Key: E
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
You called out to our country
A
And you whispered to those in pain
E
Now you belong to heaven
A
And the stars spell out your name
B
And it seems to me you've lived your life
EA
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
AG#mF#mEB
Your legend ever will
E
Loveliness we've lost
A
Those empty days, without your smile
E/G#
This torch will always carry
A
for our nation's golden child
E
Even though we try
A
The truth brings out the tears
E
All our words can not express
A
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