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The Rose Of England

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[Intro]
|    E|  E   A|    E|  B   E| x2
|    E|    E|    E| E  
[Verse 1]
Taking Enothing but his daddy's old Abone-grip Eknife
He tC#mraded but a Alittle for the Bwayward Elife
  EA faint heart never Awon fair Ehand
SC#mo says the ARose of BEnglEand
|    E|  B  E  
[Verse 2]
From a-Ehigh on a hill came the Aclarion Ecall
To gC#main young mAen, "Come oBne, come aEll
  EMake muster 'gainst the Aforeign hEand
That's rC#maised to the ARose of BEnglEand!"
|    E|  E   A|    E|  B  E  
[Verse 3]
For her Efeckless boys she did Aweep and wEail
Saying, "C#mLord have Amercy, where Bdid I fEail?
  EOut my belly, they Apick up a gEun
And fC#mall for the ARose of BEnglEand"
|    E|   B   E   D|
[Bridge]
  AGod knows it's a Dcold outAside
It's a Efry by day and a froze by nightD  
  AI know it's a Dhell out tAhere
How Eloud the mouth when the Bheart don't care
[Verse 4]
He's dEamned if he don't, and dAamned if he Edo
He'd dC#mie if he Aever found Bout we kEnew
  EHot potato, dArop it and Erun
C#mFar from the ARose of BEnglEand
[Instrumental]
|    E|  E   A|    E|  B   E|
|    E|  E   A|    E|   B   E   D|
[Bridge]
  AGod knows it's a Dcold outAside
It's a Efry by day and a froze by nightD  
  AI know it's a Dhell out tAhere
HoEw loud the mouth when the Bheart don't care
[Verse 5]
He's dEamned if he don't, and dAamned if he Edo
He'd dC#mie if he Aever found Bout we kEnew
  EHot potato, dArop it and Erun
C#mFar from the ARose of BEnglEand
[Tag]
C#mFar from the ARose of BEnglEand
C#mFar from the ARose of BEn-ga-Eland
C#mFar from the Rose of F#7En---A-gland
[Outro]
|    E|  E   A|    E|  B   E| x4
(fade out)

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The Rose Of England

by Nick Lowe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#7

[Intro]

E E A E B E

| | | | | x2

E E E E

| | | |

[Verse 1]

E A E

Taking nothing but his daddy's old bone-grip knife

C#m A B E

He traded but a little for the wayward life

E A E

A faint heart never won fair hand

C#m A B E

So says the Rose of England

E B E

| |

[Verse 2]

E A E

From a-high on a hill came the clarion call

C#m A B E

To gain young men, "Come one, come all

E A E

Make muster 'gainst the foreign hand

C#m A B E

That's raised to the Rose of England!"

E E A E B E

| | | |

[Verse 3]

E A E

For her feckless boys she did weep and wail

C#m A B E

Saying, "Lord have mercy, where did I fail?

E A E

Out my belly, they pick up a gun

C#m A B E

And fall for the Rose of England"

E B E D

| | |

[Bridge]

A D A

God knows it's a cold outside

E D

It's a fry by day and a froze by night

A D A

I know it's a hell out there

E B

How loud the mouth when the heart don't care

[Verse 4]

E A E

He's damned if he don't, and damned if he do

C#m A B E

He'd die if he ever found out we knew

E A E

Hot potato, drop it and run

C#m A B E

Far from the Rose of England

[Instrumental]

E E A E B E

| | | | |

E E A E B E D

| | | | |

[Bridge]

A D A

God knows it's a cold outside

E D

It's a fry by day and a froze by night

A D A

I know it's a hell out there

E B

How loud the mouth when the heart don't care

[Verse 5]

E A E

He's damned if he don't, and damned if he do

C#m A B E

He'd die if he ever found out we knew

E A E

Hot potato, drop it and run

C#m A B E

Far from the Rose of England

[Tag]

C#m A B E

Far from the Rose of England

C#m A B E

Far from the Rose of En-ga-land

C#m F#7 A

Far from the Rose of En----gland

[Outro]

E E A E B E

| | | | | x4

(fade out)

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