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Olivia Rodrigo – The Rose Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C  Em7  Am   G

[Verse 1]
C       Em7                Am
 All my life, I've seen myself
               G
 through your eyes
C     Em7           Am
 Wonderin' if I am good enough
           G
 for your time
    Fmaj7
You love me but for all
           G    G6 G7
the wrong reasons
C      Em7         Am
 Am I somethin' to you and
          G   G7
 not someone?
C                Em7
 'Cause I feel trapped on
       Am                 G
 this pedestal you put me on
    Fmaj7
You tell me that I'm beautiful but I
                       G       G6 G7
think that's an understatement

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[Chorus]
       C               G
'Cause I am more than what
        Am
I am to you
                        Fmaj7
You say I'm perfect but I've got
thorns with my petals, too
    C              G
And I won't be confined
                  Am
to your point of view
I'm breakin' through
             Fmaj7
the glass you put me in
                   N.C.
'Cause my beauty's from within

[Post-Chorus]
C  G            Am
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
    Fmaj7            C
My beauty's from within
C  G         Fmaj7
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

[Verse 2]
C         Em7         Am
 So, I am done livin' my
                G
 lifе just for you
C                Em7
 You watched me wither and
 Am                    G
 now you'll watch mе bloom
       Fmaj7
You're hidin' in the dark but
                      G
I'm reachin' for the sun, woo-ooh

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[Chorus]
       C               G
'Cause I am more than what
        Am
I am to you
    Fmaj7
You say I'm pretty but I've got
magic that you never knew
    C              G
And I won't be confined
                  Am
to your point of view
I'm breakin' through
             Fmaj7
the glass you put me in
       C               G
'Cause I am more than what
        Am
I am to you
                        Fmaj7
You say I'm perfect but I've got
thorns with my petals, too
    C              G
And I won't be confined
                  Am
to your point of view
I'm breakin' through
             Fmaj7
the glass you put me in
                   N.C.
'Cause my beauty's from within

How to play The Rose Song: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Rose Song by Olivia Rodrigo, High School Musical (HSMTMTS) on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The Rose Song by Olivia Rodrigo is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 7 chords in all: C, Em7, Am, G, Fmaj7, G6 and G7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Em7 – Am – G (I – iii7 – vi – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.