Second Hand Rose
Music by James F. Hanley
Key: C
Lyrics by Grant Clarke
Copyright 1921

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File created 07/12/2024
File updated 04/28/2025

Verse 1:

C            G7
Father has a business
C               G7
Strictly second-hand
C     Ebdim      Dm7
Every thing from toothpicks
D7        G7
To a baby-grand

C              G7
Stuff in our a-partment
C                  G7
Came from father's store
D7   D9          G
Even clothes I'm wearing
Am7     D7       G7
Someone  wore be-fore

Dm
It's no wonder
A7            Dm
That I feel a-bused,
 D7          D9
Inever get a thing
     D7         G7   Dm7EbdimG7
That ain't been used

Chorus 1:

            C
I’m wearing second hand hats,
D7
Second hand clothes
Dm7             G7
That's why they call me
C       Ebdim
Sec-ond hand Rose

Even our piano in the
Dm7 G7
Par-lor
Dm7               G7
Father bought for  ten cents on the
EbdimC
Dol-lar

Second hand pearls, I'm wearing
D7
Second hand curls
  Gm7   C7    Gm7    C7
I never get a single thing that's
Dm7
new

F6   A7      F6
Even Jake-ie Cohen,
A7       F6      Fm
He's the man I a-dore
C       Dm7      C
Had the nerve to tell me
Dm7       D7              G7
he's been  married before!

C
Everyone knows that I'm just
D7
Second hand Rose
     Dm7   G7  C  Dm7EbdimG7
From SecondAve-nue


Verse 2:

C               G7
Each one in the family
C                   G7
Kicks the whole day long
C     Ebdim     Dm7
Every one's dis-gusted,
D7           G7
Everything iswrong

C            G7
Second handeddoggie,
C            G7
Second handedcat
D7     D9     G
Second handed welcome,
Am7    D7     G7
Second handed mat

Dm
I think father's
A7              Dm
Head is made of wood
   D7                  D9
He brings home lots of things
              G7    Dm7EbdimG7
That ain't no  good

Chorus 2:

            C
I’m wearing Second hand shoes,
D7
Second hand hose
Dm7           G7
All the girls hand me their
C     Ebdim C
Second hand beaux

Even my pajamas when I
Dm7 G7
Don ’em
Dm7          G7
Have somebodyelse's
          EbdimC
‘Ni-tials on ‘em

C
Second hand rings,
            D7
I'm sick of second hand things
  Gm7  C7
I neverget what
Gm7  C7      Dm7
Othergirlies do

F6         A7
Once while strolling
F6       A7
Thru the Ritz a
F6          Fm
Girl got my goat

    C          Dm7
She nudged her friend
    C        Dm7
And said Oh! look,
        D7              G7
There's my old fur coat

C
Everyone knows that I'm just
D7
Second hand Rose
     Dm7    G7 C
From Second Ave-nue

End Chord:

C6

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