The Rose chords
by Bette Midler
- Writer: Amanda McBroom (1977 / 78).
- Recorded by Bette Midler for the sountrack of the 1979 movie - The Rose
- Released: March, 1980 from the album of the same name.
- Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at ~ 68 bpm (♩)
- Chords: C, Cmaj7, G, G7, G7sus4, F, Fadd9, Em, Am7, Am7/G
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
The Rose
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
C
Intro: 4/4 ‖ | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 ‖
(Some say)
C G7
1. Some say love It is a riv-er
F G C
That drowns The ten-der reed
C G7
Some say love It is a ra-zor
F G C
That leaves Your soul to bleed
Cmaj7 F Fadd9
Some say love It is a hun-ger
F G7sus4 G7
An end-less Ach-ing need
C G
I say love It is a flow-er
F C
And you It's on-ly seed | 𝄎 (It's the)|
C G
2. It's the heart A-fraid of break-ing
F G C
That nev-er Learns to dance
C G
It's the dream A-fraid of wak-ing
F G C
That nev-er Takes the chance
Em Am7 Am7/G
It's the one Who won't be | tak-en / / |
F G
Who can-not Seem to give
C G
And the soul A-fraid of dy-in'
F G C
That nev-er Learns to live | 𝄎 (When the) |
C G
3. When the night Has been too lone-ly
F G C
And the road Has been too long
C G
And you think That love is on-ly
F G C
For the luck-y And the strong
Em Am7 Am7/G
Just re-mem-ber In the |win-ter / / (Far) |
F G
Far be-neath The bit-ter snows
C G
Lies the seed That with the sun's love
F G C C C C
In the spring Be-comes the rose ‖: x3 :‖ rit...| 𝄑 |
