White Rose
Fred EaglesmithVersion1
90
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Well the whole town came out to watch
the day they paved the parking lot
Somebody hung a ribbon up
and then they cut it down
And that big white rose upon that sign
put innocence in all our lives
We could see its neon lights
half a mile out
Gas was fifty cents a gallon
They put it in for you
And they'd pump your tires and check your oil
and wash your windows too
And we'd shine those cars bright as bright
And we'd go park underneath that light
Stare out at the prarie sky
There was nothing else to do
But now there's plywood for glass
where the windows all got smashed
And there's just a chuck of concrete
where those old pumps used to stand
There's a couple of cars half outta the ground
And that oil sign still spins 'round and 'round
But I guess the White Rose filling station's just a memory now
And the girls would spend a couple a bucks
just to meet the boys workin' at the pumps
And they'd grow up and fall in love
And they all moved away
Strangers used to stop and ask
how far they'd driven off the map
And then they built that overpass
And now they stay out on the highway
(Repeat Chorus)
And that neon sign was the heart and soul
of this old one horse town
And it's like it lost its will to live
the day they shut it down
(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat last line of chorus)
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Readable chord sheet for White Rose by Fred Eaglesmith
[C] [Am] [Em] [F] Well the w[C]hole town came out to watch the [Am]day they paved the parking lot Some[Em]body hung a ribbon up and [F]then they cut it down [F] And that [C]big white rose upon that sign put [Am]innocence in all our lives [Em]We could see its neon lights [F]half a mile out [F] Gas was [C]fifty cents a gallon They [Am]put it in for you And they'd [Em]pump your tires and check your oil and [F]wash your windows too [F] And we'd [C]shine those cars bright as bright And we'd [Am]go park underneath that light [Em]Stare out at the prarie sky There was [F]nothing else to do [F] But now there's [Am]plywood for glass where the [Em]windows all got smashed And there's [F]just a chuck of concrete where those [G]old pumps used to stand There's a [Am]couple of cars half outta the ground And that [Em]oil sign still spins 'round and 'round But [F]I guess the White Rose filling station's just a [G]memory [Am]now And the [C]girls would spend a couple a bucks just to [Am]meet the boys workin' at the pumps And [Em]they'd grow up and fall in love And [F]they all moved away [F] [C]Strangers used to stop and ask how [Am]far they'd driven off the map And [Em]then they built that overpass And now they [F]stay out on the highway [F] (Repeat Chorus) And that [F]neon sign was the heart and soul of [Am]this old one horse town And it's [G]like it lost its will to live the [F]day they shut it down (Repeat Chorus) (Repeat last line of chorus)