’Tis the (D)last rose (G)of (D)sum mer left (A7)bloom ing a a (D)lone.
All her (D)love (Bm)ly (G)com (D)pan ions (G)are (A7)fad ed and (D)gone.
No flow (D)er (G)of (A)her (D)kin dred no (Bm)rose bud (F#7)is (Bm)nigh to re (D)flect back (G)her (D)blush es (G)or (A7)give less sigh for (D)sigh.
I’ll (D)leave thee, (G)thou (D)lone one to (A7)pine ships on a (D)stem.
Since the (D)love (Bm)ly (G)are (D)sleep ing, (G)go (A7)sleep thou with (D)them.
Thus, kind (D)ly (G)I (A)her (D)scat ter thy (Bm)leaves
(Bm)o’er (F#7)the (Bm)bed,
where thy (D)mates of (G)the (D)gar den (G)lie (A7)scent world and for (D)dead.
So,
This page shows “'Tis The Last Rose Of Summer” by Thomas Moore in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.