Rose Of England tab by Chris De Burgh

Tabs

• Submitter: Ayreon77
• 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 augmentedA 12 string and A augmentedA 6 string acoustic.
12 string comes in first.

12 String Picking           Hear my voice and listen well
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 E minorEm                           G+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 augmentedA         C majorC     D MajorD     E minorEm        G+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 augmentedA         C majorC     D MajorD
[---------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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 E minorEm                She was lovely  G+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 augmentedA         C majorC     D MajorD     E minorEm        G+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 augmentedA         C majorC     D MajorD
[-----------------|---------|-----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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E minorEm        G+G      A augmentedA      C majorC   D MajorD
Hear my voice and listen well, and a story I will tell,
E minorEm         G+G       A augmentedA         C majorC
How duty brought a broken heart, and why a love so strong
     E minorEm
Must fall apart;

Verse 2
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E minorEm       G+G       A augmentedA       C majorC   D MajorD
She was lovely, she was fine, daughter of a royal line,
E minorEm      G+G        A augmentedA        C majorC    D MajorD    E minorEm
He, no equal, but for them it mattered little for they were in love;
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Chorus
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C majorC        G+G        D MajorD        E minorEm
Rose of England, sweet and fair, shining with the sun,
C majorC        G+G      A minorAm
Rose of England, have a care, for where the thorn is,
C majorC     D MajorD     E minorEm
There the blood will run;

C majorC D MajorD E minorEm   C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Oh my heart, oh my heart;
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Verse 3
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E minorEm         G+G        A augmentedA       C majorC  D MajorD
Through the summer days and nights, stolen kisses and delights
E minorEm              G+G           A augmentedA
Would thrill their hearts and fill their dreams with all emotions
C majorC     D MajorD    E minorEm
That true love can bring;


Verse 4
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E minorEm          G+G       A augmentedA        C majorC   D MajorD
But black of mourning came one day, when her sister passed away,
E minorEm        G+G      A augmentedA       C majorC    D MajorD   E minorEm
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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E minorEm      G+G       A augmentedA       C majorC   D MajorD
To the abbey she did ride, with her lover by her side,
E minorEm         G+G         A augmentedA
When they heard the church bells ring, she was Queen
C majorC      D MajorD    E minorEm
And one day, he`d be King;


Verse 6
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E minorEm         G+G      A augmentedA         C majorC    D MajorD
But men of malice, men of hate, protesting to her chambers came,
E minorEm          G+G          A augmentedA
A majorA foreign prince will have your hand, for he`ll bring peace
  C majorC   D MajorD   E minorEm
And riches to our land;

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Change Key
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      A augmentedA              E minorEm
She said, `Do you tell me that I cannot wed the one I love
A augmentedA              E minorEm       D MajorD E minorEm
Do you tell me that I am not mistress of my heart

C majorC D MajorD E minorEm  C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Ooh    Aah


Verse 7
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E minorEm        G+G         A augmentedA        C majorC    D MajorD
And so with heavy weight of life she kissed her lover one last time,
E minorEm          G+G         A augmentedA      C majorC      D MajorD   E minorEm
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 majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm

C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm

C majorC D MajorD E minorEm

C majorC D MajorD E minorEm


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