White Rose
By Fred Eaglesmith

capo 4th fret

C Am Em F (x2)

CWell (x32010@1)the whole town came out to watch
    Amthe (x02210@1)day they paved the parking lot
    EmSomebody (022000@1)hung a ribbon up
    F (133211@1)                     Fand (133211@1)then they cut it down

CAnd (x32010@1)that big white rose upon that sign
    Amput (x02210@1)innocence in all our lives
EmWe (022000@1)could see its neon lights
F (133211@1)               Fhalf (133211@1)a mile out

CGas (x32010@1)was fifty cents a gallon
     AmThey (x02210@1)put it in for you
           EmAnd (022000@1)they'd pump your tires and check your oil
    F (133211@1)                     Fand (133211@1)wash your windows too

CAnd (x32010@1)we'd shine those cars bright as bright
         AmAnd (x02210@1)we'd go park underneath that light
EmStare (022000@1)out at the prarie sky
          F (133211@1)                  FThere (133211@1)was nothing else to do

Chorus:
                AmBut (x02210@1)now there's plywood for glass
          Emwhere (022000@1)the windows all got smashed
            FAnd (133211@1)there's just a chuck of concrete
            Gwhere (320003@1)those old pumps used to stand
          AmThere's (x02210@1)a couple of cars half outta the ground
         EmAnd (022000@1)that oil sign still spins 'round and 'round
    F (133211@1)                                             G (320003@1)    Am (x02210@1)But I guess the White Rose filling station's just a memory now

CAnd (x32010@1)the girls would spend a couple a bucks
        Amjust (x02210@1)to meet the boys workin' at the pumps
    EmAnd (022000@1)they'd grow up and fall in love
    F (133211@1)                   FAnd (133211@1)they all moved away

CStrangers (x32010@1)used to stop and ask
    Amhow (x02210@1)far they'd driven off the map
    EmAnd (022000@1)then they built that overpass
             F (133211@1)                       FAnd (133211@1)now they stay out on the highway

(Repeat Chorus)

FAnd (133211@1)that neon sign was the heart and soul
   Amof (x02210@1)this old one horse town
         GAnd (320003@1)it's like it lost its will to live
    Fthe (133211@1)day they shut it down

(Repeat Chorus)

(Repeat last line of chorus)