The Rose
Bette Midler
Some say [C] love it is a [G7] river
That [F]drowns the [G] tender [C] reed
Some say [C] love it is a [G7] razor
That [F] leads your [G] soul to [C] bleed
Some say [Em7] love it is a [Am] hunger [Am7]
An [F] endless aching [G7] need
I say [C] love it is a [G7] flower
And [F] you, [G7] its only [C] seed
It's the [C] heart afraid of [G7] breaking
That [F] never [G7] learns to [C] dance
It's the [C] dream afraid of [G7] waking
That [F] never [G7] takes a [C] chance
It's the [Em7] one who won't be [Am] taken [Am7]
Who [F] cannot seem to [G7] give
And the [C] soul afraid of [G7] dying
That [F] never [G7] learns to [C] live
When the [C] night has been too [G7] lonely
And the [F] road has [G7] been too [C] long
And you [C] think that love is [G7] only
For the [F] lucky [G7] and the [C] strong
Just re[Em7]member in the [Am] winter [Am7]
Far be[F]neath the bitter [G7] snow
Lies the [C] seed that with the [G7] sun's love
In the [F] spring [G7] becomes the [C] rose
The Rose [C]Bette Midler
Some say C love it is a G7 river That Fdrowns the G tender C reed Some say C love it is a G7 razor That F leads your G soul to C bleed Some say Em7 love it is a Am hunger Am7 An F endless aching G7 need I say C love it is a G7 flower And F you, G7 its only C seed
It's the C heart afraid of G7 breaking That F never G7 learns to C dance It's the C dream afraid of G7 waking That F never G7 takes a C chance It's the Em7 one who won't be Am taken Am7 Who F cannot seem to G7 give And the C soul afraid of G7 dying That F never G7 learns to C live
When the C night has been too G7 lonely And the F road has G7 been too C long And you C think that love is G7 only For the F lucky G7 and the C strong Just reEm7member in the Am winter Am7 Far beFneath the bitter G7 snow Lies the C seed that with the G7 sun's love In the F spring G7 becomes the C rose