G7                C
I must make up my mind today

F
What to have what to hold

  Em         Dm
A poor man's roses

G7              C
Or a rich man's gold

 
G7                    C
One's as wealthy as a king in a palace

               F        C
Though he's callous and cold

       Em                Dm
He may learn to give his heart for love

G7                        C
Instead of buying it with gold

 
                    F
Then the poor man's roses

G7                    C
Or the thrill when we kiss

        D7          Fm
Will be memories of paradise

Dm7             G7   F
That I'll never miss

 
G7                               C
And yet the hand that brings the rose tonight

            F      C
Is the hand I will hold

        Em                 Dm
For the rose of love means more to me

          G7             C
More than any rich man's gold