Key: E
Introduction:
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Goodbye England's Rose
A
May you ever grow in our hearts
E/G#
You were the grace that placed yourself
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Where lives were torn apart
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You called out to our country
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And you whispered to those in pain
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Now you belong to heaven
A
And the stars spell out your name
B
And it seems to me you've lived your life
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Like a candle in the wind
E
Never fading with the sunset
B
When the rain set in
A
And your footsteps will always fall here
C#m
Along England's greenest hills
B
Your candle's burned out long before
A G#m F#m E B
Your legend ever will
E
Loveliness we've lost
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Those empty days, without your smile
E/G#
This torch will always carry
A
for our nation's golden child
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Even though we try
A
The truth brings out the tears
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All our words can not express
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The joy you brought us through the years
E
Goodbye England's rose
A
May you ever, grow in our hearts
E/G#
You were the grace that placed yourself
A
Where lives were torn apart
E
Goodbye England's rose
A
From the country lost, without your soul
E
We'll miss the wings of your compassion
A
More than you will ever know