PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
160 - The Rose
Verse 1
Some say lo--ve, it is a rive--r, that dro--wns the tender re--ed
Some say lo--ve, it is a raz--or, that lea--ves your heart to ble--ed
Some say lo--ve, it is a hu-nge--r, an e--ndless aching ne--ed
I say lo--ve, it is a flo-we--r, and you--, its on-ly se--ed
Verse 2
It’s the he--art afraid of bre-aki--ng, that neve-r learns to da--nce
It’s the dre--am afraid of wa--king, that ne--ver takes the cha--nce
It’s the o--ne who won't be ta-ke-n who ca--nnot seem to gi--ve
And the sou-l afraid of dy--ing, that ne-ver learns to li--ve
Verse 3
(Sopranos: sing harmony)
When the ni--ght has been too lo--nely and the roa-d has been too lo--ng
And you thi--nk that love is o-nl-y for the lucky-- and the stro--ng
Just remembe--r in the wi-nte--r, far benea--th the bitter sno--ws
Lies the se--ed, that with the su--n's lo--ve in the (slowing)spri--ng becomes the ro-se
A classic pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler who recorded it for the soundtrack of the 1979 film The Rose in which it plays under the closing credits. Midler won the 1980 Gram-my Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for this song. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_(song)