CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: Am F C D7 G
D C G ~ Em
When Emma Rose was ten years old, her father passed away
She cried to think he'd [A]never see her [C]on her wedding [D7]day [G]
And then her mother [D]sickened and [C]left her on her [G]own
Saying, "[Am]Emma Rose, it [F]grieves me to [C]leave you so a[D]lone" [G]
CHORUS:
How long, [D]how long, will it [C]be 'til you're re[D]turn[G]ing?[B]
How long, [Em]how long, must [C]I keep the candles [D7]burning?[G]
D C G ~ Em
When Emma Rose was sixteen years, she was courted and wed
By Danny Jay the [A]neighbour boy, a [C]fine young man they [D7]said [G]
And in the flowering [D]of their love,[C] Emma had a [G]son
[Am]Danny left one [F]morning before the [C]rising of the [D]sun[G]
CHORUS:
How long, [D]how long, will it [C]be 'til you're re[D]turn[G]ing?[B]
How long, [Em]how long, must [C]I keep the candles [D7]burning?[G]
D C G ~ Em
The years went by and Emma Rose grew bitter in her grief
Of all the men who [A]came and went,[C] none gave her any [D7]peace [G]
And even age could [D]not erase[C] the beauty in her [G]face
But [Am]Emma Rose had [F]eyes for one who [C]left without a [D]trace
And tell me[G]
CHORUS:
How long, [D]how long, will it [C]be 'til you're re[D]turn[G]ing?[B]
How long, [Em]how long, must [C]I keep the candles [D7]burning?[G]
D C G ~ Em
Emma lives alone now, the child is grown and gone
Some say they see her [A]now and then on the [C]days she goes to [D7]town[G]
If you're travelling [D]north, there's a [C]mailbox on the [G]road
And [Am]all it says is '[F]Emma Rose' in [C]letters faint and [D]old[G]
CHORUS:
How long, [D]how long, will it [C]be 'til you're re[D]turn[G]ing?[B]
How long, [Em]how long, must [C]I keep the candles [D7]burning?
INTRO: Am F C D7 G
D C G ~ Em
When Emma Rose was ten years old, her father passed away
She cried to think he'd [A]never see her [C]on her wedding [D7]day [G]
And then her mother [D]sickened and [C]left her on her [G]own
Saying, "[Am]Emma Rose, it [F]grieves me to [C]leave you so a[D]lone" [G]
CHORUS:
How long, [D]how long, will it [C]be 'til you're re[D]turn[G]ing?[B]
How long, [Em]how long, must [C]I keep the candles [D7]burning?[G]
D C G ~ Em
When Emma Rose was sixteen years, she was courted and wed
By Danny Jay the [A]neighbour boy, a [C]fine young man they [D7]said [G]
And in the flowering [D]of their love,[C] Emma had a [G]son
[Am]Danny left one [F]morning before the [C]rising of the [D]sun[G]
CHORUS:
How long, [D]how long, will it [C]be 'til you're re[D]turn[G]ing?[B]
How long, [Em]how long, must [C]I keep the candles [D7]burning?[G]
D C G ~ Em
The years went by and Emma Rose grew bitter in her grief
Of all the men who [A]came and went,[C] none gave her any [D7]peace [G]
And even age could [D]not erase[C] the beauty in her [G]face
But [Am]Emma Rose had [F]eyes for one who [C]left without a [D]trace
And tell me[G]
CHORUS:
How long, [D]how long, will it [C]be 'til you're re[D]turn[G]ing?[B]
How long, [Em]how long, must [C]I keep the candles [D7]burning?[G]
D C G ~ Em
Emma lives alone now, the child is grown and gone
Some say they see her [A]now and then on the [C]days she goes to [D7]town[G]
If you're travelling [D]north, there's a [C]mailbox on the [G]road
And [Am]all it says is '[F]Emma Rose' in [C]letters faint and [D]old[G]
CHORUS:
How long, [D]how long, will it [C]be 'til you're re[D]turn[G]ing?[B]
How long, [Em]how long, must [C]I keep the candles [D7]burning?
