Give Me The Roses While I Live chords
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GIVE ME THE ROSES WHILE I LIVE
WRITER R.H. CORNELIUS
Banjo tuned E, Capo 3 , Key of: F
3/4 time
F C F
Wonderful things of folks are said
C
When they have passed away
F
Roses adorn the narrow bed
C F
Over the sleeping clay
Chorus:
F C F
Give me the roses while I live
C
Trying to cheer me on
F
Useless are flowers that you give
C F
After the soul is gone
Instrumental:
Praises are heard not by the dead
Roses they cannot see
Let us not wait until souls have fled
Generous friends to be
Chorus:
Give me the roses while I live
Trying to cheer me on
Useless are flowers that you give
After the soul is gone
Instrumental:
Folks are forgiven when they lie
Cold in their narrow bed
Let us forgive them 'ere they die
Now should the words be said
Chorus:
Give me the roses while I live
Trying to cheer me on
Useless are flowers that you give
After the soul is gone
After the soul is gone