Roses

Bbm
I know it's past visitin' hours
   F
But can I please give her these flowers?
         Bbm
The doctor don't wanna take procedures
                   F
He claim her heart can't take the anesthesia
     B
It'll send her body into a seizure
                   Abm
That lil' thing by the hospital bed, it'll stop beepin'
     Bbm
Hey, chick, I'm at a loss for words
            F
What do you say at this time? Remember when I was nine?
Bbm
Tell her everything gon' be fine, but I be lyin'
             F
Her family cryin', they want her to live, and she tryin'
    Bbm
I'm arguin', like: What kind of doctor can we fly in?
F
You know the best medicine go to people that's paid
B
If Magic Johnson got a cure for AIDS
Abm
And all the broke motherfuckers passed away
   Bbm
You tellin' me if my grandma's in the NBA
     F7
Right now, she'd be okay?
                  Bbm
But since she was just a secretary

Working for the church for 35 years
F
Things 'sposed to stop right here?
                         Bbm/Ab
My grandfather tryin' to pull it together, he strong
        Eb/G
That's where I get my confidence from
            B
I asked the nurse: Did you do the research?
          Abm
She asked me: Can you sign some t-shirts?
Bbm
Bitch, is you smokin' reefer?
                     F
You don't see that we hurt? But still

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Bbm  F
I    smile
   Bbm             F
When roses come to see me
   B                                                Abm
And I can't wait for a sunny day (seeing it through your eyes)
     Bbm             F
Can't wait for the clouds to break
                     F
They outside of the emergency room, room
                           Bbm
You can feel my heartbeat, beat, beat
                           F
If she gon' pull through, we gon' find out soon
                            Eb/G
But right now, she 'sleep, sleep, sleep
                 B
My momma say they say she could pass away any day
Abm
Hey, chick, what these doctors know anyway?
              Bbm
Let me see the X-rays, I ain't no expert, I'm just hurt
  F7
Cousin Kim took off of work
              Bbm
Plus, my Aunt Shirley, Aunt Beverly, Aunt Klaye and Aunt Jean
          F
So many aunties, we could have an Auntie Team
Bbm
Feel like Amerie, it's this 1 Thing
          Eb/G
When they said that she made it, you see they eyes gleam
B
I think we at an all-time high
       Abm
To get there, we run, we fly, we drive
Bbm
'Cause with my family, we know where home is
      F
So instead of sending flowers, we the roses

Bbm  F
I    smile
Bbm               Eb/G
When roses come to see me
    B                 Abm                                Bbm
And I can't wait for a sunny day (seeing it through your eyes)
                   F
Can't wait for the clouds to break

              Eb/G
'Cause Rosie brings the sunshine (oh)

Bbm  F
I    smile (oh-oh-ah)
      Eb/G           F
When roses come to see me (come to-come away)
    B                  Abm
And I can't wait for a sunny day (I can't wait to-ah, seeing it
             Bbm
Through your eyes)
                   F
Can't wait for the clouds to break (your eyes, for the clouds to break, oh)

Bbm  F
I    smile
               Eb/G
When Rosie comes to see me
     B          Abm           Bbm
And I'm sad when Rosie goes away
              Eb/G                F7
'Cause Rosie brings the sunshine (say)

Bbm         F
Can't wait, I can't wait, no
Bbm         F
Can't wait, I can't wait, no
Bbm         F
Can't wait, I can't wait
Bbm            Eb/G
No, can't wait for
      B
For a sunny day
    F7
Say Momma can't wait
        Bbm
For the clouds to break
F           Eb/G
Mm, mm, mm, mm-mm, mm-mm
F            Bbm                F
Oh-oh-oh-oh, no, no, say (woah, say)
                Bbm
Tellin' you the truth now

Said I can't wait, uh-uh

I won't wait, oh, no