The Rose bass tab by Bette Midler

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

♫ Intro:

G|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


♫ Verse 1:

G|---0--2----2--3--2--2--0----0----------0--2--2------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------3----3---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Some Say Love It Is A River That Drowns The Tender Reed

G|----0--2----2--3--2--2--0---0----------0--2--2------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------3----3---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Some Say Love It Is A Razor That Leaves Your Soul To Bleed

G|-2--3--5----5--5--5--5------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------5----7--8--7--5--3--0-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Some Say Love It Is A Hunger An Endless Aching Need

G|----0--2----2--3--2--2--0----0--------0-------------------------------------------------|
D|-3------------------------------3--3-----3--3-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I Say Love It Is A Flower And You It’s Only Seed


♫ Verse 2:

G|----0--2----2--3--2--2--0----0--0-------0--2--2-----------------------------------------|
D|-3---------------------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It’s The Heart Afraid Of Breaking That Never Learns To Dance

G|-----0--2---2--3--2--2--0----0--0-------0--2--2-----------------------------------------|
D|-3--------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It’s The Dream Afraid Of Breaking That Never Takes The Chance

G|-2--3--5----5--5--5--5------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------5----7--8----7--5--3--0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It’s The One Who Won’t Be Taken Who Cannot Seem To Give

G|----0--2----2--3--2--2--0----0--0-------0-----------------------------------------------|
D|-3---------------------------------3-------3--3-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And The Soul Afraid Of Dying That Never Learns To Live


♫ Verse 3:

G|----0--2----2--3--2--2--0----0--0----------0--2--2--------------------------------------|
D|-3---------------------------------3----3-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When The Nights Have Been Too Lonely And The Road Has Been Too Long

G|----0--2----2--3--2--2--0----0--0--0-------0--2--2--------------------------------------|
D|-3------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
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E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And You Think That Love Is Only For The Lucky And The Strong

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D|-7--8--10--10----10--10--10--5----7--7--8----7--5--3--0---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Just Remember In The Winter Far Beneath The Bitter Snow

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D|--------7----7--8--7--7--5----5--5--3----3--5----3--3-----------------------------------|
A|-8--10----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lies The Seed That With The Sun’s Love In The Spring Becomes The Rose