Sweet Rosie O-Grady chords

by The Freddy Williams Four

Song Key: D Major with a key change to G Major

Time Signatures: 4/4 (verses), 3/4 (choruses)

Tempo: Played freely at a moderate tempo


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords: D, A7, G, Bm, E7, F#, C, D7, Em, B

Beginners: Easy open chord options for B, Bm and F# (see charts below)

Chord Chart Legend
G Major D Major D7 A7 C Major E7 Em Bm Bm barre chord B Major barre chord B Major barre chord F# Major F# Major barre chord
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
G Major-LH D Major-LH D7-LH A7-LH C Major-LH E7-LH Em-LH Bm-LH Bm barre chord-LH B Major-LH B Major barre chord-LH F# Major-LH F# Majorbarre chord-LH

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
Time Signatures: Verses:   4/4
                 Choruses: 3/4

        D              A7                D          A7     D
1. With-in a charm-ing cot-tage near the place that saw my birth
         A                    E7                                 A7
   There dwells the sweet-est lit-tle flow-er that e-ver grew on earth
        D                   A7               D       A7         D
   This flow-er is known as Ro-sie, 'tis her love-ly christ-ian name
       A           E7                                 A7
   But had she any oth-er name, I'd love her just the same


        D     A7       D       G  A7          D
Chorus: Sweet Ro-sie O'Gra-dy, my beau-ti-ful Rose
        Bm               D      E7             A7
        She's my lit-tle la-dy, that ev'ry-one knows
        D   A7          D         G   A7           F#
        And when we are mar-ried, how hap-py we'll be
        G                     D   Bm     E7       A7           D
        I love sweet Ro-sie O'Gra-dy and Ro-sie O'Gra-dy loves me
         D   A7    D
        (She loves me)... key change

     G                D7              G         D7    G
2. I ne-ver shall for-get the day she pro-mised to be mine,
      D               A7                                D7
   As we sat tell-ing love tales, with a hap-pi-ness di-vine.
     G              D7              G        D7        G
   U-pon her finger then I placed a small en-gage-ment ring,
         D7                A7                                     D7
   While in the trees, the lit-tle birds this love song seemed to sing...
  

        G     D7       G       C  D7          G
Chorus: Sweet Ro-sie O'Gra-dy, my beau-ti-ful Rose
        Em               G      A7             D7
        She's my lit-tle la-dy, that ev'ry-one knows
        G   D7          G         C   D7           B
        And when we are mar-ried, how hap-py we'll be
        C                     G   Em     A7       D7           G
        I love sweet Ro-sie O'Gra-dy and Ro-sie O'Gra-dy loves me
        C                     G   Em     A7       D7           G
        I love sweet Ro-sie O'Gra-dy and Ro-sie O'Gra-dy loves me
        G        C            G
        Ro-sie O'Gra-dy loves me...

Song Details:

Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Songwriter: Maude Nugent - American singer and composer
  • Date: 1896
  • Lyrics Begin: Within a charming cottage near the place that saw my birth, there dwells the sweetest little flower that ever grew on earth
  • Genre: Traditional Pop, Tin Pan Alley, Vaudeville
  • Featured Artists: The Freddy Williams Four
  • Album: Best Of Barbershop
    Released: 2001
    Counter: UK
    Format: CD/Album
    Label: Hallmark Music & Entertainment
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