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Version 1
Acoustic Version: --/4CZrpqWXGDM
[Chorus]
G C G D G
When the roses bloom in Dixieland, I am coming back to you
C G D D7
When the birds are singing music grand to the sweetest girl I ever knew
D G C G D
I am saving up my money to buy a little cabin home for two
G C G D G
When the roses bloom in Dixieland, i am coming back to you
[Verse 1]
G C G D G
I just got a letter from the sunnny south, from my girl in Tennessee
C G D D7
She said she loved me like she used to do, and was waiting there for me
D G C G D
I answered back her letter though I am far away
G C G D G
When the roses bloom in Dixieland i am coming back to stay
[Chorus]
G C G D G
When the roses bloom in Dixieland, I am coming back to you
C G D D7
When the birds are singing music grand to the sweetest girl I ever knew
D G C G D
I am saving up my money to buy a little cabin home for two
G C G D G
When the roses bloom in Dixieland, i am coming back to you
[Verse 2]
G D G D G
When I left my honey at the railroad train i said honey wait for me
D G
I'm going to make a lot of money up north
D G
Then its me for old Tennessee
[Chorus]
G C G D G
When the roses bloom in Dixieland, I am coming back to you
C G D D7
When the birds are singing music grand to the sweetest girl I ever knew
D G C G D
I am saving up my money to buy a little cabin home for two
G C G D G
When the roses bloom in Dixieland, i am coming back to you