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The Rose chords
Bette Midler

C* (x32010@1)         C (x32010@1)          GSome (320003@1)say love it is a river
     F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)     
That drowns the tender reed
                      GSome (320003@1)say love it is a razor
     F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)           CThat (x32010@1)leaves your soul to bleed

C (x32010@1)      Em (022000@1)         AmSome (x02210@1)say love it is a hunger
   F (133211@1)            GAn (320003@1)endless aching need
      C (x32010@1)          GI (320003@1)say love it is a flower
    F (133211@1)G (320003@1)        CAnd (x32010@1)you it's only seed

C (x32010@1)             GIt's (320003@1)the heart afraid of breaking
     F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)        CThat (x32010@1)never learns to dance
                         GIt's (320003@1)the dream afraid of waking 
     F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)        Cthat (x32010@1)never takes the chance
  
         Em (022000@1)             AmIt's (x02210@1)the one who won't be taken
       F (133211@1)         GWho (320003@1)cannot seem to give
        C (x32010@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)the soul afraid of dying 
     F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)        Cthat (x32010@1)never learns to live

C (x32010@1)                GWhen (320003@1)the night has been too lonely
        F (133211@1) G (320003@1)           CAnd (x32010@1)the road has been too long
                           GAnd (320003@1)you think that love is only
        F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)      CFor (x32010@1)the lucky and the strong

Em (022000@1)          AmJust (x02210@1)remember in the winter 
      F (133211@1)              Gfar (320003@1)beneath the bitter snows
         CLies (x32010@1)the seed
              GThat (320003@1)with the sun's love
       F (133211@1)   GIn (320003@1)the spring
            CBecomes (x32010@1)the rose

* Alternate:

Capo III

C (x32010@1)= AG  = EF  = DEm (xx0232@1)= C#m
Am = F#m

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