The Rose chords by Westlife

Chords with lyrics

These are the chords that work for me, capo on 2
suits me fine so just fiddle around with your voice

First paragraph
     A augmentedA        E MajorE
Some say love it is a river
   D MajorD     E MajorE    A augmentedA
That drowns the tender reed
     A augmentedA        E MajorE
Some say love it is a razor
     D MajorD     E MajorE   A augmentedA
That leaves your soul to bleed

Second paragraph

    A augmentedA       E MajorE
Some say love it is a hunger
  D MajorD    D MajorD    E MajorE
An endless aching need
    A augmentedA       E MajorE
I say love it is a flower
  D MajorD    E MajorE    A augmentedA
And you it's only seed

Prechorus

     A augmentedA       E MajorE
It's the heart afraid of breaking
D MajorD       E MajorE     A augmentedA
That never learns to dance

Chorus

 A augmentedA            E MajorE     D MajorD   E MajorE     A augmentedA
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance
     A augmentedA         D MajorD
It's the one who won't be taken
 D MajorD         E MajorE
Who cannot seem to give
 A augmentedA           E MajorE        D MajorD   E MajorE  A augmentedA
And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live

third paragraph
     A augmentedA           E MajorE
When the night has been too lonely
     D MajorD     E MajorE     A augmentedA
And the road has been too long
      A augmentedA        E MajorE
And you think that love is only
     D MajorD   E MajorE     A augmentedA
For the lucky and the strong

Last paragraph

 A augmentedA           D MajorD              E MajorE
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows
     A augmentedA
Lies the seed
        E MajorE
That with the sun's love
     D MajorD
In the spring
  E MajorE      A augmentedA
Becomes the rose

The last paragraph i play by using a single upwards strum or by plucking
softly to create a nice melody

The strumming for the rest of the piece is just your basic up and down