Biography:
Shirley Caesar (born October 13, 1938 in Durham, North Carolina) is an American Gospel music singer. She is a multi-award winner with eleven Grammy awards and seven Dove awards to her credit. She is a graduate of Shaw University with a degree in Business Administration. She also received an honorary doctorate from Shaw University and another one from Southeastern University.
Pastor Shirley has recorded over forty albums since the 60s exploring her gift and spreading messages of faith.
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Faded Rose
[Intro]
D A D D7 G D A D Bm7
[Part 1]
E7 A7 D
You know, all too soon seemly our children grow up
G D A7
overnight. They get married; some of them go to college.
D A
They move away from home to New York and Chicago and
D D7
other places. But the saddest thing about it is that they
G
forget that they have a darling mother back home. So it is
D
I’m thinking about a young man who left and moved away
A D Bm7
to Germany, and while he was there, he was critically
E7 A7
wounded so much so that the doctor said, “that he would
D G
never walk again”. He had braces on his legs and another
D A7 D
sad thing happen to that young man, He lost his mother. And
A D D7
the family tried to get in touch with him but to no avail. And
G
finally we see that young man standing with braces on his
D A D Bm7
legs before a fresh grave, with on faded rose in his hand. As
E7 A7
he began to drop the petals from the rose on that grave, he
D G
began to talk to his mother. These are some of the words he
D A7
was saying to his mother:
[Verse 1]
D A D D7 G D A
Petals from this faded roses momma, is all I have to give,
D Bm7 E7 A7 D
But momma I tried to give you flowers, every now and then.
G D D7
Oh yes I did.
[Chorus]
G G7 D A D A
If I had a million dollars, I’d line your grave with gold, but
D Bm7 D E7
That wouldn’t wake you from your sleep, as eternal ages
A7
grow.
[Verse 2]
D A D D7 G D A
So petals from this faded rose, is all I have to give. But
D Bm7 E7 A7 D G
momma I tried to make you happy, while you lived. (While
D
you lived)
[Part 2]
G D A
You know while that young man stood there, dropping the
D A D D7
petals on the fresh grave, two of his sisters drove up in a big
G
fine car, they got out and they put their arm about his
D A D
shoulder. One of his sisters said “Brother don’t cry, said you
Bm7 E7
know we did all we could to get in touch with you. But one
A7 D G
thing I did, I knew that you would be pleased with, I took
D A D
my diamond ring and placed it, on momma’s finger and the
D7
other sister said,” Brother, so do you remember that fur coat
G
that I had, I draped it about momma’s shoulders, but the
D A
young man standing there crying, couldn’t think about
D Bm7 E7
diamonds and furs. All he could think of was the best thing
A7 D
he had was gone, and with the few more petals left on the
G D
rose, he continue to drop them on the grave and he said to
A7
his mother:
[Verse 3]
D A D7 G
Diamond rings and silver things momma, I never had, I
D A D Bm7 E7
never had to give, but momma I tried to give you a flower
A7 D G D D7
every now and then. (Now and then) Yes I did.
[Chorus]
G G7 D A D A
If I had a million dollars, I’d line your grave with gold, but
D Bm7 D E7
That wouldn’t wake you from your sleep, as eternal ages
A7
grow.
[Ending Verse]
D A D D7 G D A
So petals from this faded roses is all I have to give, but
D Bm7 E7 A7 D
momma I tried to make you happy, while you lived.
G D
(Back Ground singers repeat (While you live.))
[Intro]
D A D D7 G D A D Bm7
[Part 1]
E7 A7 D
You know, all too soon seemly our children grow up
G D A7
overnight. They get married; some of them go to college.
D A
They move away from home to New York and Chicago and
D D7
other places. But the saddest thing about it is that they
G
forget that they have a darling mother back home. So it is
D
I’m thinking about a young man who left and moved away
A D Bm7
to Germany, and while he was there, he was critically
E7 A7
wounded so much so that the doctor said, “that he would
D G
never walk again”. He had braces on his legs and another
D A7 D
sad thing happen to that young man, He lost his mother. And
A D D7
the family tried to get in touch with him but to no avail. And
G
finally we see that young man standing with braces on his
D A D Bm7
legs before a fresh grave, with on faded rose in his hand. As
E7 A7
he began to drop the petals from the rose on that grave, he
D G
began to talk to his mother. These are some of the words he
D A7
was saying to his mother:
[Verse 1]
D A D D7 G D A
Petals from this faded roses momma, is all I have to give,
D Bm7 E7 A7 D
But momma I tried to give you flowers, every now and then.
G D D7
Oh yes I did.
[Chorus]
G G7 D A D A
If I had a million dollars, I’d line your grave with gold, but
D Bm7 D E7
That wouldn’t wake you from your sleep, as eternal ages
A7
grow.
[Verse 2]
D A D D7 G D A
So petals from this faded rose, is all I have to give. But
D Bm7 E7 A7 D G
momma I tried to make you happy, while you lived. (While
D
you lived)
[Part 2]
G D A
You know while that young man stood there, dropping the
D A D D7
petals on the fresh grave, two of his sisters drove up in a big
G
fine car, they got out and they put their arm about his
D A D
shoulder. One of his sisters said “Brother don’t cry, said you
Bm7 E7
know we did all we could to get in touch with you. But one
A7 D G
thing I did, I knew that you would be pleased with, I took
D A D
my diamond ring and placed it, on momma’s finger and the
D7
other sister said,” Brother, so do you remember that fur coat
G
that I had, I draped it about momma’s shoulders, but the
D A
young man standing there crying, couldn’t think about
D Bm7 E7
diamonds and furs. All he could think of was the best thing
A7 D
he had was gone, and with the few more petals left on the
G D
rose, he continue to drop them on the grave and he said to
A7
his mother:
[Verse 3]
D A D7 G
Diamond rings and silver things momma, I never had, I
D A D Bm7 E7
never had to give, but momma I tried to give you a flower
A7 D G D D7
every now and then. (Now and then) Yes I did.
[Chorus]
G G7 D A D A
If I had a million dollars, I’d line your grave with gold, but
D Bm7 D E7
That wouldn’t wake you from your sleep, as eternal ages
A7
grow.
[Ending Verse]
D A D D7 G D A
So petals from this faded roses is all I have to give, but
D Bm7 E7 A7 D
momma I tried to make you happy, while you lived.
G D
(Back Ground singers repeat (While you live.))
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