Red Roses For A Blue Lady

Words & Music by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett
Recorded by Vic Dana, 1965 (#10)


G D7   Fdim  C  C9    C  C/B   E7   Dm7  E7
I want some red ro - ses for a blue la - dy;

A7        Em7         Cdim    Em7       A7
Mis - ter flor - ist, take my or - der please.

   F     Dm7      G              CM7  C/B Am7  Am7/G
We had a sil - ly quar - rel the oth - er day --

  D          Am7       D9         Cdim       G   Edim  G7
I hope these pret - ty flow - ers chase her blues a - way.


G D7   Fdim  C  C9    C  C/B   E7   Dm7  E7
I want some red ro - ses for a blue la - dy;

A7        Em7    Cdim        Em7    A7
Send them to the sweet - est gal in town.

    F       Dm7      G7        C        Em7      A7         
And if they do the trick, I'll hur - ry back to pick

Cdim  F         Dm7      Fdim     G7    Dm7   C     
Your best white or - chid for her wed - ding gown.

*Suggested by recent visitor Max Reid. This one is now probably better-remembered from Bert Kaempfert's concurrent instrumental version, which actually peaked one spot lower on the charts than Dana's did.

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