Rose Of England tab by Chris De Burgh

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Intermediate

.                     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                           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 lovely  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
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Verse 1
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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
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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;
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Chorus
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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;
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Verse 3
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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
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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;

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Chorus
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Verse 5
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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
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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;

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Change Key
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      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
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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;

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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..