Artist - Chris de Burgh
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Song - Rose Of England
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Album - The Road To Freedom
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There is 2 guitars in this, A 12 string and A 6 string acoustic.
12 string comes in first.
12 String Picking Hear my voice and listen well
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Em G
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[-9---9-----9---9---------9---9---9---------9---9---9---|-----4---4------4-]
[-------9---------9-----9---9-------9-----9---9-------9-|---5---5----------]
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A C D Em G
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[---7---7---------|---5-----|---------|---9---9-----9---|---5---5----------]
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A C D
[---------5-------|---------|---5-----|--Continue with --------------------]
[-----------5---5-|-----5---|-----5---|----12 sting------------------------]
[-----6-------6---|-------5-|-7-----7-|------throughout the ---------------]
[---7---7---------|---5-----|---------|--------song-with above picking-----]
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[-5---------------|---------|---------|-6 string comes in here, see below--]
6 String Guitar
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Em She was loverly G
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A C D Em G
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A C D
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[-----------2-----|-------1-|-------3-|----with both guitars picking--]
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Rose Of England
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Verse 1
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Em G A C D
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
Em
Must fall apart;
Verse 2
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Em G A C D
She was lovely, she was fine, daughter of a royal line,
Em G A C D Em
He, no equal, but for them it mattered little for they were in love;
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Chorus
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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,
C D Em
There the blood will run;
C D Em C D Em
Oh my heart, oh my heart;
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Verse 3
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Em G A C D
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;
Verse 4
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Em G A C D
But black of mourning came one day, when her sister passed away,
Em G A C D Em
And many said on bended knee, she has gone, you must be our Queen;
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Chorus
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Verse 5
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Em G A C D
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;
Verse 6
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Em G A C D
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;
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Change Key
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A Em
She said, "Do you tell me that I cannot wed the one I love
A Em D Em
Do you tell me that I am not mistress of my heart
C D Em C D Em
Ooh Aah
Verse 7
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Em G A C D
And so with heavy weight of life she kissed her lover one last time,
Em G A C D Em
This land I wed, and no man comes, for if I cannot have you, I'll have none;
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Chorus
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Keyboard
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C G D Em
C G D Em
C D Em
C D Em
A Nice Tune.......Enjoy..
