The One About England

THE ONE ABOUT ENGLAND: RODNEY CROWELL (Eb) (88 – 4/4) (Rodney Crowell)

This beautiful song can be found on Rodney Crowell s 1980 album:
BUT WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBORS THINK.

To play in the original Eb-key, place a capo on the first fret.
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Intro: |    |    |    |    |./.    |    |    |    |./.    |

Verse 1:

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MERRY ENGLAND LIVES JUST SOUTH OF NOTTINGHILL,

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IN DAILY DREAMS OF SHAKESPEARE LIKE SOME PISCES WILL.

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THOUGH SHE S NEVER BEEN BEYOND THE LADBROKE GATE,

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THE WORLD HAS SPUN AROUND THERE MANY TIMES OF LATE.

Chorus:

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CAN CAROLINE REMEMBER, HE THAT DID BEFRIEND HER,

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AND SCARCELY TOUCHED THE BEAUTY, OF A SADNESS  ON HER SOUL.

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SO SUBTLE WERE HER CHANGES, NO ONE EVEN NOTICED,

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THAT MANY YEARS OF CRYING  AND SHE BARELY  LET IT SHOW.

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THAT S THE PRICE YOU HAVE TO PAY  TO GROW SO OLD.

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Verse 2:

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ENGLAND S TURNING GREEN FROM ALL THOSE YEARS OF RAIN,

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LIKE MOSS ALONG THE FENCES DOWN OL  MEMORY LANE.

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POETRY IN MOTION WHILE SHE STANDS THERE STILL,

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SOME MAIDEN IN A CASTLE UP ON NOTTING-HILL.

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Outro:

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I DREAM OF ENGLAND AND HER AUBURN HAIR, AND I MISS CARO - LINE.

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