Love Is A Rose chords by Neil Young (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
C 
G 
Love is a rose but you better not pick it
D 
G 
It only grows when it's on the vine
A handful of thorns
C 
G 
and you'll know you've missed it
You lose your love
D 
G 
when you say the word mine

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Bridge 1

I want to see what's never been seen

I want to live that age old dream

Come on, lass, we can go together

Let's take the best right now

Take the best right now

Verse 2

I want to go to an old hoe- down

Long ago in a western town

Pick me up but my feet are draggin'

Give me a lift and I'll hay your wagon

Interlude 1

Verse 3
G 
C 
G 
Love is a rose but you better not pick it
D 
G 
It only grows when it's on the vine
A handful of thorns
C 
G 
and you'll know you've missed it
You lose your love
D 
G 
when you say the word mine

Outro 1
Mine, mine
G 
C 
G 
Love is a rose,
G 
C 
G 
love is a rose
G 
C 
G 
Love is a rose,
G 
C 
G 
love is a rose
D 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 68

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of Love Is A Rose by Neil Young, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Love Is A Rose the way Neil Young intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Love Is A Rose

Neil Young

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