Misc Traditional - Little rosewood casket
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Capo: 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
The Little Rosewood Casket, often considered a folk song,
was written by White and Goullaud in 1870. Marty Robbins
later turned this into a hit song but changed a few/added
words/verses.
Capo on the 4th fret
[Intro]
G C G G
D7 D7 G G
[Chorus]
There's a lGittle D7roseF#wood Gcasket
Resting Gon a D7marbF#le Gstand
With a pGacket Cof old love Gletters
Written D7by F#my true love's Ghand
[Verse 1]
Go and Gbring them D7to F#me, Gsister
Read them Go'er for D7me F#toniGght
I have Goften trCied by cGould not
For the D7tears F#that filled my Geyes
[Bridge]
When I'm D7dead F#and in my cGasket
When I D7gentlF#y fall asleGep
Fall asleGep to waCke in hGeaven
Dearest D7sistF#er do not wGeep
[Instrumental]
D7 D7 G G
[Vesre 2]
Take his leGtters D7and F#his Glocket
Place them gGently D7on F#my heGart
But this gGolden Cring that he Ggave me
From my D7fingeF#r never paGrt
[Chorus]
There's a lGittle D7roseF#wood Gcasket
Resting Gon a D7marbF#le Gstand
With a pGacket Cof old love Gletters
Written D7by F#my true love's Ghand
[Outro]
G D7 F# G G
G D7 F# G G
G C G G
D7 F# F# G G