CAPO: 2nd Fret 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" 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 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 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 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 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 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 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?
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