Van Lear Rose Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

GOne of my fondest memories

 Was Csittin' on my daddy's knee

GListenin' to the stories that he told

GHe'd pull out that old photograph

 Like a Ctreasured memory from the past

 And say Gchild

 This Dhere's the Van Lear GRose

GOh how it would bring a smile

 When he Ctalked about her big blue eyes

GAnd how her beauty ran down to her soul

GShe'd walk across the coal miners' yard

 Them Cminers would yell loud and hard

 and they'd Gdream of who would Dhold

 The Van Lear GRose

 She was the Cbelle of Johnson County

 Ohio Griver to Big Sandy

 A Dbeauty to behold like a dGiamond in the coal

 All the Cminers they would gather 'round

GTalk about the man that came to town

 Right Dunder their nose

 Stole the Gheart of the Van Lear Rose

GNow the Van Lear Rose could've had her pick

 And Call the fellers figured rich

 UnGtil this poor boy caught her eye

GHis buddies would all laugh and say

 You're Cdreamin' boy she'll never look your way

 You'll nGever ever Dhold the Van Lear GRose

 She was the Cbelle of Johnson County

 Ohio rGiver to Big Sandy

 A Dbeauty to behold like a Gdiamond in the coal

 All the Cminers they would gather 'round

GTalk about the man that came to town

 Right Dunder their nose

 Stole the Gheart of the Van Lear Rose

GThen one night in mid July

CUnderneath that ol' blue Kentucky sky

 Well, that Gpoor boy won that beauty's heart

GThen my daddy would look at my mommy and smile

 As he Cbrushed the hair back from my eyes and he'd say

 Your Gmama

DShe's the Van Lear GRose

 She was the Cbelle of Johnson County

 Ohio Griver to Big Sandy

 A Dbeauty to behold like a Gdiamond in the coal

 All the Cminers they would gather 'round

GTalk about the man that came to town

 Right Dunder their nose

 Stole the Gheart of the Van Lear Rose

 Right Dunder their nose

 Stole the Gheart of the Van Lear Rose