Give me the roses while I live
D
A
D
1. Wonderful things of folks are said, when they have passed away.
A D
Roses adorn the narrow bed, over
the sleeping clay.
G D A
Give me the roses while I live, trying to cheer me on.
D
A D
Useless are flowers that you give, after the soul has gone.
D
A
D
2. Let us not wait to do good deeds, till they have passed away.
A
D
Now is the time to sow good seeds, while here on earth we stay.
G D A
Give me the roses while I live, trying to cheer me on.
D
A D
Useless are flowers that you give, after the soul has gone.
D
A D
3. Kind words are useless when folks lie cold in a narrow bed.
Don't wait till death to speak
kind words,
A D
now should the words be said.
G D A
Give me the roses while I live, trying to cheer me on.
D
A D
Useless are flowers that you give, after the soul has gone.
Recorded 6/17/33
(orig. = capo 4th) (The
Carter Family)