English Rose Chords
by The Jam
English Rose by The Jam is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Ab/Eb. It uses the chords Ab/Eb, Dm7/5-, Dbmaj7, Ab, A/E, Ebm7/5-, Dmaj7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Ab/Eb Dm7/5-
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--------5--------5--------------5--------5--------
-----6--------6--------6-----6--------6--------6--
--6--------6--------6-----5--------5--------5-----
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Dbmaj7 Dm7/5-
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--------------------------6--6--6----6--6--6-------
--------5--------5---------------------------------
-----6--------6--------6---------------------------
--4--------4--------4-----4--4--4----5--5--5-------
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Dm7/5- Ab/Eb
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--6--6--6--6--6-------------------------------------
-------------------------5--------5-----------------
----------------------6--------6--------5-----------
--5--5--5--5--5----6--------6--------6--------------
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Verses 1,2 and 3
Ab Dm7/5-
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--------------------------------5--------5----------
--------6--------6-----------6--------6--------6----
-----6--------6--------6--5--------5--------5-------
--4--------4--------4-------------------------------
Dbmaj7 Ab/Eb
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--------5--------5--------------6--------6----------
-----6--------6--------6-----6--------6--------6----
--4--------4--------4-----4--------4--------4-------
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Ab Dm7/5-
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--------------------------------5--------5----------
--------6--------6-----------6--------6--------6----
-----6--------6--------6--5--------5--------5-------
--4--------4--------4-------------------------------
Dbmaj7 Dm7/5-
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----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--------
--------5--------5----------------------------------
-----6--------6--------6----------------------------
--4--------4--------4-------4--4--4--5--5--5--------
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Dbmaj7 Ab/Eb
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--6--6--6-------------------------------------------
-------------------5--------5-----------------------
----------------6--------5--------5-----------------
--4--4--4----6--------6--------6--------------------
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Play the verse bit three times and then go up (half a) key
for the last verse and the end bit.
A/E Ebm7/5-
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--------6--------6--------------6--------6----------
-----7--------7--------7-----7--------7--------7----
--7--------7--------7-----6--------6--------6-------
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Dmaj7 Ab/Eb
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---------6--------6--------6--------6---------------
------7--------7--------7--------7------------------
---5--------5--------7--------7---------------------
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A Ebm7/5-
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--------------------------------6--------6----------
--------7--------7-----------7--------7--------7----
-----7--------7--------7--6--------6--------6-------
--5--------5--------5-------------------------------
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Dmaj7 Ebm7/5-
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--------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7----------
--------6--------6----------------------------------
-----7--------7--------6----------------------------
--5--------5--------5-----5--5--5--6--6--6----------
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Dmaj7 A/E Ebm7/5-
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--7--7--7-------------------------------------------
-----------------6--------6--------------6----------
--------------7--------7--------7-----7-------------
--5--5--5--7--------7--------7-----6----------------
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Dmaj7 A/E A
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--------------------------7--7--7--------------10----
--------6--------6-----------------------6-----------
-----7--------7--------7--------------7-----7--7-----
--5--------5--------5-----5--5--5--7-----------------
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No matter where I roam
I will return to my English rose
For no bonds can ever tempt me from she
I've sailed the seven seas,
Flown the whole blue sky.
But I've returned with haste to where my
Love does lie.
No matter where I go I will come back to my English Rose
For nothing, "could" ever "tempt" me from she.
I've searched the secret mists -
I've climbed the highest peaks
Caught the wild wind home
To hear her soft voice speak
No matter where I roam
I will return to my English Rose
For no bonds can ever keep me from she.
I've been to ancient worlds
I've scoured the whole universe
And caught the first train home
To be at her side.
No matter where I roam
I will return to my English Rose
For no bonds, can ever keep me from she