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