Second hand rose chords

Barbra Streisand

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  			D      Em7   A7       A6/7/9   D      Em7    A7    A6/7/9 
Father had a bus'ness,       strictly second hand,  
 
D     Fdim       Em    A7   E7  Bm7/5-   A7 
Ev'ry thing from toothpicks to a baby grand; 
 
D         Em7 A7       A6/7/9  D         Em7       A7    A6/7/9 
Stuff in our apartment        came from Father's store - 
 
E7   Bm7/5-       A6     B7 Bm7/5-    E7     A7  
Even things I'm wearing    someone wore before. 
 
Em       B+    Cdim    B7    Em     B+   Em7   Em6 
It's no wonder that I feel abused; 
 
Gdim Bm7   Edim   Bm7/5-      Cdim        A     A9    A7 
 I   never have a thing that ain't been used. 
 
A7  Em7   Edim  D   Fdim A7    D   B7 E7/9 Fdim  E     E7 
I'm wear - ing sec - ond hand hats,   sec - ond hand clothes, 
 
Em7    A7  cdim A7  Gdim G      D  Fdim  D    A7 
That's why they call me  Sec - ond Hand Rose. 
 
D   Fdim      D     Cdim    Em7   A7 
Even our pi - an - o in the par - lor, 
 
Em7     A7        G/B       A7    Gdim    D 
Father bought for ten cents on the dol - lar. 
 
D     Fdim A7    D          B7    E7/9  Fdim  E    E7 
Sec - ond hand pearls, I'm wearing sec - ond hand curls. 
 
  Am7   D9    Am7     D7          G6  
I never get a single thing that's new. 
 
Em   Cdim     Em       Am7      Em    Cdim  Em  Gdim 
Even Jake the plumber, he's the man I  a - dore, 
 
D       Edim      Bm   Bm7/5-        D        Edim   E7        
Had the nerve to tell me he's been mar - ried be - fore. 
 
D    Fdim  A7   D         B7      E7/9  Fdim  E    E7 
Ev' - ry - one knows that I'm just Sec - ond Hand Rose 
 
     Em7   G/B A7  Gdim  D   Fdim   A7 
From Sec - ond Av - e - nue. 
 
 
A7  Em7   Edim  D   Fdim  A7    D   B7 E7/9   Fdim E    E7 
I'm wear - ing sec - ond hand shoes,    sec - ond hand hose, 
 
Em7 A7  cdim  A7  Gdim G     D   Fdim  D    A7 
All the girls hand me their sec - ond hand beaux. 
 
D   Fdim     D       Cdim    Em7  A7 
Even my pa - ja - mas when I don 'em 
 
Em7         A7      G/B       A7         Gdim  D  A7 
Have some - bod - y el - se's 'ni - tials on 'em. 
 
D    Fdim  A7    D         B7    E7/9  Fdim  E    E7 
Sec - ond hand rings, I'm sick of sec - ond hand things, 
 
  Am7       D9      Am7      D7         G6  
I nev - er get what oth - er girl - ies do. 
 
 Em        Cdim           Em        Am7    Em  Cdim Em Gdim 
Once while strol - ling through the Ritz a girl got my coat;  
 
A7    D        Edim       Bm         Bm7/5-        D     Edim  E7   A7   
She nudged her friend and said, "Oh, look there's my old fur coat!" 
 
D    Fdim  A7   D         B7      E7/9  Fdim  E    E7 
Ev' - ry - one knows that I'm just Sec - ond Hand Rose 
 
     Em7   G/B A7  Gdim  D   A7   B7 
From Sec - ond Av - e - nue, 
 
     Em7   G/B A7  Gdim  D   G   D 
From Sec - ond Av - e - nue,