Chris de Burgh – Rose Of England (Guitar Tab)

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Artist - Chris de Burgh ************************* Song - Rose Of England ************************ Album - The Road To Freedom ***************************** 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
[-------------------------------------------------------|------------3-----]
[---8---------8-----------------8-----------------8-----|--------------3---]
[-9---9-----9---9---------9---9---9---------9---9---9---|-----4---4------4-]
[-------9---------9-----9---9-------9-----9---9-------9-|---5---5----------]
[---------------------7-----------------7---------------|------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------|-3----------------]

  A                 C         D         Em                G  
[-----------5-----|---------|---5-----|-----------------|---------3--------]
[-------------5---|-----5---|-----5---|---------8-------|-----------3---3--]
[-----6---6-----6-|-------5-|-7-----7-|-----9-----9---9-|-----4-------4----]
[---7---7---------|---5-----|---------|---9---9-----9---|---5---5----------]
[-----------------|-3-------|---------|-7---------------|------------------]
[-5---------------|---------|---------|-----------------|-3----------------]

  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-----]
[-----------------|-3-------|---------|------------------------------------]
[-5---------------|---------|---------|-6 string comes in here, see below--]

6 String Guitar
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  Em                                She was loverly   G
[---------0----------------0----------------0-------|---------3------------]
[-----0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0---|-----0-------0--------]
[-------0---0---0--------0---0---0--------0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0------]
[---2----------------2----------------2-------------|----------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------|----------------------]
[-0----------------0----------------0---------------|-3--------------------]

  A                 C         D         Em                G
[-----------------|---------|-----2---|---------0-------|----------3-------]
[-----------2-----|-------1-|-------3-|-----0-------0---|------0-------0---]
[-----2---2---2---|-----0---|---2-----|-------0---0---0-|----0---0---0---0-]
[---2---2-------2-|---2-----|-0-------|---2-------------|------------------]
[-0---------------|-3-------|---------|-----------------|------------------]
[-----------------|---------|---------|-0---------------|-3----------------]

  A                 C         D
[-----------------|---------|-----2---|-Just continue ----------------]
[-----------2-----|-------1-|-------3-|----with both guitars picking--]
[-----2---2---2---|-----0---|---2-----|------------Ad Lib-------------]
[---2---2-------2-|---2-----|-0-------|-------------------------------]
[-0---------------|-3-------|---------|-------------------------------]
[-----------------|---------|---------|-------------------------------]
Rose Of England **************** Verse 1 ******** 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 ******** 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; -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus ******* 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; -------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 3 ******** 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 ******** 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; --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus ******* --------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 5 ******** 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 ******** 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; -------------------------------------------------------------------- Change Key *********** 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 ******** 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; --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus ******* --------------------------------------------------------------------- Keyboard ********* C G D Em C G D Em C D Em C D Em A Nice Tune.......Enjoy..