The Rose Chords by Judy Collins
Tempo:
124.5 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[C]
Some say love, it is a river [G]
that [F] drowns [C] the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a [G] razor that [C] leaves your [G] soul [C] to bleed.
Some [Em] say love, it is [Am] a hunger and
[F] [C] a saking need.
say love, it is a [G] flower
[F] and you, [G]
Some say love, it is a river [G]
that [F] drowns [C] the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a [G] razor that [C] leaves your [G] soul [C] to bleed.
Some [Em] say love, it is [Am] a hunger and
[F] [C] a saking need.
say love, it is a [G] flower
[F] and you, [G]
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Some say _ love, _ it is a river [G] _ _ _ _
that _ [F] _ _ _ drowns [C] the tender _ _ _ reed. _
Some say love, _ _ it is a [G] razor _ _ that _ [C] _ leaves your _ [G] soul [C] to bleed. _ _ _ _
Some [Em] say love, _ _ it is [Am] a hunger _ and _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] a saking _ need.
_ [G] _ I _ [C] _
say _ love, _ it is a [G] flower _ _ _ _
_ [F] and you, _ _ _ [G]
its [C] only _ seed. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's the heart _ that _ fears the [G] breaking, _ _ _
_ [F] _ that never _ _ [G] _
[C] learns to _ dance. _ _
It's the dream _ _ afraid of [G] waking, _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ that never _ [G] _
[C] takes a _ _ chance. _ _
[Em] It's the _ one who won't be [C] taken, [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ who cannot _ _ seem [F] to _ give.
[G] _ _ [Cm] And [Gm] [C] the soul _ _ _ afraid of dying, [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ who never _
[G] [C] learns to _ _ _ live.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
When the _ night _ has been too lonely, [G] _ _ _ _
and [F] the _ road _ [G] has been [C] too _ long. _ _ _
_ _ _ When you think that love is _ [G] only _ for [F] the laughing _ and for the [C] _ strong.
_ _ Just _ [Em] _ remember, _ _ _ in [C] the [F] _ winter, _ _ _
_ [Dm] far beneath _ the bitter _ _ [G] _ _ _ snows. _
Lies [C] the sea, _ _ that with the _ [G] sun's _ love, in [F] the spring _ _ _
_ [C] becomes the rose.
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_ When the night has been [A] too lonely, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ and the road [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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has been too long.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ Suddenly, [G] flies _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ the _ _ sea, _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] in [G] the _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] sea, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ becomes the rose.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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Some say _ love, _ it is a river [G] _ _ _ _
that _ [F] _ _ _ drowns [C] the tender _ _ _ reed. _
Some say love, _ _ it is a [G] razor _ _ that _ [C] _ leaves your _ [G] soul [C] to bleed. _ _ _ _
Some [Em] say love, _ _ it is [Am] a hunger _ and _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] a saking _ need.
_ [G] _ I _ [C] _
say _ love, _ it is a [G] flower _ _ _ _
_ [F] and you, _ _ _ [G]
its [C] only _ seed. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's the heart _ that _ fears the [G] breaking, _ _ _
_ [F] _ that never _ _ [G] _
[C] learns to _ dance. _ _
It's the dream _ _ afraid of [G] waking, _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ that never _ [G] _
[C] takes a _ _ chance. _ _
[Em] It's the _ one who won't be [C] taken, [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ who cannot _ _ seem [F] to _ give.
[G] _ _ [Cm] And [Gm] [C] the soul _ _ _ afraid of dying, [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ who never _
[G] [C] learns to _ _ _ live.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
When the _ night _ has been too lonely, [G] _ _ _ _
and [F] the _ road _ [G] has been [C] too _ long. _ _ _
_ _ _ When you think that love is _ [G] only _ for [F] the laughing _ and for the [C] _ strong.
_ _ Just _ [Em] _ remember, _ _ _ in [C] the [F] _ winter, _ _ _
_ [Dm] far beneath _ the bitter _ _ [G] _ _ _ snows. _
Lies [C] the sea, _ _ that with the _ [G] sun's _ love, in [F] the spring _ _ _
_ [C] becomes the rose.
[A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ When the night has been [A] too lonely, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ and the road [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
has been too long.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ Suddenly, [G] flies _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ the _ _ sea, _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] in [G] the _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] sea, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ becomes the rose.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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