Little Rosewood Casket chords by Traditional

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

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

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Novice

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+G C majorC G+G G+G
D7D7 D7 G+G G MajorG

Chorus:
      G+G   D7D7 F#F#  G+G
There's a little rosewood casket
    G+G  D7D7 F#F# G+G
Resting on a marble stand
    G+G   C majorC      G+G
With a packet of old love letters
    D7D7 F#F#       G+G
Written by my true love's hand

Verse 1:
    G+G     D7D7 F#F# G+G
Go and bring them to me, sister
     G+G    D7D7 F#F# G+G
Read them o'er for me tonight
    G+G    C majorC    G+G
I have often tried by could not
    D7D7  F#F#       G+G
For the tears that filled my eyes

Bridge:
     D7D7  F#F#     G+G
When I'm dead and in my casket
    D7D7  F#F#     G+G
When I gently fall asleep
     G+G    C majorC   G+G
Fall asleep to wake in heaven
    D7D7 F#F#     G+G
Dearest sister do not weep

Instrumental:
D7D7 D7 G+G G MajorG

Vesre 2:
      G+G   D7D7 F#F#  G+G
Take his letters and his locket
      G+G   D7D7 F#F#  G+G
Place them gently on my heart
     G+G   C majorC      G+G
But this golden ring that he gave me
    D7D7  F#F#    G+G
From my finger never part

Chorus:
      G+G   D7D7 F#F#  G+G
There's a little rosewood casket
    G+G  D7D7 F#F# G+G
Resting on a marble stand
    G+G   C majorC      G+G
With a packet of old love letters
    D7D7 F#F#       G+G
Written by my true love's hand

Outro:
G+G D7D7 F#F# G+G G MajorG
G+G D7D7 F#F# G+G G MajorG
G+G C majorC G+G G MajorG
D7D7 F#F# F# G+G G MajorG