Intro: Pick chords from C5 to F5 , G5 , back to C5 
 
C5                           F5 
The sun goes down in Calvin County 
     G5                       C5 
neon lights from an old beer sign 
                                    F5 
shown through the window out on the sidewalk 
            G5              C5 
as I walked in to pass the time 
                              F5 
I looked around sat down at a table 
                G5                  C5 
ordered beef on rye and a glass of wine 
                C5                      F5 
and through the door came a little old lady 
        G5                                       C5 
she was sellin' paper roses and they old cost a dime 
 

      G5            F5 
Paper Rosie, Paper Rosie 
    G5                                        C5 
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