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The Rose

by Bette Midler

Written by: Amanda McBroom

THE ROSE Amanda McBroom Bette Midler | //// | //// | //// | /// Some^say | G D7 C D ||: love ee ~ ^it is^a | riv er / ~ ^that | drowns ss s^the tender. | ||: love ee ~ ^it is^a | raz or / ~ ^that | leaves ss s^your soul^to.| G 1. | r reed d / Some^say :|| G GM7 C 2. | o bleed d / Some^say | love ee e^it is^a | hun ger rr ~ ^an | D7sus D7 G | end dd d^less aching | need dd dd I^say | love ee ~ ^it is^a | D C G | flow er rr ~ ^and | you uu ~ ^its only | seed dd dd dd.| dd // Its^the | D C D ||: heart tt ~ ^a fraid^of | break ing gg ~ ^that | never rr r ~ learns^to | ||: night tt ~ ^has been^too | lone ly yy and^the | road dd has been^too | G D | dance ee / Its^the | dream mm m^a fraid^of | wak ing gg ~ ^that | | long gg / And^you | think kk k^that love^is | on ly yy for^the | C D G Bm | never rr / takes^the.| e chance e / Its^the | one ee e who ^wont | | lucky yy / and^the. | e strong g / Just^re | mem ber r in ^the | Em7 C D | be taken nn ~ ^who | can nn n^not seem^to | ^giv ee e / and^the | | win ter rr far^be | neath hh h^the bitter | ^snow ss s / lies^the | G D | soul ll ~ afraid ^of | dy ing gg ~ ^that | | seed dd ~ that^with ^the | suns love ee in^the | C D G 1. | never rr r ~ learns^to | live ee ee ee | ee // When^the :|| C D G 2. | spring gg ~ ^be comes^the | rose ee ee ee | //// | //// ||

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The Rose is performed by Bette Midler and written by Amanda McBroom. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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