Bette Midler - The Rose Chords

Intro:  C   (x8)  

     Em  C        F  C    G         F           Dm  C       
Some say love, it is a ri-ver, that drowns, the ten-der reed,
     Em  C        F  C    G        F            Dm   C       
Some say love, it is a razor, that leaves, your soul to bleed.
     F   Em            Am  Am7  Am  F  C    Dm  Dm7  G
Some say love, it is a hun-ger, an  endless ach—ing  need,
C Em  C        F  C    G        F         G  C
I say love, it is a flower, and you, it's on-ly seed.



     Em  C       F     C      G          F      Dm     C       
It's the heart, afraid of breaking, that never, learns to dance,
     Em  C       F     C    G          F      Dm    C       
It's the dream, afraid of waking, that never, takes the chance.
     F   Em                Am Am7  Am  F   C   Dm   Dm7 G
It's the one, who won't be ta-ken, who can-not seem to  give,
C   Em  C      F     C    G         F      G      C
And the soul, afraid of dying, that never, learns to live.
 


     Em  C          F    C       G           F         Dm   C       
When the night, has been too lonely, and the road, has been too long,
    Em  C           F    C     G           F      Dm  C       
And you think, that love is on-ly, for the lucky, and the strong.
     F  Em             Am  Am7  Am    F      C   Dm  Dm7  G
Just re-member, in the win-ter, far beneath, the bit-ter  snows,
C    Em  C          F    C         G 
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, 
       F         G     C            F       G     C   
In the spring, becomes the rose.