ROWENA’S SONG

Rowena’s Song by Brian de Bois-Guilbert

Tuning and Chords: Standard for Lyres, Lutes, Tars and Harps

Key: Em, Strumming Pattern: Folk, Plucking Pattern: Medium

How (Em) can I say I love you, without (D) blowing it all away,

A (C) friendship that keeps growing, (G) Every day…(D) Every day.

I knew (Em) someone had hurt you, Razed your (D) trust in anyone,

But you (C) let me be your friend, And now the (G)pain won’t go (D) away.

Ro(C)wena, don’t you (D) listen to this (Em) song,

‘Cause the (C) words come keeping (D) just all out all (Em) wrong,

And I know (C) it’s going to (D) take you time a (Em) long,

Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen, Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen,

Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen, to this (EM)sooo(D)ooo(C)ong.

Ohh, ohh, ohh (G) Rowena, Oh, (D) Rowena,

Ro(C)wena, don’t you (D) listen to this (Em) song,

In the (Em) shelter of my silence, you (D) rest your head,

And you (C) smile a soft strange smile, But it goes right (G) thru me, Right (D) thru me.

That’s (Em) when I want to tell you truly, (D) that I love you,

But the (C)freedom of that self-same smile puts (G)shackles on the (D)truth.

Ro(C)wena, don’t you (D) listen to this (Em) song,

‘Cause the (C) words come keeping (D) just all out all (Em) wrong,

And I know (C) it’s going to (D) take you time a (Em) long,

Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen, Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen,

Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen, to this (EM)sooo(D)ooo(C)ong.

Ohh, ohh, ohh (G) Rowena, Oh, (D) Rowena,

Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen, Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen,

Ro(C)wena, don’t you (D) listen to this (Em) song.

I (Em) hope and I pray that maybe someday my (D)love will be returned,

But (C) until that day my silence will be (G) saved…will be (D) obeyed.

Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen, Ro(C)wena don’t you (D) listen,

Ro(C)wena, don’t you (D) listen to this (Em) ……….