Rose
of England
Em G A C D
1. Hear my voice and listen well, and a story I
will tell,
Em
G A C
how
duty brought a broken heart, and why a love so strong
D Em
must
fall apart.
Em G A C D
2. She was lovely, she was fine, daughter of a
royal line,
Em G A
he,
no equal, but for them it mattered little,
C D Em
for
they were in love.
C
G D Em
Rose of England, sweet and fair, shining with
the sun,
C G Am
Rose of England, have a care, for where the
thorn is,
B7 Em Am D
Em Am D Em
there the blood will run, oh my heart, oh my heart.
Em G A C D
3. Through the summer days and nights, stolen
kisses and delights,
Em G A
would
thrill their hearts and fill their dreams with all emotions
C D Em
that
true love can bring.
Em G A C
D
4. But black of mourning came one day, when her
sister passed away,
Em
G A
and
many said on bended knee, she has gone,
C
D Em
and
you must be our Queen.
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Em G A C
D
5. To the abbey she did ride, with her lover by
her side,
Em
G A
when
they heard the church bells ring, she was Queen,
C -
D Em
and
one day, he'd be King.
Em
G A C D
6. But men of malice, men of hate, protesting
to her chambers came,
Em
G
A
"A foreign prince will have your hand, for he'll bring peace
C -
D Em
and
riches to our land."
A Em
She
said, "Do you tell me that I cannot wed the one I love?
A B7 - Em
Do
you tell me that I am not mistress of my hea
..rt?"
Am - D - Em Am - D - Em
O
..h, o
h.
Em
G A C D
7. And so with heavy weight of life she kissed
her lover one last time,
Em G A C
"This land I wed, and no man comes, for if I cannot have you,
D Em
I'll
have none."
C
G D Em
Rose of England, sweet and fair, shining with
the sun,
C G Am
Rose of England, have a care, for where the
thorn is,
B7 Em Am - D - Em Am D Em
there the blood will run, o
h,
oh my heart.
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(Chris de Burgh)