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
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note




















Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyTime 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...