rose of england chords by Chris de Burgh
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Hear my voice and listen well,
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and a story I will tell,
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How duty brought a broken heart,
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and why a love so strong
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Must fall apart;
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She was lovely, she
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Verse 2
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was fine, daughter of a royal line,
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He, no equal, but for them it mattered little
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for they were in love;
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Rose of England, sweet and fair, shining with the sun,
Verse 3
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Rose of
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England, have a care,
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for where the thorn is,
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There the blood will run;
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Oh my heart, oh my heart;
Verse 4
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Through the summer days and nights,
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stolen kisses and de lights
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Would thrill their hearts and fill their
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dreams with all emotions
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That true love can bring;
Verse 5
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But black of mourning came one day,
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when her sister passed away,
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And many said on bended knee, she has
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gone,
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and you must be our Queen;
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Rose of England, sweet
Verse 6
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and fair,
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shining with the sun,
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Rose of England,
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have a care, for where the thorn
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is,
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There the blood will run;
Verse 7
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Oh my heart, oh my heart;
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To the abbey she did
Verse 8
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ride,
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with her lover by her side,
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When they heard the church bells ring,
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she was Queen
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And one day, he'd be King;
Verse 9
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But men of malice, men of hate,
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protesting to her chambers came,
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"A foreign prince will have
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your hand, for he'll bring peace
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And riches to our land";
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She said "Do you tell me that I
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cannot wed the one I love?
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Do you tell me that I am not
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mistress of my heart?"
Verse 10
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And so with heavy weight of life
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she kissed her lover one last time,
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"This land I wed, and no man comes,
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for if I cannot have you, I'll have none";
Verse 11
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Rose of England, sweet and fair,
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shining with the sun,
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Rose of England have a care,
for where the thorn is,
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There the blood will run;
Oh my heart, oh my heart.
rose of england
Chris de Burgh
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