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The White Stripes - Van Lear Rose
Live at the Peel Session, February 4, 2004                  
Chords:							
G: 320003					
C: x32010
Csus4: x33010						
D: xx0232		
Gsus4: 330003							
Verse:
GOne of my fondest memories
Was Csittin' on my daddy's knee
GListenin' to the stories that he told
He pulled out that old photograph
Like a Ctreasured memory Csus4from the Cpast, and said
"GChild, this Dis the Van Lear GRose"
G Gsus4 G
Verse:
Now, the Van Lear Rose coulda had her pick
And all the fellas figured rich
Until this poor boy caught her eye
The fellas would all laugh and say
"You're dreaming, boy, she'll never look your way
You'll never, ever own the Van Lear Rose"
Chorus:
She was the Cbelle of Johnson county
Ohio Griver to Big Sandy
A Dbeauty to behold like a Gdiamond in the coal
All the Cminers they would gather 'round
And Gtalk about the man that came to town
DRight under their nose stole the heart of the Van Lear GRose
Verse:
Then one night in mid-July
Underneath that old blue Kentucky sky
Well, that poor boy won that beauty's heart
Then my daddy would look at my mommy and smile
As he brushed the hair back from my eyes and he'd say
"Your mama, she's the Van Lear Rose"
Chorus:
She was the Cbelle of Johnson county
Ohio Griver to Big Sandy
A Dbeauty to behold like a Cdiamond in the Gcoal
All the Cminers they would gather 'round
And Gtalk about the man that came to town
Right Dunder their nose stole the heart of the Van Lear GRose
Right Dunder their nose stole the heart of the Van Lear GRose
G Gsus4 G D G

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Van Lear Rose

by The White Stripes

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Csus4

Gsus4

The White Stripes - Van Lear Rose

Live at the Peel Session, February 4, 2004

Chords:

: 320003

: x32010

Csus4

: x33010

: xx0232

Gsus4

: 330003

Verse:

One of my fondest memories

Was sittin' on my daddy's knee

Listenin' to the stories that he told

He pulled out that old photograph

C Csus4 C

Like a treasured memory from the past, and said

G D G

"Child, this is the Van Lear Rose"

G Gsus4 G

Verse:

Now, the Van Lear Rose coulda had her pick

And all the fellas figured rich

Until this poor boy caught her eye

The fellas would all laugh and say

"You're dreaming, boy, she'll never look your way

You'll never, ever own the Van Lear Rose"

Chorus:

She was the belle of Johnson county

Ohio river to Big Sandy

D G

A beauty to behold like a diamond in the coal

All the miners they would gather 'round

And talk about the man that came to town

D G

Right under their nose stole the heart of the Van Lear Rose

Verse:

Then one night in mid-July

Underneath that old blue Kentucky sky

Well, that poor boy won that beauty's heart

Then my daddy would look at my mommy and smile

As he brushed the hair back from my eyes and he'd say

"Your mama, she's the Van Lear Rose"

Chorus:

She was the belle of Johnson county

Ohio river to Big Sandy

D C G

A beauty to behold like a diamond in the coal

All the miners they would gather 'round

And talk about the man that came to town

D G

Right under their nose stole the heart of the Van Lear Rose

D G

Right under their nose stole the heart of the Van Lear Rose

G Gsus4 G D G

About Van Lear Rose Chords by The White Stripes

Learn how to play Van Lear Rose by The White Stripes with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Van Lear Rose chords”, “Van Lear Rose guitar chords”, or “The White Stripes Van Lear Rose chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Van Lear Rose chords and for experienced players who want accurate Van Lear Rose lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, Csus4, D, Gsus4, A.

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The chords for "Van Lear Rose" show the original chord names (including G, C, Csus4, D, Gsus4, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.