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Love Is A Rose

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[Chorus]
ELove is a rose but you Abetter not Epick it
EIt only grows when it's Bon the Evine.
EA handful of thorns and Ayou'll know you've Emissed it
EYou lose your love when you Bsay the word "Emine".
AI wanna see what's Enever been seen,
BI wanna live that age Eold dream.
ACome on, lads, we can Ego together
Let's Btake the best right Enow,
Take the best right now.. (cool baseline)
Instrumental (strum the Chorus)    E    A    E    B   EX2
EI wanna go to an Aold hoe-dEown
ELong ago in a Bwestern Etown.
EPick me up cause my fAeet are dEraggin'
EGive me a lift and I'll Bhay your Ewagon.
AI wanna see what's Enever been seen,
BI wanna live that Eage old dream.
ACome on, lads, we can Ego together
Let's Btake the best right Enow,
Take the best right  now..
Instrumental (strum the Chorus)    E    A    E    B   EX2
[Chorus]
LEove is a rose but you Abetter not pEick it
EIt only grows when it's Bon the Evine.
EA handful of thorns and you'll Aknow you've Emissed it
YEou lose your love when you Bsay the word "Emine".
EMine, mine.
ELove is a rosAe, Elove is a roseB.E  
ELove is a roseA, lEove is a roseB. E  

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Love Is A Rose

by Michael Kiwanuka

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus]

E A E

Love is a rose but you better not pick it

E B E

It only grows when it's on the vine.

E A E

A handful of thorns and you'll know you've missed it

E B E

You lose your love when you say the word "mine".

A E

I wanna see what's never been seen,

B E

I wanna live that age old dream.

A E

Come on, lads, we can go together

B E

Let's take the best right now,

Take the best right now.. (cool baseline)

E A E B E

Instrumental (strum the Chorus) X2

E A E

I wanna go to an old hoe-down

E B E

Long ago in a western town.

E A E

Pick me up cause my feet are draggin'

E B E

Give me a lift and I'll hay your wagon.

A E

I wanna see what's never been seen,

B E

I wanna live that age old dream.

A E

Come on, lads, we can go together

B E

Let's take the best right now,

Take the best right now..

E A E B E

Instrumental (strum the Chorus) X2

[Chorus]

E A E

Love is a rose but you better not pick it

E B E

It only grows when it's on the vine.

E A E

A handful of thorns and you'll know you've missed it

E B E

You lose your love when you say the word "mine".

Mine, mine.

E A E B E

Love is a rose, love is a rose.

E A E B E

Love is a rose, love is a rose.

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