Emma Rose Chords by Kate Wolf
Tempo:
125.8 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[D] [E]
[A] When Emma [E] Rose was ten years old, [D] her father passed [A] away.
[G#] [F#m] She cried to think he'd [B] never see [D] her on her wedding [E] day.
[A]
Then her mother [E] sickened [D] and left her on her [A] own, [B] saying,
When Emma Rose, it [G] grieves me [D] to leave you so [E] alone.
[G]
[E] [A] How long, [E] how long will it be till you're returning?
[C#m] How long, [F#] how [D] long must I keep the [E] candles burning?
[A] When Emma [E] Rose was sixteen [D] years, she was courted [A] and wed
By [F#m] Danny Jay, [B] the neighbor boy, [D] a fine young man, [E] they said.
[E]
[A] And in the [E] flowering of their love, [D]
Emma had [A] a son.
[B] And Danny left one [G] morning [Bm] before the rising of [E] the sun.
[A] How [E] long, how long [D] will it be till you're [E] [A] returning?
[C#] How [F#m] long, how long [D] must I keep the candles [E] burning?
The years went by and Emma Rose grew [D] bitter in her [A] grief.
[F#m] Of all the men [B] that came and went, none gave her any [Em] peace.
[E]
[A] And even age [E] could not erase the beauty in her [A] face.
[B] But Emma Rose [G] had eyes for one who left without [E] a trace.
And tell [A] me, how [E] long, how long [D] will it be till you're [E] [A] returning?
[C#] How [F#m] long, how long [D] must I keep the [E] candles burning?
[A] Emma [E] lives alone now, [D] the child is grown [A] and gone.
[F#m] Some say they [B] see her now and then [D] on the days she goes [E] to town.
[A] And if you're traveling [C#m] north, [E] [D] there's a mailbox on [A] the road.
[B] And all it says [G] is Emma Rose [D] in letters [E] faint and old.
[A] How long, [E] how [D] long will it be till [E] you're returning?
[A]
How [F#m] long, how [D] long must I keep the [E] candles burning?
[B] [E]
[D] [E]
[A] When Emma [E] Rose was ten years old, [D] her father passed [A] away.
[G#] [F#m] She cried to think he'd [B] never see [D] her on her wedding [E] day.
[A]
Then her mother [E] sickened [D] and left her on her [A] own, [B] saying,
When Emma Rose, it [G] grieves me [D] to leave you so [E] alone.
[G]
[E] [A] How long, [E] how long will it be till you're returning?
[C#m] How long, [F#] how [D] long must I keep the [E] candles burning?
[A] When Emma [E] Rose was sixteen [D] years, she was courted [A] and wed
By [F#m] Danny Jay, [B] the neighbor boy, [D] a fine young man, [E] they said.
[E]
[A] And in the [E] flowering of their love, [D]
Emma had [A] a son.
[B] And Danny left one [G] morning [Bm] before the rising of [E] the sun.
[A] How [E] long, how long [D] will it be till you're [E] [A] returning?
[C#] How [F#m] long, how long [D] must I keep the candles [E] burning?
The years went by and Emma Rose grew [D] bitter in her [A] grief.
[F#m] Of all the men [B] that came and went, none gave her any [Em] peace.
[E]
[A] And even age [E] could not erase the beauty in her [A] face.
[B] But Emma Rose [G] had eyes for one who left without [E] a trace.
And tell [A] me, how [E] long, how long [D] will it be till you're [E] [A] returning?
[C#] How [F#m] long, how long [D] must I keep the [E] candles burning?
[A] Emma [E] lives alone now, [D] the child is grown [A] and gone.
[F#m] Some say they [B] see her now and then [D] on the days she goes [E] to town.
[A] And if you're traveling [C#m] north, [E] [D] there's a mailbox on [A] the road.
[B] And all it says [G] is Emma Rose [D] in letters [E] faint and old.
[A] How long, [E] how [D] long will it be till [E] you're returning?
[A]
How [F#m] long, how [D] long must I keep the [E] candles burning?
