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The Rose

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ASome say love, it is a Eriver
That Ddrowns the Etender Areed
Some say love, it is a Erazor
That Dleaves your Esoul to Ableed
Some saF#my love, it is a Dhunger
ABmn endless, achiEng need
I say Alove, it is a Eflower
And Dyou, its Eonly Aseed
It's the heart, afraid oEf breaking
That Dnever Elearns to Adance
It's the dream, afraid of Ewaking
That Dnever Etakes the Achance
It's thF#me one who won't be Dtaken
WhBmo cannot seem to Egive
And the Asoul, afraid oEf dyin'
That Dnever Elearns to Alive
When the night has been toEo lonely
And the Droad has Ebeen too Along
And you think that love is Eonly
For the Dlucky Eand the Astrong
JusF#mt remember in the Dwinter
Far Bmbeneath the bitter Esnow
Lies the Aseed that with the Esun's love
In the Dspring bEecomes the Arose

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The Rose

by Westlife

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F#m

A E

Some say love, it is a river

D E A

That drowns the tender reed

Some say love, it is a razor

D E A

That leaves your soul to bleed

F#m D

Some say love, it is a hunger

Bm E

An endless, aching need

A E

I say love, it is a flower

D E A

And you, its only seed

It's the heart, afraid of breaking

D E A

That never learns to dance

It's the dream, afraid of waking

D E A

That never takes the chance

F#m D

It's the one who won't be taken

Bm E

Who cannot seem to give

A E

And the soul, afraid of dyin'

D E A

That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely

D E A

And the road has been too long

And you think that love is only

D E A

For the lucky and the strong

F#m D

Just remember in the winter

Bm E

Far beneath the bitter snow

A E

Lies the seed that with the sun's love

D E A

In the spring becomes the rose

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