Key: A major•
Intro 1
Bm
G
D
E
Verse 1
A
When
Emma
D
A
her father passed away.
F#m
B
She cried to think he'd never
D
E
see her on her wedding day.
E
D
A
and left her on her own
Saying,
Bm
Emma
D
E
leave you so alone
A
E
D
How long, how long will it be
A
C#
F#m
D
How long, how long must I
A
When
Emma
D
A
she was courted and wed
F#m
By
Danny
D
E
a fine young man they said
A
E
D
And in the flowering of their love,
And
Bm
G
Danny left one morning before
D
E
the rising of the sun
A
E
D
How long, how long will it be
A
C#
F#m
D
How long, how long must I
E
Emma
D
A
Rose grew bitter in her grief
F#m
B
Of all the men that came and went,
D
E
none gave her any peace
A
E
And even age could not erase
D
A
the beauty in her face
But
Bm
Emma
D
E
left without a trace
E
D
E
A
how long will it be till you're returning?
C#
F#m
D
How long, how long must I keep
A
E
Emma lives alone now,
D
A
the child is grown and gone
F#m
B
Some say they see her now and then
D
E
on the day she goes to town
E
D
there's a mailbox on the road
A
Bm
And all it says is
D
E
Rose, in letters faint and old
A
E
D
How long, how long will it be
A
C#
F#m
How long, how long must
D
E
I keep the candles burning?
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