1 Topic by stratomac (edited by stratomac 2007-12-17 00:33:09)

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Topic: One Little Rose

I had a crush on a girl who worked at the same place I did, but I had never met her and had no way to interact with her other than to either walk up to her at her desk or in the cafeteria. In both places she was surrounded by female coworkers that I didn't know either. I had a dilemma....risk embarrassing her in front of her coworkers, or just not ask her out. A coworker of mine suggested I ask her out with a note. I said no way, that that would be ridiculous. My coworker said to me that it didn't matter how I asked her out...if she liked me, she liked me, and if she didn't, she didn't. A note wouldn't be poorly received; she would be flattered. So I did it. With a note. My coworker delivered the note. I felt like I was in third grade all over again. The girl's name was Rose. Oh, and the F and G chords in the bridge only get 2 strums instead of 4 like the rest of the song.

One Little Roseby Dennis Howe


4/4, 74bpm, slow, quiet strum




[C]I asked out a girl with a note toda-[F]y


[C]Masters' degree but I'm still in the thi-[F]rd grade


[C]I asked out a girl with a note toda-[G]y


Yes I did[C] [F] [C] [F]


[C]They say that the end justifies the mea-[F]ns


When the [C]game is over it's the scoreboard that we s-[F]ee


[C]They say that the end justifies the mea-[G]ns


Yes they do[C] [F]


[F]Now the butterflies in-[G]side me flutter a-[C]round


And my [F]feet float 10,000 [G]miles off of the [C]ground


I try to [F]speak but [G]out comes no [Am]sound, no


[F] I'm en-[G]chanted [C]


[Dm]Yes, by one little Ro-[G]se


So fragrant and sw-[Em]eet, it's taken a-[Am]hold of me


Its [Dm]beauty blooms unpara-[G]lleled, it's all I see [C] [Em]


[Dm]No I don't need no fancy bou-[G]quet of flowers you [Em]see


This one is e-[Am]nough for me


I've [Dm]found myself one little Ro-[G]se and it suits me perfectly


[C] [F] [C] [F]


[C]I never expected that she would cal-[F]l


[C]Didn't think I'd get any attention at al-[F]l



[C]I never expected that she would cal-[G]l


But she did[C] [F] [C] [F]


[C]I wonder where it is we'll head from he-[F]re


[C]Will she become special or disap-[F]pear


[C]I wonder where it is we'll head from he-[G]re


Yes I do[C] [F]


[F]Now the butterflies in-[G]side me flutter a-[C]round


And my [F]feet float 10,000 [G]miles off of the [C]ground


I try to [F]speak but [G]out comes no [Am]sound, no


[F] I'm en-[G]chanted [C]


[Dm]Yes, by one little Ro-[G]se


So fragrant and sw-[Em]eet, she's taken a-[Am]hold of me


Her [Dm]beauty blooms unpara-[G]lleled, she's all I see [C] [Em]


[Dm]No I don't need no fancy bou-[G]quet of flowers you [Em]see


This one is e-[Am]nough for me


I've [Dm]found myself one little Ro-[G]se and she suits me perfectly


[C] [F] [C] [F]


[C]I asked out a girl with a note toda-[F]y


[C]Masters' degree but I'm still in the thi-[F]rd grade


[C]I asked out a girl with a note toda-[G]y


Yes I did[C]



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Re: One Little Rose

so did ya get a date?

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    smile because it happened.    Gabriel García Marquez

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Re: One Little Rose

An enchanting story.  I wish I had the talent to take something like that and put it into a song.  My nickname is "D", and a buddy of mine suggested that I write a song called "Life in the Key of 'D'".  What a great idea, but I have come up completely dry with a whole life.  You've got one note and a great song out of it.  That's talent, and here's to you for having it and putting it to good use!

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  • Registered: 2007-11-12
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Re: One Little Rose

i did get a date....i didn't write about it in the song because even though the dates went well, she didn't turn out to be "the one." i didn't want the song to end anticlimactically, so i ended it by leaving the listener hanging. she was sweet and we had a great times but no love. interestingly, i did tell myself that if i ever saw her again (i moved away to another town), i would play the song for her. i did, you'll be happy to know, play the song for her about 6 months later when i visited her town and randomly ran into her. she got a tear in her eye, smiled hugely while listening, and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek and said that no one had ever done anything that special for her. so....good ending. maybe i can work THAT part into another verse?? thank you both for your interest and comments!!!! smile D

ps...good luck with "life in the key of D". my name is D as well so i am eager to see what you come up with.

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Re: One Little Rose

Such a beautiful piece!

You completely captured a moment that happens in everyones life.
I love when that happens in life. Such a good feeling..
I remember long ago the way a guy would knock on our Hall door. He would be calling to take me on a date. It used to make my heart go pitter patter.

Well done!

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Re: One Little Rose

Oh, thank you. smile  Yes, isn't it a special feeling when you have the good kind of butterflies????