Mary Picked The Roses    
Words by Rich Mullins  
Music by Andrew Peterson & Gabe Scott

I think a few of the chords in this song are not as straightfoward as I have writen them.

INTRO: D D/F# G G A Bm A

G
Mary picked the roses
                  D D/F#
Early in the morn
G
Mary picked the roses
                         D A
As the day was being born
C
Mary picked the roses
   F                 G 
To smell their sweet perfume

Mary picked the roses
               D         D/F# G G A Bm A
But Jesus made them bloom


Joseph carved a table
From a piece of wood
Joseph carved a table
It was his livelihood
Joseph carved a table
Where kings could sit to eat
Joseph carved a table
                    D   D/F#  G
But Jesus made the tree


    G A     D    *G/B  A
And I write songs
              D    *G/B  G
These songs I sing

(Hey, la la la)
G   A    Em              G  
I'd have none if not for him
G   A D *G/B  A                       D/F# Em G
And I know      whence came the tunes

(Hey, la la la)

G A     Em              
Because Jesus made the roses
G              A     D     D/F# G G A Bm A
Jesus made the roses bloom


I will soon be leaving
I will soon be gone
I will soon be leaving
But I leave for you my songs
Though this life is fleeting
And time is no one's friend
I will soon be leaving
But Jesus never ends

So I'll write songs
These songs I sing
(Hey, la la la)
I'd have none if not for him
And I know whence came the tunes
(Hey, la la la)
Because Jesus made the roses
Jesus made the roses bloom
He made the roses bloom


*  this could be either D/B or D2/B

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