Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
C majorC
Every bursted bubble has a glory
G+G G7G7
Each abysmal failure makes a point
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
Every glowing path that goes a - stray
D MajorD D7D7 G+G G7G7
Shows you how to find a better way
C majorC
So every time you stumble, never grumble
E7E7 A minorAm
Next time you'll bumble even less
FF
For up from the ashes
C majorC A augmentedA
Up from the ashes
D7D7 G7G7 C majorC
Grow the roses of success
Chorus:
FF
Grow the roses
C majorC
Grow the roses
G+G G7G7 C majorC
Grow the roses of success
FF
Grow the roses
C majorC
Those rosy roses
G+G G7G7 C majorC
From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success
Interlude:
C majorC
Verse 2:
C majorC
For every big mistake you make, be grateful
G+G G7G7
That mistake you'll never make again
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
Every shiny dream that fades and dies
D MajorD D7D7 G+G G7G7
Generates the steam for two more tries
C majorC
There's magic in the wake of a fiasco
E7E7 A minorAm
It gives you that chance to second guess
FF
Then up from the ashes
C majorC A augmentedA
Up from the ashes
DmDm G7G7 C majorC
Grow the roses of success
Chorus:
FF
Grow the roses
C majorC
Grow the roses
G+G G7G7 C majorC
Grow the roses of success
FF
Grow the roses
C majorC
Those rosy roses
G+G G7G7 C majorC
From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success
Interlude:
D MajorD
Verse 3:
D MajorD
Disaster didn't stymie Louis Pasteur
A augmentedA A7A7
Edison took years to see the light
D MajorD F# minorF#m B minorBm
Alexander Graham knew failure well
E MajorE E7E7 A augmentedA A7A7
He took a lot of knocks to ring that bell
D MajorD
So when it gets distressing it's a blessing
F#7F#7 B minorBm
Onward and upward you must press
G+G
'Til up from the ashes
D MajorD BB
Up from the ashes
E minorEm A7A7 D MajorD
Grow the roses of success
Outro:
G+G
Grow the ro-
G+G
Grow the ro-
G+G
Grow the roses!
D MajorD
Grow the ro-
D MajorD
Grow the ro-
D MajorD
Grow the roses
A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD
Grow the roses of success
G+G
Grow the ro-
G+G
Grow the ro-
G+G
Grow the roses
D MajorD
Those rosy ro-
D MajorD
Those rosy ro-
D MajorD
Those rosy roses
A augmentedA A7A7 A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD
From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success