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It Would Not Be A Rose

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For the correct fingerpicking, transpose up 3 steps to Cm/Gm/Bb/Fm.
[Intro]
Am Em
Am
[Verse 1]
AmIf it were a flower
It Emwould not be a Amrose
And Amif it were a bird
Would be Gfast on wings away from home
And Amif it were a tree
EmDown in the deep dark its roots would be
But iAmf it were a flower
It Emwould not be a Amrose
DmAahh AmAaaahhh Dmaahhh Amahhh...Em  Am  
[Verse 2]
AmAnd if it were a room
Would be Emone with corners lost in gloom
And Amif it were a song
Would be Gsung with a slow and plantive tune
And Amif it were a face
Would Emcontain a sadness you wouldn't place
But iAmf it were a flower
It Emwould not be a Amrose
DmAahh AmAaaahhh Dmaahhh Amahhh...Em  Am  
[Verse 3]
AmIf it were the sea, would Emrise up
Swell, and Emswallow me
If Amit were my heart
Would Gfill up full and fall apart
And Amif it were the ground
Would Empull me in without a sound
But Amif it were a flower
It Emwould not be a Amrose
DmAaahhAmh aaaahDmh aaahhAm...Em  Am  

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It Would Not Be A Rose

by Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

For the correct fingerpicking, transpose up 3 steps to Cm/Gm/Bb/Fm.

[Intro]

Am Em

[Verse 1]

If it were a flower

Em Am

It would not be a rose

And if it were a bird

Would be fast on wings away from home

And if it were a tree

Down in the deep dark its roots would be

But if it were a flower

Em Am

It would not be a rose

Dm Am Dm Am Em Am

Aahh Aaaahhh aahhh ahhh...

[Verse 2]

And if it were a room

Would be one with corners lost in gloom

And if it were a song

Would be sung with a slow and plantive tune

And if it were a face

Would contain a sadness you wouldn't place

But if it were a flower

Em Am

It would not be a rose

Dm Am Dm Am Em Am

Aahh Aaaahhh aahhh ahhh...

[Verse 3]

Am Em

If it were the sea, would rise up

Swell, and swallow me

If it were my heart

Would fill up full and fall apart

And if it were the ground

Would pull me in without a sound

But if it were a flower

Em Am

It would not be a rose

Dm Am Dm Am Em Am

Aaahhh aaaahh aaahh...

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