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Intro:
A  G, A (x4)
Verse 1:
 AWe were together since Gwe were five,
She was so pretty; Emma was a star in Aeveryone's eyes,
And when she said she'd be a movie queen, Gnobody laughed,
Her face like an angel; she could be Aanything.
Chorus 1:
 AEmmalene, Emma, GEmmalene,
I'm gonna write your name high on that Asilver screen.
Emmalene, Emma, GEmmalene,
I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has Aever seen.
Interlude:
  AG, A  
Verse 2:
At Aseventeen, Gwe were wed,
And worked day and night to earn our Adaily bread.
And every day Emma would go out Gsearching for that play,
That never ever Acame her way.
You know Asometimes she'd come home Gso depressed,
I'd hear her crying in the back room, feeling Aso distressed.
And I'd remember back when Gshe was five,
To the words that used to make Emmalene Acome alive. It was... 
Chorus 2:
 AEmmalene, Emma, GEmmalene,
I'm gonna write your name high on that Asilver screen.
Emmalene, Emma, GEmmalene,
I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has Aever seen.
Interlude:
A  G, A (x4)
Verse 3:
It was Acold and dark De-Gcember night,
When I opened the Abedroom door,
To find her lying still and cold up-Gon the bed;
A love letter lying on the Abedroom floor.
It read; A"Darling, I Glove you,
But I just can't keep on living on Adreams no more".
"I tried so very hard not to Gleave you alone;
I just can't keep on Atryin' no more".
Coda:
Emma-Alene,G  A  
Oh, Emmalene.G  A  
Emmalene..G.A  
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   A       G

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Emma

by Hot Chocolate

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Chords in this song · guitar

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Intro:

A G, A (x4)

Verse 1:

A G

We were together since we were five,

She was so pretty; Emma was a star in everyone's eyes,

And when she said she'd be a movie queen, nobody laughed,

Her face like an angel; she could be anything.

Chorus 1:

A G

Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,

I'm gonna write your name high on that silver screen.

Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,

I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen.

Interlude:

A A

Verse 2:

A G

At seventeen, we were wed,

And worked day and night to earn our daily bread.

And every day Emma would go out searching for that play,

That never ever came her way.

A G

You know sometimes she'd come home so depressed,

I'd hear her crying in the back room, feeling so distressed.

And I'd remember back when she was five,

To the words that used to make Emmalene come alive. It was...

Chorus 2:

A G

Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,

I'm gonna write your name high on that silver screen.

Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,

I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen.

Interlude:

A G, A (x4)

Verse 3:

A G

It was cold and dark De-cember night,

When I opened the bedroom door,

To find her lying still and cold up-on the bed;

A love letter lying on the bedroom floor.

A G

It read; "Darling, I love you,

But I just can't keep on living on dreams no more".

"I tried so very hard not to leave you alone;

I just can't keep on tryin' no more".

Coda:

A G A

Emma-lene,

G A

Oh, Emmalene.

G A

Emmalene...

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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A G

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