[G]Hey Mister, where you [C]going in such a [G]hurry?
Don't you think it's [C]time you [G]real..[D]ized[A]?[D7]
[D7]There's a [C]whole lot more to life than work and [G]worry.
The [Em]sweetest things in life are free,
and they're [F]right before your [C]eyes.
CHORUS:
[C]You got to [G]stop, and smell the [C]Roses.
You got to [G]count your many [A7]blessings every [D]day.
[D7]You're gonna [G]find the way to [G7]Heaven is a [C]rough
and rocky [G]road..
[G]if you don't stop and smell the [D]Roses along the [C]way[Am7].[G]
#2.
[G]Before you went to [C]work this morning in the [G]city[C]..
did [G]you spent some time [C]with your [D]famil..[D7]y?
[D7]Did you [C]kiss your wife and tell her that she's [G]pretty?
Did you [Em]take your children to your breast and
[F]love them tender..[C]ly?
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CHORUS:
[C]You got to [G]stop, and smell the [C]Roses.
You got to [G]count your many [A7]blessings every [D]day.
[D7]You're gonna [G]find the way to [G7]Heaven is a [C]rough
and rocky [G]road..
[G]if you don't stop and smell the [D]Roses along the [C]way[Am7].[G]
#3.(Key change.)
[A]Did you ever take a [D]walk through the [A]forest[D]?
[A]Stop and dream a while [D]among the [E]trees[B]?[E]
[E]Well, you can [D]look up through the leaves right
straight to [A]Heaven..
You can [F#m]almost hear the voice of God in [G]each and
every [D]breeze.
CHORUS:
You got to [A]stop, and smell the [D]Roses.
You've got to [A]count your many [B]blessings every [E]day.
You're gonna [A]find the way to Heaven is a [D]rough
and rocky [A]road..
[A]if you don't stop and smell the [E]Roses along the [D]way[A].
CHORUS:(Key change.)
You got to [B]stop, and smell the [E]Roses.
You've got to [B]count your many [C#]blessings every [F#]day.
You're gonna [B]find your way to Heaven is a [E]rough
and rocky [B]road..
[B]if you don't stop and smell the [F#]Roses along the [E]wa[B]y.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
Don't you think it's [C]time you [G]real..[D]ized[A]?[D7]
[D7]There's a [C]whole lot more to life than work and [G]worry.
The [Em]sweetest things in life are free,
and they're [F]right before your [C]eyes.
CHORUS:
[C]You got to [G]stop, and smell the [C]Roses.
You got to [G]count your many [A7]blessings every [D]day.
[D7]You're gonna [G]find the way to [G7]Heaven is a [C]rough
and rocky [G]road..
[G]if you don't stop and smell the [D]Roses along the [C]way[Am7].[G]
#2.
[G]Before you went to [C]work this morning in the [G]city[C]..
did [G]you spent some time [C]with your [D]famil..[D7]y?
[D7]Did you [C]kiss your wife and tell her that she's [G]pretty?
Did you [Em]take your children to your breast and
[F]love them tender..[C]ly?
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CHORUS:
[C]You got to [G]stop, and smell the [C]Roses.
You got to [G]count your many [A7]blessings every [D]day.
[D7]You're gonna [G]find the way to [G7]Heaven is a [C]rough
and rocky [G]road..
[G]if you don't stop and smell the [D]Roses along the [C]way[Am7].[G]
#3.(Key change.)
[A]Did you ever take a [D]walk through the [A]forest[D]?
[A]Stop and dream a while [D]among the [E]trees[B]?[E]
[E]Well, you can [D]look up through the leaves right
straight to [A]Heaven..
You can [F#m]almost hear the voice of God in [G]each and
every [D]breeze.
CHORUS:
You got to [A]stop, and smell the [D]Roses.
You've got to [A]count your many [B]blessings every [E]day.
You're gonna [A]find the way to Heaven is a [D]rough
and rocky [A]road..
[A]if you don't stop and smell the [E]Roses along the [D]way[A].
CHORUS:(Key change.)
You got to [B]stop, and smell the [E]Roses.
You've got to [B]count your many [C#]blessings every [F#]day.
You're gonna [B]find your way to Heaven is a [E]rough
and rocky [B]road..
[B]if you don't stop and smell the [F#]Roses along the [E]wa[B]y.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.