Written by Dennis Knutson/A.L. Owens/Buck Owens
D G TODAY I GOT A LONG LETTER D G Am G FROM ONE WHO STILL CARES FOR ME C SHE ASKED LOT'S OF QUESTIONS G LIKE WOULD I CALL HER SOMETIME A D AND WAS I GETTIN' BACK ON MY FEET D G SHE ASKED IF I HAD STOPPED DRINKIN' D G Am G LIKE I PROMISED HER SON LONG AGO C THE WORDS WOULDN'T COME G C WHEN I CALLED AND SHE ANSWERED G D G OH, BUT I FOUND A WAY TO SAY NOD G THE ROSES WILL SAY I STILL LOVE HER D G Am G AND THE COLOR WILL CAUSE HER TO CRY C G ONE DOZEN REASONS TO TELL HER I'M SORRY G D G AND TWELVE PRETTY FLOWERS DON'T LIE CHORUSAm G F C I SENT HER SOME WINE COLORED ROSES G C Bm Am G D THE COLOR OF GRAPES ON THE VINE G Am G C WHEN SHE SEE'S THE WINE COLORED ROSES G D7 G THEY'LL TELL HER I'M STILL ON THE WINE