Emma Rose

CAPO: 2 



Intro: Am  F  C  D7    G 

                   D             C                   G   ~ Em 
When Emma Rose was ten years old, her father passed away   
                        A             C              D7      G 
She cried to think he'd never see her on her wedding day   
                    D            C               G 
And then her mother sickened and left her on her own   
         Am            F             C             D         G 
Saying, "Emma Rose, it grieves me to leave you so alone"  



[Refrão]

          D                 C                D   G     B 
How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning? 
          Em             C                  D7            G 
How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning? 


                   D             C                    G   ~ Em 
When Emma Rose was sixteen years, she was courted and wed   
                 A                C                   D7      G 
By Danny Jay the neighbour boy, a fine young man they said   
                     D             C           G 
And in the flowering of their love, Emma had a son   
Am             F                  C             D       G 
Danny left one morning before the rising of the sun 



[Refrão]

          D                 C                D   G     B 
How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning? 
          Em             C                  D7            G 
How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning? 


                      D              C             G     ~ Em 
The years went by and Emma Rose grew bitter in her grief   
                   A             C                  D7       G 
Of all the men who came and went, none gave her any peace   
                   D        C                  G 
And even age could not erase the beauty in her face   
    Am            F                C              D       
But Emma Rose had eyes for one who left without a trace 
            G 
And tell me 



[Refrão]

          D                 C                D   G     B 
How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning? 
          Em             C                  D7            G 
How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning? 


            D        C                       G    ~ Em 
Emma lives alone now, the child is grown and gone 
                      A                   C                D7      G 
Some say they see her now and then on the days she goes to town 
                     D                C              G 
If you're travelling north, there's a mailbox on the road 
    Am              F             C                 D      G 
And all it says is 'Emma Rose' in letters faint and old 



[Refrão]

          D                 C                D   G     B 
How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning? 
          Em             C                  D7        
How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?