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Ghost Of A Rose

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[Intro]
|  Em|  C6   D|  Em|  C6   D|  Em|  C6   D|  A|  A| 
|  F   C|  Am   Em|  F   C|  G|  F   C|  Am   Em|  F   C|  D|  H7|  H7|
EmThe valley Em/Dgreen was Cso serH7ene 
     Em      Em/D      C           D       G|  G   H7|
In the middle ran a stream so blue...
       Em    Em/D       C      H7         Em  Em/    D           C       D  
A maiden fair, in despair, once had met her true love there 
and she Gtold him.G.. H7She would H7say...
  Em"Promise Dme Em, when you Hmsee, Ema white Crose you'll Dthink of Emme
AmI love you Emso, FNever let CgoEm, I will Dbe     D/C     Hmyour ghost of a Emrose"
| (Em) |  C6   D|  Em|  C6   D|
EmHer eyes beEm/Dlieved in CmysterH7ies 
        Em      Em/D         C           D      G|  G   H7|
She would lay amongst the leaves of amber
         Em    Em/D            C           H7       Em  Em/   D  
Her spirit wild, heart of a child, yet gentle still 
and Cquiet and Dmild and he Gloved her.G.. When H7she would H7say...
  Em"Promise Dme Em, when you Hmsee, Ema white Crose you'll Dthink of Emme
AmI love you Emso, FNever let CgoEm, I will Dbe     D/C     Hmyour ghost of a Emrose"
| (Em) |  C6   D|  Em|  C6   D|           Em|  C6   D|  Em|  E|
                     ...ghost of a rose
|  Am|  F6   G|  Am|  F6   G|  Am|  F6   G|  Am|  D|  D| 
|  F   C|  Am   Em|  F   C|  G|  F   C|  Am   Em|  F   C|  D|  H7|  H7|
EmWhen all was Em/Ddone, she Cturned to H7run 
      Em     Em/D         C           D             G|  G   H7|
Dancing to the setting sun as he watched her
EmAnd ever Em/Dmore he Cthought he H7saw  
A Emglimpse of Em/Dher upCon the Dmoors forGever     GHe'd H7hear her H7say...
  Em"Promise Dme Em, when you Hmsee, Ema white Crose you'll Dthink of Emme
AmI love you Emso, FNever let CgoEm, I will Dbe     D/C     Hmyour ghost of a Emrose" 
(Em)         D           Em    Hm         Em             C          D  Em  
  "Promise me , when you see, a white rose you'll think of me
AmI love you Emso, FNever let CgoEm, I will Dbe     D/C     Hmyour ghost of a Emrose"
|:  Em|  C6   D|  Em|  C6   D:| (ad lib.)

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Ghost Of A Rose

by Blackmore's Night

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/D

D/C

[Intro]

Em C6 D Em C6 D Em C6 D A A

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F C Am Em F C G F C Am Em F C D H7 H7

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Em Em/D C H7

The valley green was so serene

Em Em/D C D G G H7

| |

In the middle ran a stream so blue...

Em Em/D C H7 Em Em D C D

A maiden fair, in despair, once had met her true love there

G G H7 H7

and she told him... She would say...

Em D Em Hm Em C D Em

"Promise me , when you see, a white rose you'll think of me

Am Em F C Em D D/C Hm Em

I love you so, Never let go, I will be your ghost of a rose"

Em C6 D Em C6 D

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Em Em/D C H7

Her eyes believed in mysteries

Em Em/D C D G G H7

| |

She would lay amongst the leaves of amber

Em Em/D C H7 Em Em D

Her spirit wild, heart of a child, yet gentle still

C D G G H7 H7

and quiet and mild and he loved her... When she would say...

Em D Em Hm Em C D Em

"Promise me , when you see, a white rose you'll think of me

Am Em F C Em D D/C Hm Em

I love you so, Never let go, I will be your ghost of a rose"

Em C6 D Em C6 D Em C6 D Em E

| () | | | | | | | |

...ghost of a rose

Am F6 G Am F6 G Am F6 G Am D D

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F C Am Em F C G F C Am Em F C D H7 H7

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Em Em/D C H7

When all was done, she turned to run

Em Em/D C D G G H7

| |

Dancing to the setting sun as he watched her

Em Em/D C H7

And ever more he thought he saw

Em Em/D C D G G H7 H7

A glimpse of her upon the moors forever He'd hear her say...

Em D Em Hm Em C D Em

"Promise me , when you see, a white rose you'll think of me

Am Em F C Em D D/C Hm Em

I love you so, Never let go, I will be your ghost of a rose"

Em D Em Hm Em C D Em

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"Promise me , when you see, a white rose you'll think of me

Am Em F C Em D D/C Hm Em

I love you so, Never let go, I will be your ghost of a rose"

Em C6 D Em C6 D

|: | | | :| (ad lib.)

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