G5        A5       G5       G5    D5 
I re - a - lize the way your eyes deceived me, 
     D5      A5       D5   C5       G5 
With tender looks that I mistook for love. 
    G5    G5     E5    B5      C5   C5   A5   A5 
So take away the flowers that you gave me 
      D5      A5        D5    C5    G5    A5     G5 
And send the kind that you remind me of. 
 
Refrain: 
G5     C5   C5   A5  A5  G5    G5   E5     
Paper ro - ses,        paper ro - ses; 
G5     C5         C5   A5      G5 
Oh how real those roses seem to be. 
G5          C5   C5   A5   A5     G5    G5   E5 
But they're on - ly          im - i - ta - tion, 
G5       A5    A5       D5    D5  G5            
Like your im - i - ta - tion love for me. 
     G5          A5      G5    G5     D5 
I thought that you would be a perfect lover; 
     D5       A5       D5     C5      G5 
You seemed so full of sweetness at the start. 
     G5     G5     E5        B5    C5    C5   A5   A5 
But like a big red rose that's made of pa - per, 
       D5    A5  D5      C5       G5    A5     G5 
There isn't any sweetness in your heart. 
 
Repeat Refrain: 
 
Coda: 
G5       A5    A5       D5    D5  G5            
Like your im - i - ta - tion love for me.