Second Hand Rose

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Father had a bus'ness,       strictly second hand,

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Ev'ry thing from toothpicks to a baby grand;

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Stuff in our apartment        came from Father's store -

E7   Bm7/5-       A6     B7 Bm7/5-    E7     A7
Even things I'm wearing    someone wore before.

Em       B+    Cdim    B7    Em     B+   Em7   Em6
It's no wonder that I feel abused;

Gdim Bm7   Edim   Bm7/5-      Cdim        A     A9    A7
 I   never have a thing that ain't been used.

A7  Em7   Edim  D   Fdim A7    D   B7 E7/9 Fdim  E     E7
I'm wear - ing sec - ond hand hats,   sec - ond hand clothes,

Em7    A7  cdim A7  Gdim G      D  Fdim  D    A7
That's why they call me  Sec - ond Hand Rose.

D   Fdim      D     Cdim    Em7   A7
Even our pi - an - o in the par - lor,

Em7     A7        G/B       A7    Gdim    D
Father bought for ten cents on the dol - lar.

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Sec - ond hand pearls, I'm wearing sec - ond hand curls.

  Am7   D9    Am7     D7          G6
I never get a single thing that's new.

Em   Cdim     Em       Am7      Em    Cdim  Em  Gdim
Even Jake the plumber, he's the man I  a - dore,

D       Edim      Bm   Bm7/5-        D        Edim   E7
Had the nerve to tell me he's been mar - ried be - fore.

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Ev' - ry - one knows that I'm just Sec - ond Hand Rose

     Em7   G/B A7  Gdim  D   Fdim   A7
From Sec - ond Av - e - nue.


A7  Em7   Edim  D   Fdim  A7    D   B7 E7/9   Fdim E    E7
I'm wear - ing sec - ond hand shoes,    sec - ond hand hose,

Em7 A7  Cdim  A7  Gdim G     D   Fdim  D    A7
All the girls hand me their sec - ond hand beaux.

D   Fdim     D       Cdim    Em7  A7
Even my pa - ja - mas when I don 'em

Em7         A7      G/B       A7         Gdim  D  A7
Have some - bod - y el - se's 'ni - tials on 'em.

D    Fdim  A7    D         B7    E7/9  Fdim  E    E7
Sec - ond hand rings, I'm sick of sec - ond hand things,

  Am7       D9      Am7      D7         G6
I nev - er get what oth - er girl - ies do.

 Em        Cdim           Em        Am7    Em  Cdim Em Gdim
Once while strol - ling through the Ritz a girl got my coat;

A7    D        Edim       Bm         Bm7/5-        D     Edim  E7   A7
She nudged her friend and said, "Oh, look there's my old fur coat!"

D    Fdim  A7   D         B7      E7/9  Fdim  E    E7
Ev' - ry - one knows that I'm just Sec - ond Hand Rose

     Em7   G/B A7  Gdim  D   A7   B7
From Sec - ond Av - e - nue,

     Em7   G/B A7  Gdim  D   G   D
From Sec - ond Av - e - nue,