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Key: G
Intro:
G G Bm C G G Bm D x2
Verse 1:
G Bm C
Held by the hands of many a man
G Bm D
Some of them weak as the morning light
G Bm C
Others like hammers just driving me down
G Bm D
None of them held me with your might
Chorus:
G Bm D
Tell me your love's like a fire
G Bm C
10,000 roses ablaze
G Bm D
Tell me your love's like a canyon
G Bm C G
Echoing back everyday ay ay ay ay
C G D
Owohoho oh oh oh oh
Verse 2:
G Bm C
If you really want me then show me you do
G Bm D
I ain't about to be waiting around
G Bm C
In twenty-nine years I've learned on thing is true
G Bm D
It's no life at all to be somebody's clown
Chorus:
G Bm D
Tell me your love's like a fire
G Bm C
10,000 roses ablaze
G Bm D
Tell me your love's like a canyon
G Bm C G
Echoing back everyday ay ay ay ay
C G D
Owohoho oh oh oh oh
Verse 3:
G Bm C
If you can give me a wildflower field
G Bm D
Not a carnation in cellophane
G Bm C
Leave a pink daisy by my window sill
G Bm D
Stand by the glass and I'll spell out your name
Chorus:
G Bm D
Tell me your love's like a fire
G Bm C
10,000 roses ablaze
G Bm D
Tell me your love's like a canyon
G Bm C G
Echoing back everyday ay ay ay ay
C G D G
Owohoho oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ha aaaaaaa
Song History
Published: November 12, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025