The Rose - Bette Midler

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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
            
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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
G7sus4 -  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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|      |  
              

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  Some say

VERSE #1: [17 M]
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 love,…    it 

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is a riv-… er,

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…    that drow

             
ns…    the ten

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-der reed…    

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 Some say

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 love,…    it 

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is a ra-… zor,

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…    that leav

             
es…    your so

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ul to

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 bleed…     So

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me say love,… 

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   it is a hun

              
-… ger,…    an

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 end-…    less

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 ach-ing

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 need…     I s

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ay love,…    i

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t is a flow-… 

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er,…    and yo

              
u…    its on-l

 |
y

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 seed…        

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      It's the

VERSE #2: [17 M]
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 heart…    a-f

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raid of break-

              
… ing…    that

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 nev-er…    le

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arns to

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 dance…     It

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's the dream… 

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   a-fraid of 

             
wak-… ing…    

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that

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 nev-er…    ta

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kes the… chanc

              
e…    It's the

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 one…    who… 

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won't

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 be… tak-en,… 

       
  who can-…   

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 not seem to g

              
ive,…     and 

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the soul…    a

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-fraid of

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 dy-… in'…    

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that nev-er…  

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  learns to li

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ve…           

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   When the

VERSE #3: [20 M] 'CODA' -
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 night…    has

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 been too lone

              
-… ly,…   and 

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the road…    h

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as been too

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 long,…     an

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d you think…  

              
  that love is

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 on-… ly…   fo

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r the

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 luck-y…    an

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d the strong,…

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     just re-m

             
em-ber…   in… 

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the

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 win-ter…  far

/ |         
 be-neath…    

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the bit-ter sn

              
ows…     lies 

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the

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 seed…    that

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 with the sun'

              
s… love…   in 

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the spring…   

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 be-comes the

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 rose…

       |    

   |       |…

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