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The Rose Captain

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Intro-  G   Em  
   GThis Empart's for my Glove of oEmld
   GHow the Emrose in your hGeart you Emhold
   Still Amall the water Cin your wDells won't mGake it groEmwG  Em  
   GOh the Emcall of the niGghtingaleEm  
   GHow I lEmove beneath the Gghostly sEmails
   We moAmve like gCypsies 'neath the Dmist and GbeneaEmth the gloomG  Em  
   AmOh how the rCiver flows
   GUnder the iEmce and snow
   AmThe keeper oCf the flame
   GThe rose captaiEmn knows my name
   AmThis perfume breath I breathed
   CFor you my dear, my Dlove will never leave    G Em G Em
   GThis Empart's for my Glove of nEmew
   GHow tEmhe bulbs in my Gheart arEme true
   They Amsend the shoots through my Cfingers iDnto your bonGesEm  G  Em  
   GOh thEme call of the Gcollared Emdove
   GHow I Emlong to be yoGur one trEmue love
   We'll Ammove like gypsCies 'neath the stDars and bGeneath Emthe mooGnEm  
   AmOh how the rCiver flows
   GUnder the iEmce and snow
   AmThe keeper oCf the flame
   GThe rose captaiEmn knows my name
   AmThis perfume breath I breathed
   CFor you my dear, my Dlove will never leave    G Em G Em
   Oh the Grose Emcaptain knoGws, knEmows our namesG  Em  G  Em  
   Oh the Grose Emcaptain knoGws, he Emknows our naGmes Em  G  Em  

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The Rose Captain

by Sea Wolf

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G Em

Intro-

G Em G Em

This part's for my love of old

G Em G Em

How the rose in your heart you hold

Am C D G Em G Em

Still all the water in your wells won't make it grow

G Em G Em

Oh the call of the nightingale

G Em G Em

How I love beneath the ghostly sails

Am C D G Em G Em

We move like gypsies 'neath the mist and beneath the gloom

Am C

Oh how the river flows

G Em

Under the ice and snow

Am C

The keeper of the flame

G Em

The rose captain knows my name

This perfume breath I breathed

C D

For you my dear, my love will never leave G Em G Em

G Em G Em

This part's for my love of new

G Em G Em

How the bulbs in my heart are true

Am C D G Em G Em

They send the shoots through my fingers into your bones

G Em G Em

Oh the call of the collared dove

G Em G Em

How I long to be your one true love

Am C D G Em G Em

We'll move like gypsies 'neath the stars and beneath the moon

Am C

Oh how the river flows

G Em

Under the ice and snow

Am C

The keeper of the flame

G Em

The rose captain knows my name

This perfume breath I breathed

C D

For you my dear, my love will never leave G Em G Em

G Em G Em G Em G Em

Oh the rose captain knows, knows our names

G Em G Em G Em G Em

Oh the rose captain knows, he knows our names

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