Written by Bernie Taupin / Elton John
E Goodbye England's Rose A May you ever grow in our hearts E/G# You were the grace that placed yourself A Where lives were torn apart E You called out to our country A And you whispered to those in pain E Now you belong to heaven A And the stars spell out your name B And it seems to me you've lived your life E A Like a candle in the wind E Never fading with the sunset B When the rain set in A And your footsteps will always fall here C#m stop Along England's greenest hills B Your candle's burned out long before A A G#m F#m E B Your legend ever will E Loveliness we've lost A Those empty days, without your smile E/G# This torch will always carry A for our nation's golden child E Even though we try A The truth brings out the tears E All our words can not express A The joy you brought us through the years E Goodbye England's rose A May you ever, grow in our hearts E/G# You were the grace that placed yourself A Where lives were torn apart E Goodbye England's rose A From the country lost, without your soul E We'll miss the wings of your compassion A More than you will ever know