verse 1. C F C Roses are red violets are blue F C Primroses pale on a velvet green hue Dm Am Warm summer days by cool waterfalls G7 Like music we hear F C G7 Those things we'll always hold dear Am F C Like an old fashioned waltz verse 2. F When the moonlight shines down C On the Hollywood world F C And the heroine waits for her love to return Dm Am And the violins play from behind garden walls G7 F C Dm Oh how I'd love to remain with the silver refrain Am F C Of an old fashioned waltz verse 3. F C And they dance round the floor and there's no one else there F C And the world is no more and there's never a care Dm Am By the perfect lagoon as the nightingale calls G7 F C Dm With only the moon and the nostalgic tune Am F C Of an old fashioned waltz verse 4. C F C Roses are red violets are blue F C Primroses pale on a velvet green hue Dm Am Warm summer days by cool waterfalls G7 Like music we hear F C G7 Those things we'll always hold dear Am F C Like an old fashioned waltz