Love Is A Rose chords - Linda Ronstadt

See also: Ronstadt Linda Lyrics


Love Is A Rose by Neil Young                                        
Linda Ronstadt version

Key of  D major		4/4 Time	Tempo (1/4 note) = 138

Chords
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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