Ralph Stanley - Give Me The Roses While I Live Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Wonderful things of folks are said
D                      G
When they have passed away
G
Roses adorn their narrow bed
D                 G
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
D                 G
After the soul is gone
 
 
[Instrumental]
G D G
 
 
[Verse 2]
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Give me the handshake in this life
     D                     G
That comes from a heart of love
G
Don't wait till death calls someone away
   D                      G
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]
G
Kind words are useless when folks lie
D                    G
Cold is their narrow bed
G
Don’t wait till death to speak kind words
D                       G
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