---------------------------------------------------------------------- Song: The Rose Artist: Midler, Bette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- By: Steve Smigiel I'll give you what you need to do the song, including all the words. I chorded this for a guy to sing and with open chords for an acoustic guitar. It starts out sparse and quiet, then builds to a dramatic conclusion. Print and play! Tuning is E A D G B E Chords used are: E B A G#m Chord shapes:

e|--^E0----^B0----^A0----^G#m-4----| B|--0----0----0-----4----| G|--9----8----6-----4----| D|--9----9----7-----6----| A|--7----9----7-----6----| E|--0----7----5-----4----|

^ESome say love, it is a ri^Bver, That d^Arowns^B the tender r^Eeed ^ESome say love, it is a ra^Bzor, That l^Aeaves^B your soul to bl^Eeed Some say l^G#move it is a hu^Anger, An endless aching n^Beed ^EI say love it is a fl^Bower and ^AYou^B its only s^Eeed

^EIt's the heart afraid of break^Bing That n^Aever^B learns to da^Ence ^EIt's the dream afraid of wa^Bking That ^Anever^B takes a c^Ehance It's the ^G#mone, who won't be t^Aaken Who cannot seem to ^Bgive And the ^Esoul afraid of dy^Bing That ne^Aver^B learns to l^Eive

^EWhen the night has been too lo^Bnely And the r^Aoad^B has been too lo^Eng ^EAnd you find that love is o^Bnly For the lu^Acky^B and the st^Erong Just r^G#memember in the w^Ainter Far beneath the bitter s^Bnow Lies the s^Eeed that with the s^Bun's love, In the sp^Aring^B becomes the r^Eose

It's a beautiful song, enjoy. Peace Steven

Bette Midler - Rose