Topic: One Long Stem Red Rose
A lyric given to me inspired this song. A slow country ballad with no chorus, not sure if it works. Lots of finger picking with step downs. Any thoughts appreciated. 
One Long Stem Red Rose by Ken Peters April 21 2010
V1
[D]I fondly do recall when I first saw your smile.
Your [G]auburn hair flowed gently with the [D]breeze.
[D]You said you were hitching and just trying to find,
Some [E7]piece of mind,
Not [A7]ties that bind.
[G]When I looked into your eyes, you [D]looked down and away.
[G]I felt something burned you deep [A7]inside.
[D]A single tear rolled off your cheek onto the ground.
Then you [A]smiled,
Just a [D]little smile.
V2
[D]And said your name was Jane and you were twenty one.
Old [G]enough to travel through this [D]land.
[D]And bold enough to fly as high as one could go,
In [E7]rain or snow,
Where [A7]no one knows.
[G]When you looked into my eyes, I [D]saw your troubled soul.
[G]I felt there was something else to [A7]hide.
[D]You said you've gone a thousand miles with millions more to go.
Across [A]mountains high,
Where [D]eagles fly.
V3
[D]Then you said Momma died two years from yesterday.
And [G]Poppa's drink will be his dying [D]day.
[D]That you couldn't take the pain of what has past.
[E7]Then you laughed,
A [A7]hurting laugh.
[G]When you looked back to the ground and I [D]felt you slip away.
[G]I didn't have the answers youre[A7]quired.
[D]I didn't have the means to heal your tears inside.
So I [A]wiped your eyes,
Such [D]pretty eyes.
V4
[D]When you said goodbye we hugged as life long friends.
You [G]said you heard your calling in the [D]breeze.
[D]You said you'd be alright that you found peace of mind.
No [E7]longer blind,
Your [A7]eyes were kind.
[G]When you walked away I felt your [D]sadness in the air.
I [G]waved to you and wished you fare thee [A7]well.
[D]In two days time on Jackson Line, we found you in the breeze.
Be[A]neath a tree,
An [D]old oak tree.
So I place [D]one long stem red rose, by your graveside set apart.
From [G]two white carnations for your Mom and Daddy's heart.
I'll lay [G]three yellow lilies up a[D]gainst the old oak tree.
Where [A]angels took your hand to set you [D]free.
[A]Sleep my new found angel,
Be at [D]peace.
Written by
Ken Peters
April 23 2010
Just Keepin on Keepin on
Martin DC15E
Cort MR710F
Squire Strat (Chinese)
Martin DC15E
Cort MR710F
Squire Strat (Chinese)
I changed the phrasing just a touch cause I wasn't sure. Let me know if it should be changed back. I changed a few lyrics but I love the feedback cause that's what helps the song get gooder so by all means let me know.
your gonna hear it and know what I mean.
I'm just an ole Hill Hippie that knows three songs and three chords so when you throw a monkey wrench at me, I don't know what to do.