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I beg your Apardon DI never promised you a Grose garden
along with the Asunshine Dthere's gotta be a little Grain sometime.
When you Ctake you gotta give so live and let live and let Ago oh oh oh oh
I beg your Dpardon I never promised you a rose Ggarden
1. I could Gpromise you things like big diamond rings
2. I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon 
1. but I don't find roses growin' on stalks of              Aglover
2. but if that's what it takes to hold you I'd just as soon let you go
1. so you better think it  Dover.
2. but there's one thing I want you to know.
1. When it's Gsweet talking you could make it come true
2. So look before you leap still waters run deep
1. I would give you the world right now on a silver Aplatter
2. and there won't always be someone to             pull you out.
1. but what would it     Dmatter.
2. And you know what I'm talking about.
So Asmile for a while and Dlet's be jolly love shouldn't be so Emelancholy
ACome along and share the good times while we Ccan.D  

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Rose Garden

by Joe South

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A D G

I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden

A D G

along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometime.

C A

When you take you gotta give so live and let live and let go oh oh oh oh

D G

I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden

1. I could promise you things like big diamond rings

2. I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon

1. but I don't find roses growin' on stalks of glover

2. but if that's what it takes to hold you I'd just as soon let you go

1. so you better think it over.

2. but there's one thing I want you to know.

1. When it's sweet talking you could make it come true

2. So look before you leap still waters run deep

1. I would give you the world right now on a silver platter

2. and there won't always be someone to pull you out.

1. but what would it matter.

2. And you know what I'm talking about.

A D E

So smile for a while and let's be jolly love shouldn't be so melancholy

A C D

Come along and share the good times while we can.

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