Give Me The Roses

My son was all upset he couldn't use the iPod because I was filming this with it. See how happy he gets when it's over :)

3/4 time. Chords on the verses are the 1 and 5 and then goes to the 4 on the chorus.

Wonderful things of folks are said
When they have passed away
Roses adorn the narrow bed
Over the sleeping clay

Give me the roses while I live
Trying to cheer me on
Useless are flowers that you give
After the soul is gone

Praises are heard not by the dead
Roses they cannot see
Let us not wait till souls have fled
Generous friends to be

Faults are forgiven when folks lie
Cold in the narrow bed
Let us forgive them ere they die
Now should the words be said

Category:

Music

Tags:

• banjo
• clawhammer
• old
• time
• traditional
• how
• to
• waltz
• folk
• bluegrass
• frailing

[TenaciousFlea]

@mynameisnobodyz thanks!

[TenaciousFlea]

thanks!

[mynameisnobodyz]

Nice song, Im going to look it up. Thanks

[TenaciousFlea]

@UkesterBrown thanks, ukester!

[UkesterBrown]

Good job and you sound a bit Johnny Cashy on this one.