Little Rosewood Casket chords by Traditional

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: 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  C  G  G
D7 D7 G G

Chorus:
           G     D7  F#   G
There's a little rosewood casket
        G    D7  F#  G
Resting on a marble  stand
        G     C           G
With a packet of old love letters
        D7 F#             G
Written by my true love's hand

Verse 1:
       G          D7 F#  G
Go and bring them to me, sister
          G        D7  F#  G
Read them o'er for me  tonight
       G       C       G
I have often tried by could not
        D7    F#             G
For the tears that filled my eyes

Bridge:
         D7   F#         G
When I'm dead and in my casket
       D7   F#         G
When I gently fall asleep
         G       C      G
Fall asleep to wake in heaven
        D7  F#         G
Dearest sister do not weep

Instrumental:
D7 D7 G G

Vesre 2:
           G     D7  F#   G
Take his letters and his  locket
            G     D7 F#    G
Place them gently on my  heart
          G     C            G
But this golden ring that he gave me
        D7   F#        G
From my finger never part

Chorus:
           G     D7  F#   G
There's a little rosewood casket
        G    D7  F#  G
Resting on a marble  stand
        G     C           G
With a packet of old love letters
        D7 F#             G
Written by my true love's hand

Outro:
G D7 F# G G
G D7 F# G G
G C G G
D7 F# F# G G