Whatever Happened To Rose Cifras

[Verse 1]
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Whatever happened to the end of the trail?
F
The gold strike, the gold spike, the want of a nail
G
And every brass rail my thirst ever rode
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And whatever happened to Rose?
 
C
And whatever happened to that panhandle town?
F
And where blew the ashes when the whole thing burned down?
G
Is there some valley my soul can repose?
F                         C
And whatever happened to Rose?
 
[Chorus]
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She wouldn't have left me, she wasn't the type
         C                                      G
To do wrong to a heart that had loved her so strong
                                C
You have to know she wouldn't go
                             F
No, not without telling me why
 
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Searched every churchyard and honky tonk place
                             G7
For a name on a stone or a face
                           C
Or maybe just one last goodbye
 
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[Verse 2]
C
Sometimes along the trail side I'll find
   F
A poor unmarked grave and I lay down beside
      G
And tell Rose I love her, then tell her goodbye
           F                          C
And lay down, sleep there 'til the morning
 
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[Outro]
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And whatever happened to Rose?
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And whatever happened to Rose?
F                          C
And whatever happened to Rose?
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