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Song: The Rose
Artist: Midler, Bette
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By: Steve Smigiel
I’ll give you what you need to do the song, including all the words.
I chorded this for
a guy to sing and with open chords for an acoustic guitar. It starts out sparse and quiet,
then builds to a dramatic conclusion. Print and play!
Tuning is
Chords used are:
Chord shapes:
e|--0----0----0-----4----|
B|--0----0----0-----4----|
G|--9----8----6-----4----|
D|--9----9----7-----6----|
A|--7----9----7-----6----|
E|--0----7----5-----4----|
Some say love, it is a river,
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor,
That leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love it is a hunger,
An endless aching need
I say love it is a flower and
You its only seed
It's the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes a chance
It's the one, who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you find that love is only
For the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed that with the sun's love,
In the spring becomes the rose
It’s a beautiful song, enjoy. Peace
Steven