written by Bob Hillard & Milton Delugg
 
G7                C
I must make up my mind today
F
What to have what to hold
  Em         Dm
A poor man's roses
G7              C
Or a rich man's gold
 
G7                    C
One's as wealthy as a king in a palace
               F        C
Though he's callous and cold
       Em                Dm
He may learn to give his heart for love
G7                        C
Instead of buying it with gold
 
                    F
Then the poor man's roses
G7                    C
Or the thrill when we kiss
        D7          Fm
Will be memories of paradise
Dm7             G7   F
That I'll never miss
 
G7                               C
And yet the hand that brings the rose tonight
            F      C
Is the hand I will hold
        Em                 Dm
For the rose of love means more to me
          G7             C
More than any rich man's gold