Galveston Rose chords

[C]Down in old southern Texas I [F]wandered one [C]day

Where the [D7]tropical sea breezes [G7]blow

I [C]there fell in love with a [F]flower so [C]rare

And they called her [G7]the Galveston [C]rose

Her heart was as true as her [F]blue smiling [C]eyes

And as [D7]pure as the lily that [G7]grows

And [C]the finest of gold in no [F]way could com[C]pare

With the curls of [G7]my Galveston [C]rose

I grew [G7]jealous and falsely [C]accused her one day

Said her [D7]love I no longer should [G7]know

I’ve [C]been true please believe me her [F]little heart [C]cried

But I left her [G7]my Galveston [C]rose

Little then did I think that [F]sometimes I’d [C]repay

And would [D7]reap every sorrow and [G7]care

But as [C]years passed along I grew [F]lonely each [C]day

For the one I had [G7]left waiting [C]there

So I [G7]wrote to my darling and [C]said I was wrong

I’ll [D7]return dear if you’ll only [G7]wed

But [C]soon came a letter my [F]flower had [C]died

And these are the [G7]words that I [C]read

Your sweetheart is peacefully [F]sleeping to[C]night

In a [D7]grave where the white violets [G7]grow

And [C]enclosed there’s a curl a [F]last token of [C]love

And a note from [G7]your Galveston [C]Rose

I was [G7]innocent dear though you [C]left me alone

But [D7]remember I loved only [G7]you

And the [C]lock that’s enclosed is a [F]curl from your [C]rose

Who’ll be waiting in [G7]heaven for [C]you