• Song:

    Rose Of England

  • Artist:

    Chris De Burgh

  • Album:

    The Road to Freedom

                                          Artist - Chris de Burgh
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                                          Song - Rose Of England
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                                        Album - The Road To Freedom
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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 (022000@1)                                                    G[-------------------------------------------------------|------------3-----] (320003@1)[---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 (x02220@1)               C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)       Em (022000@1)              G (320003@1)
[-----------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 (x02220@1)               C (x32010@1)       D[---------5-------|---------|---5-----|--Continue (xx0232@1)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 (022000@1)                              She was loverly   G[---------0----------------0----------------0-------|---------3------------] (320003@1)[-----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 (x02220@1)               C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)       Em (022000@1)              G[-----------------|---------|-----2---|---------0-------|----------3-------] (320003@1)[-----------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 (x02220@1)               C (x32010@1)       D[-----------------|---------|-----2---|-Just (xx0232@1)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
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Verse 1
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Em (022000@1)              G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)         C (x32010@1)    DHear (xx0232@1)my voice and listen well, and a story I will tell,
Em (022000@1)               G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)               CHow (x32010@1)duty brought a broken heart, and why a love so strong
          EmMust (022000@1)fall apart;

Verse 2
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Em (022000@1)            G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)           C (x32010@1)   DShe (xx0232@1)was lovely, she was fine, daughter of a royal line,
Em (022000@1)          G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)             C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)     EmHe, (022000@1)no equal, but for them it mattered little for they were in love;
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Chorus
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C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)              EmRose (022000@1)of England, sweet and fair, shining with the sun,
C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)          AmRose (x02210@1)of England, have a care, for where the thorn is,
C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)        EmThere (022000@1)the blood will run;

C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)EmOh (022000@1)my heart, oh my heart;
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Verse 3
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Em (022000@1)               G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)           C (x32010@1) DThrough (xx0232@1)the summer days and nights, stolen kisses and delights
Em (022000@1)                          G (320003@1)                    AWould (x02220@1)thrill their hearts and fill their dreams with all emotions
C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)      EmThat (022000@1)true love can bring;

Verse 4
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Em (022000@1)                  G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)             C (x32010@1)    DBut (xx0232@1)black of mourning came one day, when her sister passed away,
Em (022000@1)             G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)           C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)    EmAnd (022000@1)many said on bended knee, she has gone, you must be our Queen;

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Chorus
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Verse 5
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Em (022000@1)         G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)            C (x32010@1)    DTo (xx0232@1)the abbey she did ride, with her lover by her side,
Em (022000@1)                G (320003@1)                AWhen (x02220@1)they heard the church bells ring, she was Queen
C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)     EmAnd (022000@1)one day, he'd be King;

Verse 6
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Em (022000@1)               G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)               C (x32010@1)      DBut (xx0232@1)men of malice, men of hate, protesting to her chambers came,
Em (022000@1)                  G (320003@1)                 AA (x02220@1)foreign prince will have your hand, for he'll bring peace
    C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)    EmAnd (022000@1)riches to our land;

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Change Key
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           A (x02220@1)                          EmShe (022000@1)said, "Do you tell me that I cannot wed the one I love
A (x02220@1)                          Em (022000@1)           D (xx0232@1)EmDo (022000@1)you tell me that I am not mistress of my heart

C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)EmOoh (022000@1)       Aah

Verse 7
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Em (022000@1)              G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)              C (x32010@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)so with heavy weight of life she kissed her lover one last time,
Em (022000@1)                 G (320003@1)               A (x02220@1)         C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)    EmThis (022000@1)land I wed, and no man comes, for if I cannot have you, I'll have none;

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Chorus
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Keyboard
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C G D Em

C G D Em

C D Em

C D Em

A Nice Tune.......Enjoy..
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