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Chords and Lyrics for The Last Rose of Summer

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Traditional Music
Words by Thomas Moore

VERSE1

         D         G  D 
'Tis the last rose of summer,

              A7 D 
Left blooming alone,

               G  D 
All her lovely companions 

      A7      D 
Are faded and gone.

          G      D 
No flower of her kindred,

   Bm  F#7    Bm 
No rosebud is nigh,

D               G   D 
To reflect back her blushes,

Gm D    A7       D 
Or give sigh for sigh. 

  
VERSE 2

         D           G    D 
I'll not leave thee, thou lone one,

           A7  D 
To pine on the stem;

                 G   D 
Since the lovely are sleeping,

         A7        D 
Go sleep thou with them;

            G D 
Thus kindly I scatter,

    Bm     F#7      Bm 
Thy leaves o'er the bed,

D                  G   D 
Where thy mates of the garden,

Gm  D    A7       D 
Lie scentless and dead. 

  
VERSE 3

   D        G D 
So soon may I follow,

                 A7 D 
When friendships decay,

                    G   D 
And from love's shining circle,

         A7    D 
The gems drop away!

          G          D 
When true hearts lie withered,

    Bm   F#7      Bm 
And fond ones are flown,

D             G D 
Oh! who would inhabit 

Gm   D     A7     D 
This bleak world alone?

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Chords

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Instrument Chords
Banjo A7 B Minor D Major F#7 G Major G Minor
Guitar A7 B Minor D Major F#7 G Major G Minor
Mandolin A7 B Minor D Major F#7 G Major G Minor
Piano A7 B Minor D Major F#7 G Major G Minor
Ukulele A7 B Minor D Major F#7 G Major G Minor

Sheet Music for The Last Rose of Summer

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