Verse 1 D G D Roses are red and violets are blue G D Primroses pale on a velvet green hue Em G Bm Warm summer days by cool waterfalls A Like the music we hear G D A Those things we'll always hold dear Bm BG/A D A Like an old fashioned waltz Instrumental BBGDA Verse 2 G When the moonlight shines down D On the Hollywood world G D And the heroine waits for her beau to return Em G Bm And the violins play from behind garden walls A G D A Oh how I'd love to remain with the silver refrain Bm BG/A D A Of an oooold fashioned waltz Instrumental BBGDF Instrumental - key change BFBF BDCBFC DBFC DBF Verse 3 - back to original key D G D And they dance round the floor and there's no one else there G D And the world is no more and there's never a care Em G Bm By the perfect lagoon as the nightingale calls A G D A With only the moon and the nostalgic tune Bm BG/A D A Of an old fashioned waltz BBGDA Verse 4 G D Roses are red violets are blue G D Primroses pale on a velvet green hue Em G Bm Warm summer days by cool waterfalls A Like the music we hear G D A Those things we'll always hold dear Bm BG/A D A Like an old fashioned waltz Bm BG/A D A Like an o-o-old fashioned waltz Bm BG/A D A An old fashioned waltz Outro BGD