Chris de Burgh – Rose Of England (Guitar)

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Chords

Em                G
Hear my voice and listen well

A           C      D
And a story I will tell

    Em             G
How duty brought a broken heart

    A             C           D     Em
And why a love so strong must fall apart

                    G
She was lovely, she was fine

A             C     D
Daughter of a royal line

Em            G
He, no equal, but for them

   A               C        D       Em
It mattered little for they were in love
CHORUS:
C                G
Rose of England, sweet and fair

D                Em
Shining with the sun

C                G
Rose of England, have a care

    Am                  B                    Em
For where the thorn is, there the blood will run

Am    Em     Am D  Em
Oh my heart, oh my heart

                   G
Through the summer days and nights

A             C     D
Stolen kisses and delights

      Em                      G
Would thrill their hearts and fill their dreams

     A            C         D        Em
With all emotions that true love can bring

                      G
But black of mourning came one day

A               C       D
When her sister passed away

    Em            G
And many said, on bended knee

 A                 C        D      Em
"She has gone, and you must be our Queen"
CHORUS:
C                G
Rose of England, sweet and fair

D                Em
Shining with the sun

C                G
Rose of England, have a care

    Am                  B                    Em
For where the thorn is, there the blood will run

Am    Em     Am D  Em
Oh my heart, oh my heart

             G
To the abbey she did ride

A              C      D
With her lover by her side

Em                  G
When they heard the church bells ring

A                 C        D       Em
She was Queen and one day, he'd be King

                   G
But men of malice, men of hate

   A              C        D
Protesting to her chambers came

   Em                  G
"A foreign prince will have your hand,

    A                     C      D      Em
For he'll bring peace and riches to our land"
BRIDGE:
           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 heart?"

Am      Em    Am  D   Em
Aah Aah Aah,  Aah Aah Aah 

                  G
And so with heavy weight of life

    A                C        D
She kissed her lover one last time

      Em              G
"This land I wed, and no man comes

    A           C         D         Em
For if I cannot have you, I'll have none"
CHORUS:
C                G
Rose of England, sweet and fair

D                Em
Shining with the sun

C                G
Rose of England, have a care

    Am                  B                    Em
For where the thorn is, there the blood will run

Am    Em     Am D  Em
Oh my heart, oh my heart
OUTRO: C G D Em C G Am B Em
Am    Em   Am D  Em
Oh oh oh,  Oh oh oh