The Rose chords by Bette Midler
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: intermediate
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 A D G B e Bass| Chord
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C5 - x x x x 1 3 - C-G
C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G G-B-D -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3
F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 F A-C-F
Em7 - 0 2 0 0 0 0 E G-B-D-E -OR-
- 0 2 2 0 3 0
Am7 - x 0 2 0 1 0 A A-C-E-G
G7s - 3 3 0 0 1 1 G G-C-D-F -OR-
- 3 5 3 5 3 3
G7 - 3 2 0 0 0 1 G G-B-D-F -OR-
- 3 5 3 4 3 3
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 B G-B-E
Am7/G - 3 0 2 0 1 0 G A-C-E
INTRO: [2 M] Play 'C5' Chord Quarter Notes -
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|C5 |C5 |
Some say
VERSE #1: [17 M]
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|C |G |F G |C |
love, it is a riv- er, that drowns the ten-der reed Some say
|C |G |F G |
love, it is a ra- zor, that leaves your soul to
|C |Em7 |Am7 |F |
bleed Some say love, it is a hun- ger, an end- less ach-ing
|G7s G7 |C |G |F |
need I say love, it is a flow- er, and you its on-ly
|C |C |
seed It's the
VERSE #2: [17 M]
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|C |G |F G |
heart a-fraid of break- ing that nev-er learns to
|C |C |G |
dance It's the dream a-fraid of wak- ing that
|F G |C |Em |
nev-er takes the chance It's the one who won't
|Am7 Am7/G|F |G |C |
be tak-en, who can- not seem to give, and the soul a-fraid of
|G |F G |C |C |
dy- in' that nev-er learns to live When the
VERSE #3: [20 M]
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|C |G |F G |
night has been too lone- ly, and the road has been too
|C |C |G |
long, and you think that love is on- ly for the
|F G |C |Em |
luck-y and the strong, just re-mem-ber in the
|Am7 Am7/G |F |G |
win-ter far be-neath the bit-ter snows lies the
|C |G |F G |
seed that with the sun's love in the spring be-comes the
|C |C |C |C | |
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