Sweet Rosie O-Grady chords
by The Freddy Williams Four- Sweet Rosie O-Grady was written and composed by Maude Nugent - an American singer and composer born in Brooklyn, New York on Jan 12, 1873 - died June 3, 1958.
- This cover is by The Freddy Williams Four from the album Best Of Barbershop.
- Music: D Major → (key change) → G Major in 3/4 & 4/4 time at moderate tempo (Chorus: ~ 52 bpm ♩)
- Chords: D, A7, G, Bm, E7, F#, C, D7, Em, B
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...
