Rose Of England

	  		
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 
  
  

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" 
  
  

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 
  
  
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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" 
  
  
 

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