Eb                 Cm7
Not so long ago on his way home from work
     Fm                      Bb
He?d stop by the side of the road
     Fm                      Bb            Eb
Step out of that old beat up Ford, that he drove
                     Cm7
And he?d walk around searchin? the ground
      Fm                    Bb7
For a handful of wildflower blooms
Fm                        Bb7              Eb
Thinkin? of where he?d be soon, there with her

                    Eb/G Ab     Bb                     Eb
She called them red neck roses, cause that?s what they were
         Fm7                 Ab                 Bb7  Bb7sus Bb7
A simple gift of love from a country boy to his girl
                Eb/G    Ab    Bb                 Cm   Bb Ab
She called them redneck roses they didn?t cost a dime
    Fm                          Bb         Eb
But they brought a smile to her face every time

         Eb                      Cm
Now it?s years down the line she sits home alone
         Fm               Bb
It?s the usual end of the day
       Fm                      Bb                 Eb
Once a gain he?s still working late, but he never calls
                                     Cm
They?ve got a house on a hill and no problems with bills
      Fm                 Bb7
And a baby that?s on the way
        Fm                           Bb7          Eb
But her heart longs for those yester days and his love

                    Eb/G Ab     Bb                     Eb
She called them red neck roses, cause that?s what they were
         Fm7                 Ab                 Bb7  Bb7sus Bb7
A simple gift of love from a country boy to his girl
                Eb/G    Ab    Bb                 Cm   Bb Ab
She called them redneck roses they didn?t cost a dime
    Fm                          Bb         Eb
But they brought a smile to her face every time

           Fm                         Bb
They could still bring a smile to her face
                   Eb   Db Eb
if he only had the time