1. [C]Rose, Rose I love you [Dm]with an aching [G]heart
[C]What is your [F]future?, now [Em]we [Am]have to [Dm]part
[C]Standing [F]on the [C]jetty as the [G7]steamer moves a- [Em]way
[C]Flower of [F]Malaya, I [Dm]can [G7]not [C]stay
2. [C]Make way, oh, make way [Dm]for my Eastern [G]Rose
[C]Men crowd in [F]dozens [Em]every [Am]where she [Dm]goes
[C]In her [F]rickshaw on the [C]street or in a [G7]caba- [Em]ret
[C]"Please make [F]way for Rose" [Dm]you can [G7]hear them [C]say
Chorus: Oh [Am]All [G]my [Dm]life I [G]shall re- [C]member
[G]Oriental mu- [Am]sic and you [G]in my [C]arms
[Am]Per- [G]fumed [F]flo- [Am]wers [G]in your tres- [C]ses
[G]Lotus-scented [Am]breezes and [D7]swaying [G7]palms
3. [C]Rose, Rose I love you [Dm]with your almond [G]eyes
[C]Fragrant and [F]slender 'neath [Em]tro- [Am]pical [Dm]skies
[C]I must [F]cross the [C]seas again and [G7]never see you [Em]more
[C]'way back to [F]my home [Dm]on a [G7]distant [C]shore
Chorus: (Oh [Am]All [G]my [Dm]life I [G]shall re- [C]member
[G]Oriental mu- [Am]sic and you [G]in my [C]arms
[Am]Per- [G]fumed [F]flo- [Am]wers [G]in your tres- [C]ses
[G]Lotus-scented [Am]breezes and [D7]swaying [G7]palms)
4. [C]Rose, Rose I leave you, [Dm]my ship is in the [G]bay
[C]Kiss me [F]farewell now, [Em]there's [Am]nothin' to [Dm]say
[C]East is [F]East and [C]West is West, our [G7]worlds are far [Em]apart
[C]I must leave you [F]now but [Dm]I [G7]leave my [C]heart
5. [C]Rose, Rose I love you [Dm]with an aching [G]heart
[C]What is your [F]future?, now [Em]we [Am]have to [Dm]part
[C]Standing [F]on the [C]jetty as the [G7]steamer moves a- [Em]way
[C]Flower of [F]Malaya, I [Dm]can [G7]not [C]stay
( [C]Rose, Rose I [C]love you, I [Dm]can [G7]not [C]stay)