The Rose chords by Bette Midler

• 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
         ------------------    --------------
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       |        |
 rose