[B] [E]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] When Emma [E] Rose was ten years old, [D] her father passed [A] away.
_ [G#] _ [F#m] She cried to think he'd [B] never see [D] her on her wedding [E] day. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
Then her mother _ [E] _ sickened [D] and left her on her [A] own, _ [B] saying,
When Emma _ Rose, it [G] grieves me [D] to leave you so _ [E] alone.
[G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] How long, [E] how long will it be till you're _ returning?
[C#m] _ _ How long, [F#] how [D] long must I keep the [E] candles burning? _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ When Emma [E] Rose was sixteen _ [D] years, she was courted [A] and wed
By [F#m] _ Danny Jay, [B] the neighbor boy, [D] a fine young man, [E] they said.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] And in the [E] flowering of their love, [D] _
Emma had [A] a son. _
[B] And Danny left one [G] morning _ [Bm] before the rising of [E] the sun. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ How [E] long, how long [D] will it be till you're [E] _ [A] returning? _
[C#] How _ [F#m] long, how long [D] must I keep the candles [E] burning? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The years went by and Emma Rose grew [D] bitter in her [A] grief. _ _
[F#m] Of all the men [B] that came and went, none gave her any [Em] peace.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] And even age [E] could not erase the beauty in her [A] face. _
[B] But Emma Rose [G] had eyes for one who left without [E] a trace. _ _
And tell [A] me, how [E] long, how long [D] will it be till you're [E] _ [A] returning? _
[C#] _ How [F#m] long, how long [D] must I keep the [E] candles burning? _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Emma [E] lives alone now, [D] the child is grown [A] and gone. _ _
[F#m] Some say they [B] see her now and then [D] on the days she goes [E] to town. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] And if you're traveling [C#m] north, [E] _ [D] there's a mailbox on [A] the road. _
[B] And all it says [G] is Emma Rose [D] in letters [E] faint and old. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ How long, [E] how _ [D] long will it be till [E] you're returning?
[A] _
_ How _ [F#m] long, how [D] long must I keep the [E] candles burning?
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] When Emma [E] Rose was ten years old, [D] her father passed [A] away.
_ [G#] _ [F#m] She cried to think he'd [B] never see [D] her on her wedding [E] day. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
Then her mother _ [E] _ sickened [D] and left her on her [A] own, _ [B] saying,
When Emma _ Rose, it [G] grieves me [D] to leave you so _ [E] alone.
[G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] How long, [E] how long will it be till you're _ returning?
[C#m] _ _ How long, [F#] how [D] long must I keep the [E] candles burning? _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ When Emma [E] Rose was sixteen _ [D] years, she was courted [A] and wed
By [F#m] _ Danny Jay, [B] the neighbor boy, [D] a fine young man, [E] they said.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] And in the [E] flowering of their love, [D] _
Emma had [A] a son. _
[B] And Danny left one [G] morning _ [Bm] before the rising of [E] the sun. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ How [E] long, how long [D] will it be till you're [E] _ [A] returning? _
[C#] How _ [F#m] long, how long [D] must I keep the candles [E] burning? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The years went by and Emma Rose grew [D] bitter in her [A] grief. _ _
[F#m] Of all the men [B] that came and went, none gave her any [Em] peace.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] And even age [E] could not erase the beauty in her [A] face. _
[B] But Emma Rose [G] had eyes for one who left without [E] a trace. _ _
And tell [A] me, how [E] long, how long [D] will it be till you're [E] _ [A] returning? _
[C#] _ How [F#m] long, how long [D] must I keep the [E] candles burning? _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Emma [E] lives alone now, [D] the child is grown [A] and gone. _ _
[F#m] Some say they [B] see her now and then [D] on the days she goes [E] to town. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] And if you're traveling [C#m] north, [E] _ [D] there's a mailbox on [A] the road. _
[B] And all it says [G] is Emma Rose [D] in letters [E] faint and old. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ How long, [E] how _ [D] long will it be till [E] you're returning?
[A] _
_ How _ [F#m] long, how [D] long must I keep the [E] candles burning?
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _