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Rosemarys Sister  Fairport Convention



[C]mother[C/B] of di[AM]saster and[F] sister[G] of our [C]fate
do [C]you recall the t[F]ragedy we [G]see
[C]father [C/B]of con[AM]fusion and [F]brother [G]of d[AM]ebate
do [F]you recall the [G]sister of rose[C]mary
The [F]doodlebugs were f[G]lying
the [C]blitz was[C/B] at its [AM]high
[F]rosemary lay sle[C]eping with her [AM]sister inly [G]five
and n[C]o one [C/B]heard the [AM]One that hit
the o[F]ne that b[G]lew the [AM]lid
r[F]osemary came out cry[C]ing and her s[F]ister n[G]ever d[C]id
Pre chorus

And you f[C]ly h[AM]igh and your d[G]reams are all in v[C]ain
one m[AM]oment you are s[C]inging and the [F]next you cry in [G]pain

Chorus

And [C]high abo[C/B]ve the h[AM]eavens
on a [F]host of a[G]ngels [AM]wings
[C]rosemarys [F]sister will be d[G]ancin[C]g

VERSE 2

her [C]mother c[C/B]ried a[AM]ll that year as [F]many o[G]thers d[C]id
she pu[C]lled thru for a [F]moment now and t[G]hen
and the p[C]eople do[C/B]wn in b[AM]ethnal street in the [F]rubble of [G]the st[AM]orm
swept [F]up their lives and [G]started on a[C]gain

when t[F]yranny is b[G]iting you d[C]o your b[C/B]est to t[AM]ry
to s[F]tifle all the [C]heart ache till its [AM]safe again to [G]cry
and w[C]hen at [C/B]last the [AM]darkness clears and the [F]sun comes s[G]hining [AM]thru
we'll [F]dust it off and [G]start in on a' [C]new
Pre chorus

And you f[C]ly h[AM]igh and your d[G]reams are all in v[C]ain
one m[AM]oment you are s[C]inging and the [F]next you cry in [G]pain

Chorus

And [C]high abo[C/B]ve the h[AM]eavens
on a [F]host of a[G]ngels [AM]wings
[C]rosemarys [F]sister will be d[G]ancin[C]g

VERSE 3

theres a te[C]acher i[C/B]n the cl[AM]assroom
theres m[F]others i[G]n the h[C]all
[C]children sit and [F]wait for the bell for h[G]ome
[C]rosema[C/B]ry is w[AM]aiting she's a [F]child now [G]of her [AM]own
she's w[F]aiting to col[G]lect and take her h[C]ome

But so[F]metimes in the s[G]ilence in the f[C]irelight w[C/B]here she s[AM]its
her m[F]ind goes back to b[C]ethnal street to the da[AM]rkenss and the b[G]litz
and she kn[C]ows if th[C/B]eres another [AM]one
F B AM PAUSE
then the end will be complete
i w[F]onder what theyd s[G]ay in bethnal s[C]treet

Pre chorus

And you f[C]ly h[AM]igh and your d[G]reams are all in v[C]ain
one m[AM]oment you are s[C]inging and the [F]next you cry in [G]pain

Chorus

And [C]high abo[C/B]ve the h[AM]eavens
on a [F]host of a[G]ngels [AM]wings
[C]rosemarys [F]sister will be d[G]ancin[C]g

for any inerludes its just the intro repeated agin really with some fiddly bits added.
this is a really basic version and i have no idea what key it is actually played in-
iv heard about 10 versions all different but C works well- as does D.
Questions just email me - we-rock-hell-yeah@hotmail.co.uk

tabbed by nex

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