The Rose chords by Bette Midler

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

verse 1:
     D MajorD      A7A7
Some say love, it is a river
    G+G A7A7     D MajorD
That drowns the tender reed
            A7A7
Some say love, it is a razor
   G+G  A7A7      D MajorD
That leaves  your soul to bleed
     Dmaj7Dmaj7       G+G
Some say love, it is a hunger


         A7sus4A7sus4    A7A7
An endless aching need
    D MajorD      A7A7
I say love, it is a flower
   G+G A7A7     D MajorD
And you  its only seed

verse 2:
     D MajorD        A7A7
It's the heart afraid of breaking
   G+G A7A7       D MajorD
That ne- ver learns to dance
     D MajorD       A7A7
It's the dream afraid of waking
   G+G  A7A7      D MajorD
That never  takes the chance
     Dmaj7Dmaj7         G+G
It's the one  who won't be taken
   G+G       A7sus4A7sus4    A7A7
Who can-not seem to give
    D MajorD       A7A7
And the soul afraid of dyin'
   G+G  A7A7      D MajorD
That never  learns to live


verse 3:
     D MajorD         A7A7
When the night has been too lonely
     G+G A7A7       D MajorD
And the road  has been too long
     D MajorD        A7A7
And you think that love is only
     G+G  A7A7     D MajorD
For the lucky  and the strong
    Dmaj7Dmaj7      G+G
Just remember in the winter
    G+G        A7sus4A7sus4    A7A7
Far beneath the bitter snows
     D MajorD         A7A7
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
    G+G  A7A7       D MajorD
In the spring becomes the rose

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