[Intro Bass]
G|-0-------------------|
D|----3-0--------------|
A|--------3-1----------|
E|---------------3-----| (*) (beat on top once)

[Intro Solo Harmonica]
G   C G
G   D G
G   C G
G   D G
G   G

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

[Verse 1]
C                  G
I wanna see what's never been seen,
D                 G
I wanna live that age old dream.
C                     G
Come on, lass, we can go together
      D                   G
Let's take the best right now.

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------3-----------|
G|-0------------4-----------|
D|----3---------5-----------|
A|------1-------5-----------|
E|-----------3--3-----------|
  Take the best right now.

G   G

[Chorus 2]
G                C        G
I wanna go to an old hoe-down
G             D       G
Long ago in a western town.
G                 C        G
Pick me up but my feet are draggin'
G                       D        G     G
Give me a lift and I'll hay your wagon.

[Verse 2] (Harmonica Solo)
C   G
D   G
C   G
D   G

E|--------------------------------3------|
B|--------------3-----3-----------3------|
G|-0------------4-----4-----------4--4-4-|
D|----3---------5-----5-----------5--5-5-|
A|------1-------5-----5-----------5--5-5-|
E|-----------3--3-----3-----------3--3-3-|

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

[Ending]
G              C G
Love is a rose,    (3 times)
G              C G
Love is a rose. (harmonica)

D
(fade)