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Song: The Rose
Artist: Midler, Bette
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By: Steve Smigiel
I’ll give you what you need to do the song, including all the words.
I chorded this for
a guy to sing and with open chords for an acoustic guitar. It starts out sparse and quiet,
then builds to a dramatic conclusion. Print and play!
Tuning is E A D G B E
Chords used are: E B A G#m
Chord shapes:
E B A G#m
e|--0----0----0-----4----|
B|--0----0----0-----4----|
G|--9----8----6-----4----|
D|--9----9----7-----6----|
A|--7----9----7-----6----|
E|--0----7----5-----4----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bette_midler/rose_crd.html ]
E B
Some say love, it is a river,
A B E
That drowns the tender reed
E B
Some say love, it is a razor,
A B E
That leaves your soul to bleed
G#m A
Some say love it is a hunger,
B
An endless aching need
E B
I say love it is a flower and
A B E
You its only seed
E B
It's the heart afraid of breaking
A B E
That never learns to dance
E B
It's the dream afraid of waking
A B E
That never takes a chance
G#m A
It's the one, who won't be taken
B
Who cannot seem to give
E B
And the soul afraid of dying
A B E
That never learns to live
E B
When the night has been too lonely
A B E
And the road has been too long
E B
And you find that love is only
A B E
For the lucky and the strong
G#m A
Just remember in the winter
B
Far beneath the bitter snow
E B
Lies the seed that with the sun's love,
A B E
In the spring becomes the rose
It’s a beautiful song, enjoy. Peace
Steven
