This is the way I saw Jeff Tweedy playing it live.

Capo 5th.

Verse 1

EmThey (022000@1)were strolling in the gloaming
          AmWhere (x02210@1)the roses were in bloom
  C/G (3x555x@1)                                GA (320003@1)soldier and his sweetheart brave and true
          EmAnd (022000@1)their hearts were filled with sorrow
          AmFor (x02210@1)their thoughts were of tomorrow
       C/G (3x555x@1)                          GAs (320003@1)she pinned a rose upon his coat of blue

Chorus

C/GDo (3x555x@1)not ask me love to linger
         AmWhen (x02210@1)you know not what to say
    G (320003@1)                               EmFor (022000@1)duty calls your sweetheart's name again
         C/GAnd (3x555x@1)your heart need not be sighing
   AmIf (x02210@1)I be among the dying
        G (320003@1)                           EmI'll (022000@1)be with you when the roses bloom again

Verse 2

EmWhen (022000@1)the roses bloom again
   AmBeside (x02210@1)the river
        C/G (3x555x@1)                            GAnd (320003@1)the mockingbird has sung his sweet refrain
       EmIn (022000@1)the days of Old Lang Syne
        AmI'll (x02210@1)be with you sweetheart mine
        C/G (3x555x@1)                         GI'll (320003@1)be with you when the roses bloom again

Verse 3

EmMid (022000@1)the rattle of the battle
           AmCame (x02210@1)a whisper soft and low
  C/G (3x555x@1)                         GA (320003@1)soldier who had fallen in the fray
     EmI (022000@1)am dying, I am dying
      AmAnd (x02210@1)I know I'll have to go
              C/G (3x555x@1)                   GBut (320003@1)I want to tell you before I pass away

Chorus

C/GThere's (3x555x@1)a far and distant river
          AmWhere (x02210@1)the roses are in bloom
  G (320003@1)                                 EmA (022000@1)sweetheart who is waiting there for me
         C/GAnd (3x555x@1)it's there I pray you take me
          AmI've (x02210@1)been faithful, don't forsake me
        G (320003@1)                           EmI'll (022000@1)be with her when the roses bloom again