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The Rose

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[Intro]
D  A  G  D
Bm  Em  G  A
[Verse 1]
Some say lDove it is a rAiver
That dGrowns the tAender rDeed
Some say lDove, it is a rAazor
That lGeaves your sAoul to Dbleed
Some say F#mlove, it is a Bmhunger
An enGdless aching Aneed
I say lDove, it is a flAower
And yGou it's Aonly sDeed
[Verse 2]
It's the hDeart afraid of breAaking
That nGever lAearns to dDance
It's the drDeam afraid of waAking
That nGever tAakes the chDance
It's the F#mone who won't be tBmaken
Who cGan not seem to gAive
And the sDoul afraid of dAying
That nGever lAearns to lDive
[Verse 3]
When the nDight has been too loAnely
And the rGoad has been too lDong
And you thDink, that love is oAnly
For the luGcky Aand the stDrong
Just F#mremember in the wBminter
Far beGneath the bitter sAnows
Lies the sDeed, that with the sAun's love
In the spGring becAomes the rDose

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The Rose

by Amanda McBroom

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

D A G D

Bm Em G A

[Verse 1]

D A

Some say love it is a river

G A D

That drowns the tender reed

D A

Some say love, it is a razor

G A D

That leaves your soul to bleed

F#m Bm

Some say love, it is a hunger

G A

An endless aching need

D A

I say love, it is a flower

G A D

And you it's only seed

[Verse 2]

D A

It's the heart afraid of breaking

G A D

That never learns to dance

D A

It's the dream afraid of waking

G A D

That never takes the chance

F#m Bm

It's the one who won't be taken

G A

Who can not seem to give

D A

And the soul afraid of dying

G A D

That never learns to live

[Verse 3]

D A

When the night has been too lonely

G D

And the road has been too long

D A

And you think, that love is only

G A D

For the lucky and the strong

F#m Bm

Just remember in the winter

G A

Far beneath the bitter snows

D A

Lies the seed, that with the sun's love

G A D

In the spring becomes the rose

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