Intro:  C/C  (pluck ¼-note chords)
             
Some say love,

          
 it is a river
           
That drowns th

       
e tender reed
          
Some say love,

          
 it is a razor
           
That leaves yo

          
ur soul to ble

ed
          
Some say love 

         
it is a hunger
           
An endless ach

     
ing need
             
I say love it 

       
is a flower
          
And You its on

    
ly seed

(    
It's the heart

             
 afraid of bre

/
aking
          
That never lea

/      
rns to dance
( 
It's the dream

            
 afraid of wak


ing
         
That never tak

      
es a chance
(   
It's the one, 

             
who won't be t


aken
           
Who cannot see

      
m to give
(    
And the soul a

          
fraid of dying
          
That never lea

       
rns to live

(     
When the night

              
 has been too 

 
lonely
           
And the road h

          
as been too lo

ng
          
And you think 

             
that love is o

/
nly
           
For the lucky 

       
and the strong
(   
Just remember 

        
in the winter
(   
Far beneath th

          
e bitter snow
(      
Lies the seed 

              
that with the 

 
sun's love,
(   
In the spring 

          
becomes the ro

se

notes:
When bass note is shown, ie x/B, barre at that fret on the E-string.
When it isn't shown, it's the same as the chord.  Still barre there.
So, the song is mostly at C barred at the 8th fret.