Capo on 3rd fret (sounding key F minor)
Chords:
Dm: xx0231
Bb7: x13131
Am: x02210
Em: 022000
A: x02220
Bm: x24432
F#m: 244222
C: x32010
A7: x02020
Intro: Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7
Verse sequence:
Dm Am Em A
Bougainvillei's bloom and wine
Dm Am Em A
Be careful mind the strangle vine
Bm F#m C A
The rose is climbing over the blind
Bm F#m C A
'cause the sun is on the other side
Dm Am Em A
The bees will find their honey
Dm Am Em A
The sweetest everytime
Chorus sequence:
Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7
Around a red rose, I see a red rose
Dm Bb7 A7 Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7
Red rose bloomin' on another man's vine
Additional lyriics:
Golden Willy's gone to war
He left his young wife on the shore
Will she be steadfast everyday
While golden Willy's far away
Along the way her letters end
She never reads what Willy sends
I see a red rose, I smell a red rose
A red rose bloomin' on another man's vine