as I walked in to pass the time 
                              F 
I looked around sat down at a table 
                G                  C 
ordered beef on rye and a glass of wine 
                C                      F 
and through the door came a little old lady 
        G                                       C 
she was sellin' paper roses and they old cost a dime 
 

      G            F 
Paper Rosie, Paper Rosie 
    G                                        C 
she sold ya paper roses but they only cost a dime  
 
 
Silver hair that's lost it's gold 
trembling hands as she passed a row 
red cray paper made nature's bouquet 
help a little old lady buy a rose today 
I took the rose from her trembling hand 
with eyes of age she smiled and walked away 
like a breath of spring I could smell the rose 
it came alive and I heard her say 
 
*Chorus* 
 
Buy my roses, pretty roses 
they're only made of paper but they only cost a dime 
 
 
I went to look for her outside 
a spray of roses lay by her side 
the sky lit up and the choir sang 
a thousand voices as the church bells rang 
 
*Chorus* 
 
They sang Rosie, Paper Rosie 
She sold ya paper roses but they only cost a dime 
Paper Rosie, Paper Rosie 
She sold ya paper roses but they only cost a dime