Key: E
Introduction: Em D G Em D
G C D Em
I am a Rose of Sharon
D Am Em
A lily of the valley
G C D Em
As a lily grown among the thorns
D Am Em
Love in this world has found me
G C D Em
As an apple tree among the trees
D Am Em
That grow deep in the forest
G C D Em
My lover's form is comely
D Am Em
With life and limb most joyous
D G C D Em
Rise up my love and come away
C G D
The rain is over and gone
G C G D Em
Your love is the fruit of my darkest day
D Am Em D
And I am your Rose of Sharon
G C D Em
His gentle hand lies under my head
D Am Em
His shoulders turned to face me
G C D Em
I shall not stir him from my bed
D Am Em
While he doth so embrace me
G C D Em
Oh, bring me wine to pass the time
D Am Em
Though none but him can soothe me
G C D Em
I am my beloved's and he is mine
D Am Em
Desire for his pleasure moves me
D G C D Em
Rise up my love and come away
C G D
The rain is over and gone
G C G D Em
Your love is the fruit of my darkest day
D Am Em D Bm DEm
And I am your Rose of Sharon
D Am Em
For I am your Rose of Sharon