Biography:
Dickey Lee Lipscomb (born September 21, 1936, Memphis, Tennessee), known professionally as Dickey Lee (sometimes misspelled Dickie Lee), is an American pop/country singer and songwriter best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)." For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... A piece of fabric. ... Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa Records and Sun Records in 1957-58.
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Other songs:
- 9999999 Tears
- Ashes Of Love
- Baby Bye Bye
- Big Brother
- Dark Old Cave Millers Cave
- Devil Woman
- Dont Wanna Think About Paula
- Gina
- Good Lovin
- I Saw Linda Yesterday
- I Saw My Lady
- Laurie
- Millers Cave
- Never Ending Song Of Love
- Patches
- Rocky
- Roses Are Red
- Shes Walking Away
- Sleep Walikin Blues
- The Day The Saw
- The Girl From Peyton Place
- Wolverton Mountain
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Roses Are Red:Dickey Lee.
Album -The Tale of Patches - #50 on
BB Hot 200 on SMASH Records in 1962.
INTRO:
Eb Ab Eb
(Roses are red my love..doo-doo-doo-doo)
#1.
Eb Fm Bb Gm7 Eb
A long long time ago, on graduation day.
Fm Bb Gm7 Eb
You handed me your book, I signed this way.
CHORUS:
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm Eb Ab Bb
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet
Eb Ab Eb
as you.
#2.
Eb Bb Gm7
We dated through high school, and when the
Eb
big day came.
Ab Fm Gm7 Eb
I wrote into your book, next to my name.
CHORUS:
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm Eb Ab Bb
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet
Eb Ab Eb Fm Eb
as you..(as sweet as you..(ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo.)
BRIDGE:
Ab Gm7 Bb Eb
Then I went far away and you found someone new.
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab
(ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo.)
Ab Fm Eb Ab Eb
I read your letter, dear, and I wrote back to you.
CHORUS:
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm Eb Ab Bb
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, good luck, may God
Eb Ab Eb
bless you..(may God bless you.)
#3.
Eb Bb Eb
Is that your little girl, she looks a lot like you.
Fm Gm7 Eb
Some day some boy will write, in her book, too.
CHORUS:
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm Eb Ab Bb Gm7
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet
Eb Ab Eb
as you..(roses are red.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Album -The Tale of Patches - #50 on
BB Hot 200 on SMASH Records in 1962.
INTRO:
Eb Ab Eb
(Roses are red my love..doo-doo-doo-doo)
#1.
Eb Fm Bb Gm7 Eb
A long long time ago, on graduation day.
Fm Bb Gm7 Eb
You handed me your book, I signed this way.
CHORUS:
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm Eb Ab Bb
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet
Eb Ab Eb
as you.
#2.
Eb Bb Gm7
We dated through high school, and when the
Eb
big day came.
Ab Fm Gm7 Eb
I wrote into your book, next to my name.
CHORUS:
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm Eb Ab Bb
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet
Eb Ab Eb Fm Eb
as you..(as sweet as you..(ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo.)
BRIDGE:
Ab Gm7 Bb Eb
Then I went far away and you found someone new.
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab
(ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo.)
Ab Fm Eb Ab Eb
I read your letter, dear, and I wrote back to you.
CHORUS:
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm Eb Ab Bb
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, good luck, may God
Eb Ab Eb
bless you..(may God bless you.)
#3.
Eb Bb Eb
Is that your little girl, she looks a lot like you.
Fm Gm7 Eb
Some day some boy will write, in her book, too.
CHORUS:
Eb Fm Gm7 Ab Eb
Ros..es are red, my love, violets are blue.
Cm Eb Ab Bb Gm7
Sug..ar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet
Eb Ab Eb
as you..(roses are red.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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