Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: C Every bursted bubble has a glory G G7 Each abysmal failure makes a point C Em Am Every glowing path that goes a - stray D D7 G G7 Shows you how to find a better way C So every time you stumble, never grumble E7 Am Next time you'll bumble even less
F For up from the ashes C A Up from the ashes D7 G7 C Grow the roses of success Chorus: F Grow the roses C Grow the roses G G7 C Grow the roses of success F Grow the roses C Those rosy roses G G7 C From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success Interlude: C Verse 2: C For every big mistake you make, be grateful G G7 That mistake you'll never make again C Em Am Every shiny dream that fades and dies D D7 G G7 Generates the steam for two more tries C There's magic in the wake of a fiasco E7 Am It gives you that chance to second guess F Then up from the ashes C A Up from the ashes Dm G7 C Grow the roses of success Chorus: F Grow the roses C Grow the roses G G7 C Grow the roses of success F Grow the roses C Those rosy roses G G7 C From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success Interlude: D Verse 3: D Disaster didn't stymie Louis Pasteur A A7 Edison took years to see the light D F#m Bm Alexander Graham knew failure well E E7 A A7 He took a lot of knocks to ring that bell D So when it gets distressing it's a blessing F#7 Bm Onward and upward you must press G 'Til up from the ashes D B Up from the ashes Em A7 D Grow the roses of success Outro: G Grow the ro- G Grow the ro- G Grow the roses! D Grow the ro- D Grow the ro- D Grow the roses A A7 D Grow the roses of success G Grow the ro- G Grow the ro- G Grow the roses D Those rosy ro- D Those rosy ro- D Those rosy roses A A7 A A7 D From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success