INTRO: Am F C D7 GD C G ~ Em When Emma Rose was ten years old, her father passed awayA C D7 G She cried to think he'd never see her on her wedding dayD C G And then her mother sickened and left her on her ownAm F C D G Saying, "Emma Rose, it grieves me to leave you so alone" CHORUS: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 wedA C D7 G By Danny Jay the neighbour boy, a fine young man they saidD C G And in the flowering of their love, Emma had a sonContinúa después del anuncioAm F C D G Danny left one morning before the rising of the sun CHORUS: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 griefA C D7 G Of all the men who came and went, none gave her any peaceD C G And even age could not erase the beauty in her faceAm F C D But Emma Rose had eyes for one who left without a traceG And tell me CHORUS: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 goneA C D7 G Some say they see her now and then on the days she goes to townD C G If you're travelling north, there's a mailbox on the roadAm F C D G And all it says is 'Emma Rose' in letters faint and old CHORUS: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?
Emma Rose
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