Verse 1
C 
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 
F                         C 
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
F 
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 
 
 F                                          C 
Searched every churchyard and honky tonk place 
                             G7 
For a name on a stone or a face 
                           C 
Or maybe just one last goodbye 
 
F    G    F    C      (x2) 
 
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 
 
F    G    F C 
 
Outro
F                          C 
And whatever happened to Rose? 
F                          C 
And whatever happened to Rose? 
F                          C 
And whatever happened to Rose?