Van Lear Rose
Loretta LynnVersion1
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One of my fondest memories
Was sittin' on my daddy's knee
Listenin' to the stories that he told
He'd pull out that old photograph
Like a treasured memory from the past
And say child
This here's the Van Lear Rose
Oh how it would bring a smile
When he talked about her big blue eyes
And how her beauty ran down to her soul
She'd walk across the coal miners' yard
Them miners would yell loud and hard
and they'd dream of who would hold
The Van Lear Rose
She was the belle of Johnson County
Ohio river to Big Sandy
A beauty to behold like a diamond in the coal
All the miners they would gather 'round
Talk about the man that came to town
Right under their nose
Stole the heart of the Van Lear Rose
Now the Van Lear Rose could've had her pick
And all the fellers figured rich
Until this poor boy caught her eye
His buddies would all laugh and say
You're dreamin' boy she'll never look your way
You'll never ever hold the Van Lear Rose
She was the belle of Johnson County
Ohio river to Big Sandy
A beauty to behold like a diamond in the coal
All the miners they would gather 'round
Talk about the man that came to town
Right under their nose
Stole the heart of the Van Lear Rose
Then one night in mid July
Underneath that ol' blue Kentucky sky
Well, that poor boy won that beauty's heart
Then my daddy would look at my mommy and smile
As he brushed the hair back from my eyes and he'd say
Your mama
She's the Van Lear Rose
She was the belle of Johnson County
Ohio river to Big Sandy
A beauty to behold like a diamond in the coal
All the miners they would gather 'round
Talk about the man that came to town
Right under their nose
Stole the heart of the Van Lear Rose
Right under their nose
Stole the heart of the Van Lear Rose
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Readable chord sheet for Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn
[G]One of my fondest memories Was [C]sittin' on my daddy's knee [G]Listenin' to the stories that he told [G]He'd pull out that old photograph Like a [C]treasured memory from the past And say [G]child This [D]here's the Van Lear [G]Rose [G]Oh how it would bring a smile When he [C]talked about her big blue eyes [G]And how her beauty ran down to her soul [G]She'd walk across the coal miners' yard Them [C]miners would yell loud and hard and they'd [G]dream of who would [D]hold The Van Lear [G]Rose She was the [C]belle of Johnson County Ohio [G]river to Big Sandy A [D]beauty to behold like a d[G]iamond in the coal All the [C]miners they would gather 'round [G]Talk about the man that came to town Right [D]under their nose Stole the [G]heart of the Van Lear Rose [G]Now the Van Lear Rose could've had her pick And [C]all the fellers figured rich Un[G]til this poor boy caught her eye [G]His buddies would all laugh and say You're [C]dreamin' boy she'll never look your way You'll n[G]ever ever [D]hold the Van Lear [G]Rose She was the [C]belle of Johnson County Ohio r[G]iver to Big Sandy A [D]beauty to behold like a [G]diamond in the coal All the [C]miners they would gather 'round [G]Talk about the man that came to town Right [D]under their nose Stole the [G]heart of the Van Lear Rose [G]Then one night in mid July [C]Underneath that ol' blue Kentucky sky Well, that [G]poor boy won that beauty's heart [G]Then my daddy would look at my mommy and smile As he [C]brushed the hair back from my eyes and he'd say Your [G]mama [D]She's the Van Lear [G]Rose She was the [C]belle of Johnson County Ohio [G]river to Big Sandy A [D]beauty to behold like a [G]diamond in the coal All the [C]miners they would gather 'round [G]Talk about the man that came to town Right [D]under their nose Stole the [G]heart of the Van Lear Rose Right [D]under their nose Stole the [G]heart of the Van Lear Rose