Kate Wolf – Emma Rose (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Chords

## NOTE: ~ = Bass Walk-Down from G to Em ## INTRO: Am F C D7 G
                   D             C                   G   ~ Em
When Emma Rose was ten years old, her father passed away  

                        A             C              D7      G
She cried to think he'd never see her on her wedding day  

                    D            C               G
And then her mother sickened and left her on her own  

         Am            F             C             D         G
Saying, "Emma Rose, it grieves me to leave you so alone" 
CHORUS:
          D                 C                D   G     B
How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?

          Em             C                  D7            G
How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?

                   D             C                    G   ~ Em
When Emma Rose was sixteen years, she was courted and wed  

                 A                C                   D7      G
By Danny Jay the neighbour boy, a fine young man they said  

                     D             C           G
And in the flowering of their love, Emma had a son  

Am             F                  C             D       G
Danny left one morning before the rising of the sun
CHORUS:
          D                 C                D   G     B
How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?

          Em             C                  D7            G
How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?

                      D              C             G     ~ Em
The years went by and Emma Rose grew bitter in her grief  

                   A             C                  D7       G
Of all the men who came and went, none gave her any peace  

                   D        C                  G
And even age could not erase the beauty in her face  

    Am            F                C              D      
But Emma Rose had eyes for one who left without a trace

            G
And tell me
CHORUS:
          D                 C                D   G     B
How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?

          Em             C                  D7            G
How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?

            D        C                       G    ~ Em
Emma lives alone now, the child is grown and gone

                      A                   C                D7      G
Some say they see her now and then on the days she goes to town

                     D                C              G
If you're travelling north, there's a mailbox on the road

    Am              F             C                 D      G
And all it says is 'Emma Rose' in letters faint and old
CHORUS:
          D                 C                D   G     B
How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?

          Em             C                  D7       
How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?