The Rose chords by Bette Midler

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard tuning


The Rose - Bette Midler ('The Rose' Soundtrack, 1979)
Written By: Amanda McBroom, 1977.
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.

4/4 TIME @ 64 BPM (3 Min. 30 Sec.) in 'C'.

Chords Used:
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        GUITAR       KEYBOARD
     E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e   Bass| Chord
     ------------------  --------------
C5C5   - x x x x 1 3   -  C-G
C majorC   - x 3 2 0 1 0   C majorC  G-C-E
G+G   - 3 2 0 0 0 3   G+G  G-B-D  -OR-
    - 3 2 0 0 3 3
FF   - 1 3 3 2 1 1   FF  A-C-F
E minor 7Em7  - 0 2 0 0 0 0   E MajorE  G-B-D-E -OR-
    - 0 2 2 0 3 0
Am7Am7  - x 0 2 0 1 0   A augmentedA  A-C-E-G
G7s  - 3 3 0 0 1 1   G+G  G-C-D-F -OR-
    - 3 5 3 5 3 3
G7G7   - 3 2 0 0 0 1   G+G  G-B-D-F -OR-
    - 3 5 3 4 3 3
E minorEm   - 0 2 2 0 0 0   BB  G-B-E
Am7/GAm7/G - 3 0 2 0 1 0   G+G  A-C-E

INTRO: [2 M] Play 'C5' Chord Quarter Notes -
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|C5C5   |C5C5      |
        Some say

VERSE #1: [17 M]
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|C majorC        |G+G         |FF       G+G   |C majorC         |
 love,   it is a riv- er,   that drowns   the ten-der reed   Some say

|C majorC        |G+G         |FF        G+G   |
 love,   it is a ra- zor,   that leaves   your soul to

|C majorC         |E minor 7Em7       |Am7Am7       |FF          |
 bleed   Some say love,   it is a hun- ger,   an end-   less ach-ing

|G7s   G7G7   |C majorC        |G+G         |FF        |
 need   I say love,   it is a flow- er,   and you   its on-ly

|C majorC      |C majorC       |
 seed        It's the

VERSE #2: [17 M]
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|C majorC          |G+G          |FF     G+G    |
 heart   a-fraid of break- ing   that nev-er   learns to

|C majorC         |C majorC          |G+G         |
 dance   It's the dream   a-fraid of wak- ing   that

|FF     G+G    |C majorC          |E minorEm        |
 nev-er   takes the chance   It's the one   who won't

|Am7Am7     Am7/GAm7/G|FF          |G+G         |C majorC         |
 be tak-en,  who can-   not seem to give,   and the soul   a-fraid of

|G+G        |FF     G+G    |C majorC      |C majorC       |
 dy- in'   that nev-er   learns to live        When the

VERSE #3: [20 M]
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|C majorC           |G+G          |FF      G+G    |
 night   has been too lone- ly,  and the road   has been too

|C majorC         |C majorC           |G+G         |
 long,   and you think   that love is on- ly  for the

|FF     G+G   |C majorC          |E minorEm        |
 luck-y   and the strong,   just re-mem-ber  in the

|Am7Am7    Am7/GAm7/G |FF          |G+G         |
 win-ter  far be-neath   the bit-ter snows   lies the

|C majorC           |G+G           |FF      G+G    |
 seed   that with the sun's love  in the spring   be-comes the

|C majorC      |C majorC    |C majorC    |C majorC    |    |
 rose

The Rose chords

"The Rose" is the title track of Bette Midler´s soundtrack album to the feature film by the same name. "The Rose" went on to become one of Bette Midler´s biggest hits but was only the second single to be released from the album.

"The Rose" is written by Amanda McBroom.

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