| D5add9 | D | G | A7 | |
| XX0230 | XX0232 | 320003 | X02223 |
| Intro (Note! Strum D5add9 and let ring, then hammer on F# to sound D) |
| D5add9 | D | D5add9 | D | G | D | |
| Chorus* |
| D | G | D | |
| Love is a rose but you | better not | pick it |
| D | A7 | D | |
| It only grows when | it's on | the vine |
| D | G | D | |
| Hand full of thorns and you | know you | missed it |
| D | A7 | D | |
| Loose your love when | you say the | word mine |
| Verse 1 |
| G | D | |
| I wanna see what's | never been seen |
| A7 | D | |
| I wanna live that | age old dream |
| G | D | |
| Come on boy let's | go to - get - her |
| A7 | D | |
| Let's take the best | right now |
| Chorus* |
| Verse 2 |
| G | D | |
| I wanna go to an | old hoe down |
| A7 | D | |
| Long a - go in a | west - ern town |
| G | D | |
| Pick me up cause my | feet are draggin" |
| A7 | D | |
| Gimme a lift and I'll | hay your wagon |
| Chorus* |
| (Repeat and Fade) |
| D | G | D | |
| Love is a rose |
| D | A7 | D | |
| Love is a rose |
| I love the sound of the D5add9 hammer-on to D. I have some fun with it by |
| adding it to different D chords though out the song. Enjoy. |
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