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Faded Rose
[Intro] 
D   A   D   D7   G    D A   D Bm7
[Part 1]
E7You know, all too soon sA7eemly our children grow Dup 
overnight. They Gget married; Dsome of them go to college. A7  
DThey move away from home to New York and Chicago and A  
other places. But thDe saddest thing about it is that they D7  
forget that they have a darling mother back home. So it is G  
I’m thinking about a young man who left and moDved away          
to GAermany, and while he Dwas there, he was criticalBm7ly 
wounded sE7o much so that the doctor said, “that he woA7uld 
never walk again”. He had bDraces on his legs and another G  
sDad thing happen to that young man, He lost hiA7s motDher. And 
the faAmily tried to Dget in touch with him but to no avail. And D7  
finally we Gsee that young man standing with braces on his 
Dlegs before a fresh grave, Awith on faded rose in his hanDd. As Bm7  
he began to drop the petals from the rose on that gravE7e, he A7  
began to talk Dto his mother. These are sGome of the words he 
was sayiDng to his mother: A7  
[Verse 1]
DPetals fArom thiDs faded roses D7momma, is all I have tGo give,D  A  
But momma I tried to DgBm7ive you flowers, E7every now A7and then.D  
  GOh yes I dDid.D7  
[Chorus]
GIf I had a million dollG7ars, I’d line Dyour grave wiAth gold, but D  A  
That wouDldn’t wake yBm7ou from Dyour sleep, as eternal ages E7  
A7grow. 
[Verse 2]
DSo petals froAm this DfadeD7d rose, is all I have to Ggive. But D  A  
momma I tried tDo Bm7make you happy, wE7hile yoA7u lived. (WhileD  G  
you liDved)
[Part 2]
GYou know while that young man stood there, droDpping the A  
Dpetals on the fresh grave, Atwo of Dhis sisters drove up in a D7big 
fine car, Gthey got out and they put their arm about his 
sDhoulder. One Aof his sisters said “Brother don’t cry, said you D  
know we did all we could to gBm7et in touch with you. But one E7  
thing I A7did, I knew thaDt you would be pleased with, I took G  
my diamond ring aDnd placed it, on momma’s finger anAd the D  
other sister said,” BrotheD7r, so do you remember that fur coat 
that I hGad, I draped it about momma’s shoulders, but the 
yoDung man standing there crying, couldnA’t think about 
dDiamonds and furs. All Bm7he could think of was the best thing E7  
he had was gone, A7and with the few more petals left on the D  
rose, Ghe continue to drop thDem on the grave and he said to 
A7his mother:
[Verse 3]
DDiamond rings and Asilver tD7hings momma, I never had, IG  
never had Dto give, but Amomma I tried to give DyoBm7u a flower E7  
A7every nDow and then. (Now and Gthen) Yes I dDid.D7  
[Chorus]
GIf I had a million dollG7ars, I’d line Dyour grave wiAth gold, butD  A  
That wouDldn’t wake Bm7you frDom your sleep, as eternal ages E7  
A7grow. 
[Ending Verse]
DSo petals from thiAs faded Droses iD7s all I havGe to give, but D  A  
momma I tried Dto Bm7make you happy, wE7hile yoA7u lived. D  
(Back Ground singers repeat (While you liveG.))D  

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Faded Rose

by Shirley Caesar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Faded Rose

[Intro]

D A D D7 G D A D Bm7

[Part 1]

E7 A7 D

You know, all too soon seemly our children grow up

G D A7

overnight. They get married; some of them go to college.

D A

They move away from home to New York and Chicago and

D D7

other places. But the saddest thing about it is that they

forget that they have a darling mother back home. So it is

I’m thinking about a young man who left and moved away

A D Bm7

to Germany, and while he was there, he was critically

E7 A7

wounded so much so that the doctor said, “that he would

D G

never walk again”. He had braces on his legs and another

D A7 D

sad thing happen to that young man, He lost his mother. And

A D D7

the family tried to get in touch with him but to no avail. And

finally we see that young man standing with braces on his

D A D Bm7

legs before a fresh grave, with on faded rose in his hand. As

E7 A7

he began to drop the petals from the rose on that grave, he

D G

began to talk to his mother. These are some of the words he

D A7

was saying to his mother:

[Verse 1]

D A D D7 G D A

Petals from this faded roses momma, is all I have to give,

D Bm7 E7 A7 D

But momma I tried to give you flowers, every now and then.

G D D7

Oh yes I did.

[Chorus]

G G7 D A D A

If I had a million dollars, I’d line your grave with gold, but

D Bm7 D E7

That wouldn’t wake you from your sleep, as eternal ages

grow.

[Verse 2]

D A D D7 G D A

So petals from this faded rose, is all I have to give. But

D Bm7 E7 A7 D G

momma I tried to make you happy, while you lived. (While

you lived)

[Part 2]

G D A

You know while that young man stood there, dropping the

D A D D7

petals on the fresh grave, two of his sisters drove up in a big

fine car, they got out and they put their arm about his

D A D

shoulder. One of his sisters said “Brother don’t cry, said you

Bm7 E7

know we did all we could to get in touch with you. But one

A7 D G

thing I did, I knew that you would be pleased with, I took

D A D

my diamond ring and placed it, on momma’s finger and the

other sister said,” Brother, so do you remember that fur coat

that I had, I draped it about momma’s shoulders, but the

D A

young man standing there crying, couldn’t think about

D Bm7 E7

diamonds and furs. All he could think of was the best thing

A7 D

he had was gone, and with the few more petals left on the

G D

rose, he continue to drop them on the grave and he said to

his mother:

[Verse 3]

D A D7 G

Diamond rings and silver things momma, I never had, I

D A D Bm7 E7

never had to give, but momma I tried to give you a flower

A7 D G D D7

every now and then. (Now and then) Yes I did.

[Chorus]

G G7 D A D A

If I had a million dollars, I’d line your grave with gold, but

D Bm7 D E7

That wouldn’t wake you from your sleep, as eternal ages

grow.

[Ending Verse]

D A D D7 G D A

So petals from this faded roses is all I have to give, but

D Bm7 E7 A7 D

momma I tried to make you happy, while you lived.

G D

(Back Ground singers repeat (While you live.))

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