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Rosemarys Sister by Fairport Convention
Rosemarys Sister
Chords used in this song :
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standard tuning
C*- x32013
C/B- x20010
Intro
C* C/B AM F G C C F G
C* C/B AM F G AM F G C
verse1
C C/B AM F G C
mother of disaster and sister of our fate
C F G
do you recall the tragedy we see
C C/B AM F G AM
father of confusion and brother of debate
F G C
do you recall the sister of rosemary
F G
The doodlebugs were flying
C C/B AM
the blitz was at its high
F C AM G
rosemary lay sleeping with her sister inly five
C C/B AM
and no one heard the One that hit
F G AM
the one that blew the lid
F C F G C
rosemary came out crying and her sister never did
Pre chorus
C AM G C
And you fly high and your dreams are all in vain
AM C F G
one moment you are singing and the next you cry in pain
Chorus
C C/B AM
And high above the heavens
F G AM
on a host of angels wings
C F G C
rosemarys sister will be dancing
VERSE 2
C C/B AM F G C
her mother cried all that year as many others did
C F G
she pulled thru for a moment now and then
C C/B AM F G AM
and the people down in bethnal street in the rubble of the storm
F G C
swept up their lives and started on again
F G C C/B AM
when tyranny is biting you do your best to try
F C AM G
to stifle all the heart ache till its safe again to cry
C C/B AM F G AM
and when at last the darkness clears and the sun comes shining thru
F G C
we'll dust it off and start in on a' new
Pre chorus
C AM G C
And you fly high and your dreams are all in vain
AM C F G
one moment you are singing and the next you cry in pain
Chorus
C C/B AM
And high above the heavens
F G AM
on a host of angels wings
C F G C
rosemarys sister will be dancing
VERSE 3
C C/B AM
theres a teacher in the classroom
F G C
theres mothers in the hall
C F G
children sit and wait for the bell for home
C C/B AM F G AM
rosemary is waiting she's a child now of her own
F G C
she's waiting to collect and take her home
F G C C/B AM
But sometimes in the silence in the firelight where she sits
F C AM G
her mind goes back to bethnal street to the darkenss and the blitz
C C/B AM
and she knows if theres another one
F B AM PAUSE
then the end will be complete
F G C
i wonder what theyd say in bethnal street
Pre chorus
C AM G C
And you fly high and your dreams are all in vain
AM C F G
one moment you are singing and the next you cry in pain
Chorus
C C/B AM
And high above the heavens
F G AM
on a host of angels wings
C F G C
rosemarys sister will be dancing
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