The Rose
Amanda McBroom
Written by Amanda McBroom in 1977 or 1928. Made famous by Bette Midler in the movie "The Rose" where the music is played together with credits at the end.
Modified 03.09.2019
Verse 1
Some say
C
love, it is a
G7
river, that
F
drowns the
G
tender
C
reed
Some say
C
love, it is a ra
G7
zor, that
F
leads your
G
soul to
C
bleed
Some say
Cmaj7
love it is a
F
hunger, and
Dm
endless aching
G7
need
I say
C
love it is a
G
flower and
F
you its only
C
seed
Verse 2
It's the
C
heart afraid of
G7
breaking that
F
never
G
learns to
C
dance
It's the
C
dream afraid of
G7
waking that
F
never
G
takes a
C
chance
It's the
Em
one, who won't be
Am7
taken who
F
cannot seem to
G
give
And the
C
soul afraid of
G
dying that
F
never
G
learns to
C
live
Verse 3
When the
C
night has been too
G7
lonely and the
F
road has
G
been too
C
long
And you
C
find that love is
G7
only for the
F
lucky
G
and the
C
strong
Just re
Em
member in the
Am7
winter for 'n
F
eath the bitter
G
snow
Lies the
C
seed that with the
G
sun's love, in the
F
spring be
G
comes the
C
rose