Galveston Rose Chords
by Hank Snow
Galveston Rose by Hank Snow is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, D7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C F C
Down in old southern Texas I wandered one day
D7 G7
Where the tropical sea breezes blow
C F C
I there fell in love with a flower so rare
G7 C
And they called her the Galveston rose
F C
Her heart was as true as her blue smiling eyes
D7 G7
And as pure as the lily that grows
C F C
And the finest of gold in no way could compare
G7 C
With the curls of my Galveston rose
G7 C
I grew jealous and falsely accused her one day
D7 G7
Said her love I no longer should know
C F C
I’ve been true please believe me her little heart cried
G7 C
But I left her my Galveston rose
F C
Little then did I think that sometimes I’d repay
D7 G7
And would reap every sorrow and care
C F C
But as years passed along I grew lonely each day
G7 C
For the one I had left waiting there
G7 C
So I wrote to my darling and said I was wrong
D7 G7
I’ll return dear if you’ll only wed
C F C
But soon came a letter my flower had died
G7 C
And these are the words that I read
F C
Your sweetheart is peacefully sleeping tonight
D7 G7
In a grave where the white violets grow
C F C
And enclosed there’s a curl a last token of love
G7 C
And a note from your Galveston Rose
G7 C
I was innocent dear though you left me alone
D7 G7
But remember I loved only you
C F C
And the lock that’s enclosed is a curl from your rose
G7 C
Who’ll be waiting in heaven for you