The Rose - Bette Midler ('The Rose' Soundtrack, 1979)
Written By: Amanda McBroom, 1977.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 64 BPM (3 Min. 30 Sec.) in 'C'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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C5 - x x x x 1 3 - C-G
C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G G-B-D -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3
F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 F A-C-F
Em7 - 0 2 0 0 0 0 E G-B-D-E -OR-
- 0 2 2 0 3 0
Am7 - x 0 2 0 1 0 A A-C-E-G
G7s4 - 3 3 0 0 1 1 G G-C-D-F -OR-
- 3 5 3 5 3 3
G7 - 3 2 0 0 0 1 G G-B-D-F -OR-
- 3 5 3 4 3 3
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 E G-B-E
Am7/G - 3 0 2 0 1 0 G A-C-E
INTRO: [2 M] Play 'C5' Chord Quarter Notes -
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|C5 |C5 |
Some say
VERSE #1: [17 M]
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|C |G |F G |C |
love,… it is a riv-… er,… that drowns… the ten-der reed… Some say
|C |G |F G |
love,… it is a ra-… zor,… that leaves… your soul to
|C |Em7 |Am7 |F |
bleed… Some say love,… it is a hun-… ger,… an end-… less ach-ing
|G7s4 G7 |C |G |F |
need… I say love,… it is a flow-… er,… and you… its on-ly
|C |C |
seed… It's the
VERSE #2: [17 M]
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|C |G |F G |
heart… a-fraid of break-… ing… that nev-er… learns to
|C |C |G |
dance… It's the dream… a-fraid of wak-… ing… that
|F G |C |Em |
nev-er… takes the… chance… It's the one… who… won't
|Am7 Am7/G|F |G |C |
be… tak-en,… who can-… not seem to give,… and the soul… a-fraid of
|G |F G |C |C |
dy-… in'… that nev-er… learns to live… When the
VERSE #3: [20 M] 'CODA' -
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|C |G |F G |
night… has been too lone-… ly,… and the road… has been too
|C |C |G |
long,… and you think… that love is on-… ly… for the
|F G |C |Em |
luck-y… and the strong,… just re-mem-ber… in… the
|Am7 Am7/G |F |G |
win-ter… far be-neath… the bit-ter snows… lies the
|C |G |F G |
seed… that with the sun's… love… in the spring… be-comes the
|C |C |C |C |… |
rose…
