WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Ralph Stanley - Give Me The Roses While I Live Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Wonderful things of folks are said
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When they have passed away
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Roses adorn their narrow bed
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Over the sleeping clay
[Chorus]
C G
Give me the roses while I live
D
Trying to cheer me on
G
Useless are flowers that you give
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After the soul is gone
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
G
Give me the handshake in this life
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That comes from a heart of love
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Don't wait till death calls someone away
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To do deeds that you call love
[Chorus]
C G
Give me the roses while I live
D
Trying to cheer me on
G
Useless are flowers that you give
D G
After the soul is gone
[Instrumental]
G D G
[Verse 3]
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Kind words are useless when folks lie
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Cold is their narrow bed
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Don’t wait till death to speak kind words
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Now should the words be said
[Outro]
C G
Give me the roses while I live
D
Trying to cheer me on
G
Useless are flowers that you give
D G
After the soul is gone