The Little Rosebud Casket chords by Jean Ritchie

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Verse 1
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There's  (D major) a little rosebud  (A major)  (D major) casket
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sitting on a  (A major) marble stand.  (D major) 
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There's a package of  (G major) love  (D major) letters
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written by  (A major) my true lover's  (D major) hand.
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Go and bring them  (A major) to me,  (D major) sister.
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Come and sit upon  (A major) my  (D major) bed.
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Lay your head upon  (G major) my  (D major) pillow.
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Then I'll hear  (A major) every word  (D major) he

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Verse 2
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Read them  (D major) over to  (A major) me,  (D major) sister,
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read them till I  (A major) fall asleep (D major) ,
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fall asleep to wake  (G major) with  (D major) Je sus.
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Oh dear sister  (A major) do not  (D major) weep,
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sister go and  (A major) tell him for  (D major) me,
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that I would have  (A major) been his  (D major) wife,
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that in death I  (G major) stronger love  (D major) him
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even then  (A major) I could (D major) n't lie.
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Bid him not to  (A major) weep, dear  (D major) sister,
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Even though we're torn  (A major) apart.  (D major) 
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He must learn to love  (G major) another (D major) ,
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Time will  (A major) ease the broken heart.
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But if he never finds  (A major) another,  (D major) 
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Life is short and  (A major) time is  (D major) fleet,
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Tell him that we'll  (G major) meet in  (D major) heaven
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where our  (A major) joy will be complete.  (D major) 
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There's a little rosebud  (A major)  (D major) cascade
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sitting on a  (A major) marble stand.  (D major) 
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There's a package of  (G major) love  (D major) letters
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Written by  (A major) our true lovers  (D major) then