When The Roses Bloom Again Acoustic chords by Dead Horses

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm

Verse 1:
A minorAm
They were strolling in the gloaming
     DmDm
When the roses were in bloom
FF              A minorAm    C majorC  C majorC E minorEm
A augmentedA soldier and his sweetheart brave and true
     A minorAm
And their hearts were filled with sorrow
     DmDm
For their thoughts were of tomorrow
  FF           E minorEm     C majorC
She pinned a rose upon his coat of blue
    FF
Do not ask me love to linger
     DmDm
When you know not what to say
  C majorC                   A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
For duty calls your sweetheart's name again
     FF
And your heart need not be sighing
DmDm
If I be among the dying
    C majorC         FF      C majorC  E minorEm C majorC
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
     A minorAm
When the roses bloom again
DmDm
Beside the river
    FF               C majorC   C majorC E minorEm
And the mockingbird has sung his sweet refrain
    A minorAm
In the days of auld lang syne
    DmDm
I'll be with you sweetheart mine
    FF            A minorAm   C majorC
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again

Instrumental:
C majorC FF DmDm C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC E minorEm C majorC E minorEm

Verse 2:
     A minorAm         E minorEm
With the rattle of the battle
    DmDm
Came a whisper soft and low
 FF               C majorC  C majorC E minorEm
A augmentedA soldier who had fallen in the fray
   A minorAm        E minorEm
I am dying, I am dying
   DmDm
And I know I have to go
        FF
I just want to tell you
        C majorC C majorC
Before I pass away
     FF
There's a far and distant river
     DmDm
Where the roses are in bloom
   C majorC                   A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
And a sweetheart who is waiting there for me
     FF
And it's there I pray you take me
     DmDm
I've been faithful, don't forsake me
    C majorC         FF      C majorC
I'll be with her when the roses bloom again

Outro:
C majorC FF DmDm C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC