C
F
G7
C
I planted a little rose bush I tended it with care
F
Dm
G7
Its buds began to blossom their sweet fragrance filled the air
Am
Em
But when winter came it withered
F
C
Am
G7
The petals dropped and fell to the ground my heart sank as it faded
F
G7
But I´d forgotten who had made it
C
Dm
He said roses will bloom again just wait and see
G7
Don´t mourn what might have been
F
G7
Only God knows how and when that
F
G7
C
Roses will bloom again
F
G7
C
Rose was his only sweetheart a loving wife of forty years
F
Dm
G7
Cherished every day they had and held memories dear
Am
Em
F
C
He never dreamed he´d bury love and go on to live alone
Am
G7
F
But he laid his Rose to rest he looked to heaven
G7
And tried his best to believe that
C
Dm
Roses will bloom again just wait and see
G7
Don´t mourn what might have been
F
G7
Only God knows how and when that
F
G7
C
Roses will bloom again
F
G7
C
The precious rose of Sharon broken and bruised in cruel shame
F
Dm
G7
Stained on the cross of Calvary so that men might be saved
Am
Em
F
C
Satan cheered as He died while Mary and the others cried
Am
G7
Then God raised Him up from dead sleep
F
G7
And kept a promise only He could keep
C
Dm
Roses will bloom again just wait and see
G7
Don´t mourn what might have been
F
G7
Only God knows how and when that
F
G7
C
Roses will bloom again
F
G7
C
Roses will bloom again