Where the Roses Never Fade

Norma Jean

Written by Janie West Metzgar

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

           C
I am going to a city
G7                           C
Where the streets are golden laid

Verse 2

Where the tree of life is blooming
G7                  C
And the roses never fade

Verse 3

F                         C
Here they bloom but for a season
G7                   C
Soon their beauty is decayed

Verse 4

I am going to a city
G7                    C
Where the roses never fade

Verse 5

In this world we have our troubles
G7                   C
Satan snares we must evade

Verse 6

We will free from all temptation
G7                    C
Where the roses never fade

Verse 7

Loved one's gone to be with Jesus
G7                      C
In their robes of white array

Verse 8

They are waiting for my coming
G7                    C
Where the roses never fade

Verse 9

F                         C
Here they bloom but for a season
G7                   C
Soon their beauty is decayed

Verse 10

I am going to a city
G7                    C
Where the roses never fade