Tom: E
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Eighteen yellow roses came today
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B7
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E6
E7
Eighteen yellow roses in a pretty bouquet
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C#m
When the boy came to the door, I didn't know what to say
B7
E
B7
But eighteen yellow roses came today
E
B7
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I opened up the card to see what it said
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B7
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I couldn't believe my eyes when I had read
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C#m
"Though you belong to another I love you anyway"
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B7/F#
Yes, eighteen yellow roses came today
G
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I never doubted your love for a minute
G
E
I always thought that you would be true
G
E
But now this box, and the flowers in it
G
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B7
I guess there's nothin' left for me to do
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B7
E
But ask to meet the boy that's done this thing
E
B7
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And find out if he's got plans to buy you a ring
A
E
C#m
'Cause eighteen yellow roses will wilt and die one day
B7
E
B7
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But a father's love will never fade away will never fade away