Westlife - The Rose: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Rose" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Rose Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Westlife

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Rose" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 A                     E
Some say love it is a river
       D         E       A
That drowns the tender reed
                       E
Some say love it is a razor
      D           E         A
That leaves your soul to bleed

Some say love it is a hunger
An endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
And you its only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dyin'
That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong

      C#m             F#m
Just remember in the winter
       D                 E
far beneath the bitter snows
          A
Lies the seed
               E
That with the sun's love
          D
In the spring
   E         A
Becomes the rose



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Rose" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Rose" by Westlife.

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