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A Rose For Emily

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A Rose For Emily (Argent)
From the Zombies' 1968 album 'Odessey and Oracle'
(Verse)
GThough summer is Dhere at last, Fdim7the sky is A/Eovercast
And Ddim7no one brings A/C#a rose for emiBm7lyBm7/E  E7  
GShe watches her Dflowers grow, Fdimwhile lovers A/Ecome and go
To Ddim7give each other A/C#roses from her Bm7tree
But E7not a rose for Aemily
(Chorus)
BbEmily, Fcan't you see, there's C#dimnothing you can Ddo
Gdim7There's loving D/F#everywhere, A7but none for DyouD/C  
(Coda)
A      A7     D/A      Ddim7    Asus4     A

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A Rose For Emily

by The Zombies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fdim7

A/E

Ddim7

A/C#

Bm7

Bm7/E

Fdim

C#dim

Gdim7

D/F#

D/C

D/A

Asus4

A Rose For Emily (Argent)

From the Zombies' 1968 album 'Odessey and Oracle'

(Verse)

G D Fdim7 A/E

Though summer is here at last, the sky is overcast

Ddim7 A/C# Bm7 Bm7/E E7

And no one brings a rose for emily

G D Fdim A/E

She watches her flowers grow, while lovers come and go

Ddim7 A/C# Bm7

To give each other roses from her tree

E7 A

But not a rose for emily

(Chorus)

Bb F C#dim D

Emily, can't you see, there's nothing you can do

Gdim7 D/F# A7 D D/C

There's loving everywhere, but none for you

(Coda)

A A7 D/A Ddim7 Asus4 A

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