Chords for Give Me Roses While I Live - The Carter Family

[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F#] _ _ _ Wonderful things of folks are [C#] said When they have passed [F#] away.
_ Roses adorn their narrow bed [C#] Over the [F#] sleeping blade.
[B] Give me the [F#] roses while I live, Trying to [C#] cheer me on.
[F#] Use the star flowers that you [C#] give After the soul [F#] has gone.
Let _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
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us not wait to do good [C#] deeds Till they have passed [F#] away. _
Now is the time to sow good [C#] seeds While here on earth [F#] we stay.
[B] Give me the [F#] roses while I live, Trying to cheer [C#] me on.
[F#]
Use the star flowers that you [C#] give After the [F#] soul has gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ Kind words are useless when Folks [C#] lie cold in a [F#] narrow bed.
Don't wait till death to speak Kind [C#] words, now should the words [F#] be said.
[B] Give me the [F#] roses while I live, Trying to cheer [C#] me on.
[F#]
Use the star flowers that you [C#] give After the soul [F#] has gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ Give me the roses while I live, [C#] Don't wait until [F#] I die To spread the roses o'er my [C#] grave To see as you pass [F#] it by.
[B] Give me the roses [F#] while I live, Trying to cheer [A#m] me [C#] on.
[F#] Use the star flowers that you [C#] give After the soul [F#] has gone. _ _ _