Rodney Crowell – The One About England (Guitar)
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THE ONE ABOUT ENGLAND: RODNEY CROWELL (Eb) (88 – 4/4) (Rodney Crowell)
This beautiful song can be found on Rodney Crowell's 1980 album:
BUT WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBORS THINK.
To play in the original Eb-key, place a capo on the first fret.
|./. |: Repeat the previous measure of 4-counts.
Intro: |D |E |G |D |./. |E |G |D |./. |
Verse 1:
D |E MERRY ENGLAND LIVES JUST SOUTH OF NOTTINGHILL, |G |D | IN DAILY DREAMS OF SHAKESPEARE LIKE SOME PISCES WILL. ./. |E THOUGH SHE'S NEVER BEEN BEYOND THE LADBROKE GATE, |G |D THE WORLD HAS SPUN AROUND THERE MANY TIMES OF LATE.
Chorus:
|Bm |D CAN CAROLINE REMEMBER, HE THAT DID BEFRIEND HER, |G |D (2-count) |A AND SCARCELY TOUCHED THE BEAUTY, OF A SADNESS ON HER SOUL. |Bm |D SO SUBTLE WERE HER CHANGES, NO ONE EVEN NOTICED, |G |D (2-count) |A THAT MANY YEARS OF CRYING AND SHE BARELY LET IT SHOW. |G A7 |D |./. | THAT'S THE PRICE YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GROW SO OLD.
Interlude: |D |E |G |D |./. |E |G |D |
Verse 2:
D |E ENGLAND'S TURNING GREEN FROM ALL THOSE YEARS OF RAIN, |G |D | LIKE MOSS ALONG THE FENCES DOWN OL' MEMORY LANE. ./. |E POETRY IN MOTION WHILE SHE STANDS THERE STILL, |G |D | SOME MAIDEN IN A CASTLE UP ON NOTTING-HILL.
Interlude: |D |Bm |D |G |D |Bm |D |G |D A |D G |A D |G A |
Outro:
|D |Bm |G A7 |D | I DREAM OF ENGLAND AND HER AUBURN HAIR, AND I MISS CARO - LINE.
|D |E |G |D |./. |E |G |D |
Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, Netherlands).
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