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Version 1Love is a Rose - Neil Young Key of G major with standard I, IV, V chords. Fill parts are in E pentatonic since it's G major, modal notes don't sound that good with it. [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)