TITLE = The Rose CATEGORY = Rock Artist=Bette Midler Speed = Text1 Beats = 4 Measures = 2 Font = 40 NOTE = ZZZZ221 C G7 F G C Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed C G7 F G C Some say love, it is a razor, that leads your soul to bleed Cmaj7 F G7 Some say love it is a hunger, and endless aching need C G F C I say love it is a flower and you its only seed C G7 F G C It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance C G7 F G C It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes a chance Em Am7 F G It's the one, who won't be taken who cannot seem to give C G F G C And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live C G7 When the night has been too lonely F G C And the road has been too long C G7 F G C And you find that love is only for the lucky and the strong Em Am7 F G Just remember in the winter for 'neath the bitter snow C G C Lies the seed that with the sun's love F G C In the spring becomes the rose