C
G7
C
Eighteen yellow roses came today
G7
C
Eighteen yellow roses in a pretty bouquet
F
When the boy came to the door
C
I didn’t know what to say
G7
C
G7
But eighteen yellow roses came today
C
G7
C
G7
I opened up the card to see what it said
C
G7
C
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I had read
F
C
Though you belong to another I love you anyway
G7
C
Yes eighteen yellow roses came today
Eb
C
I never doubted your love for a minute
Eb
C
I always thought that you would be true
Eb
C
But now this box and the flowers in it
Eb
F
G7
I guess there’s nothin’ left for me to do
C
G7
C
G7
But ask to meet the boy that’s done this thing
C
G7
C
C7
And find out if he’s got plans to buy you a ring
F
C
‘Cause eighteen yellow roses will wilt and die one day
G7
C
But a father’s love will never fade away
Eb
G7
C7
F
C
