White Rose
By Fred Eaglesmith
capo 2nd fret
C Am Em F (x2)
C
Well the whole town came out to watch
Am
the day they paved the parking lot
Em
Somebody hung a ribbon up
F F
and then they cut it down
C
And that big white rose upon that sign
Am
put innocence in all our lives
Em
We could see its neon lights
F F
half a mile out
C
Gas was fifty cents a gallon
Am
They put it in for you
Em
And they'd pump your tires and check your oil
F F
and wash your windows too
C
And we'd shine those cars bright as bright
Am
And we'd go park underneath that light
Em
Stare out at the prarie sky
F F
There was nothing else to do
Chorus:
Am
But now there's plywood for glass
Em
where the windows all got smashed
F
And there's just a chuck of concrete
G
where those old pumps used to stand
Am
There's a couple of cars half outta the ground
Em
And that oil sign still spins 'round and 'round
F G Am
But I guess the White Rose filling station's just a memory now
C
And the girls would spend a couple a bucks
Am
just to meet the boys workin' at the pumps
Em
And they'd grow up and fall in love
F F
And they all moved away
C
Strangers used to stop and ask
Am
how far they'd driven off the map
Em
And then they built that overpass
F F
And now they stay out on the highway
(Repeat Chorus)
F
And that neon sign was the heart and soul
Am
of this old one horse town
G
And it's like it lost its will to live
F
the day they shut it down
(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat last line of chorus)
