VerseGC
Goodbye England's rose, may you ever grow in our hearts
CGC
You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart
GC
You called out to our country, and you whispered to those in pain.
GC
Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.
Chorus:]
DD7
And it seems to me you lived your life
GC
Like a candle in the wind
GD
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
CEm
And your footsteps will always fall here along England's greenest hills
GDC
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
Verse no. 2:]
GC
Loveliness we've lost, these empty days without your smile
GC
This torch we'll always carry for our nation's golden child
GC
And even though we try, the truth brings us to tears
GC
All our words cannot express the joy you brought us through the years.
Chorus:]
DD7
And it seems to me you lived your life
GC
Like a candle in the wind
GD
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
CEm
And your footsteps will always fall here along England's greenest hills
GDCG
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
Verse no. 3:]
GC
Goodbye England's rose, may you ever grow in our hearts
GC
You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart
GC
Goodbye England's rose, from a country lost without your soul
GC
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion more than you'll ever know.
Chorus:]
DD7
And it seems to me you lived your life
GC
Like a candle in the wind
GD
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
CEm
And your footsteps will always fall here along England's greenest hills
GDCG
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
Repeat last part of Chorus...
CEm
And your footsteps will always fall here among England's greenest hills
GDCG
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
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