Faded Rose By Pastor. Shirley Caesar Chords

_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] There was [F] a young man that [Eb] _ moved away to Germany.
Didn't [Bb] let mama know where he [Eb] was.
Got over there [Ab] in a bad accident.
The doctor [Eb] said he'd never be able to walk again.
He had braces on his [Cm] legs and the family [Eb] tried to find him
to let him know that [Bb] his mama had passed away.
But to no [Eb] avail.
Finally, _ [Bb] _
the news [Bb] reaches him.
_ [Eb] Two weeks later, _ [Ab] we see him standing
_ with crutches on his arms and [Bb] braces on his legs
in front of a [Cm] fresh grave,
putting petals from [Bb] the rose [Eb] on the ground.
[Ab] And it looked like [C] I could hear that boy saying [Eb] to his mother,
too late,
_ _ Petals from this faded [Ab] rose,
Mama, [F] it's [Eb] all I have.
[Bb] Does anybody remember that one?
But Mama, I tried [Cm] _ to give you flowers _
while [Gm] you [Ab] lived.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
If I had _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] with [Cm] God,
I _ _ [Eb] [Cm] would wake [Eb] you from your sleep.
[Cm] _ [F] As the [G] eternal agents [Bb] roll. _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] So petals from [Eb] _
[F] this faded rose,
[Ab] _ It's all [Eb] I have.
I [Bb] gave you, [Eb] but Mama, I tried.
_ [F] To make you happy
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] while you lived.
[Ab] After a while,
_ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ [Eb] while he was standing,
[Bb] two of his [Eb] sisters drove up.
They got out of [Ab] the car, they [Bb] walked over
_ [Eb] to their brother, they said,
Brother, [Bb] we did everything [Eb] we could to get in touch with you.
[F] One of them said, but one [Bb] thing I did,
_ [Eb] I took my [Ab] diamond ring
[Eb] and I [Bb] placed it on her hand.
I knew you'd be pleased with [Eb] that.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] The other sister said, brother,
[F] _ _ [Ab] we couldn't find you.
[Eb] But I remember that Mama [Bb] loved to wear furs.
[Eb] And I took my fur coat
and [F] I draped it about her [Bb] shoulders.
The young man [Eb] could not think about none of [Ab] that.
All he could see was [Eb] that the best friend was gone.
And I heard him say, oh Mama,
_ _ _ diamond ring,
I never gave [Ab] it to you.
I never,
I never,
[Eb] had to give it to Mama.
But Mama, I [Cm] tried,
to [F] make you happy
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] while you lived.
You know I tried,
but _ [Ab] it's a hell _ _ _ of a lot.
Mama, [Eb] I _ [Bb] would [Eb] go
and _ would wake you from your sleep.
[F] And in her [A] age,
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ tell us from this baby, _
_ _ [Ab] it's all,
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
but [Eb] Mama, I [Cm] tried,
_ [F] to make you [Bb] happy
[Eb] while you [Ab] lived.
While,
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
while,
_ _ _ _ while,
[Db] while, _ _ _ _ _ _
while,
while you lived.
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