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Rose Garden: Lynn Anderson
#3 on Rock charts in 1971
[Intro]
C Eb F Eb C
[Verse 1]
CI beg your Dmpardon..G7I never promised you a Crose garden.
Along with the Dmsunshine..G7there's gotta be a little 
Crain, sometimes.
[Verse 2]
When you Ftake you got to give, so, live and let 
live, or let Dmgo..whoa..whoa..whoa..whoa..
I beg your G7pardon..I never promised you a Crose garden.
[Verse 3]
CI could promise you things like big diamond rings,
but you don't find roses growing on stalks of Dmclover..
so, you better think it G7over.
Well, if Csweet talking you could make it come true
I would give you the world right now on a silver Dmplatter..
but what would it G7matter?
[Chorus]
So, Dmsmile for a while and G7let's be jolly, Gmlove shouldn't 
be so AmelanA7choly..
Dmcome along and share the good times while we Fmcan..G7an..
[Verse 4]
G7I beg your Dmpardon..G7I never promised you a Crose garden.
Along with the Dmsunshine..G7there's gotta be a little 
Crain, sometimes.
[Interlude]
F A7 Dm F
G7I beg your Dmpardon..G7I never promised you a Crose garden.
[Verse 5]
CI could sing you a tune and promise you the moon..
but if that's what it takes to hold you,
I'd just as soon Dmlet you go.
But there's one thing I G7want you to know.
You better Clook before you leap, still waters run deep,
and there won't always be someone there to Dmpull you out..
and you know what I'm G7talking about..
[Chorus]
So, Dmsmile for a while and G7let's be jolly, Gmlove shouldn't 
be so AmelanA7choly..
Dmcome along and share the good times while we Fmcan..G7an..
[Verse 6]
G7I beg your Dmpardon..G7I never promised you a Crose garden.
Along with the Dmsunshine..G7there's gotta be a little 
Crain, sometimes.
[Outro]
G7I beg your Dmpardon..G7I never promised you a Crose garden...(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Rose Garden

by Lynn Anderson

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Rose Garden: Lynn Anderson

#3 on Rock charts in 1971

[Intro]

C Eb F Eb C

[Verse 1]

C Dm G7 C

I beg your pardon..I never promised you a rose garden.

Dm G7

Along with the sunshine..there's gotta be a little

rain, sometimes.

[Verse 2]

When you take you got to give, so, live and let

live, or let go..whoa..whoa..whoa..whoa..

G7 C

I beg your pardon..I never promised you a rose garden.

[Verse 3]

I could promise you things like big diamond rings,

but you don't find roses growing on stalks of clover..

so, you better think it over.

Well, if sweet talking you could make it come true

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

but what would it matter?

[Chorus]

Dm G7 Gm

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

A A7

be so melancholy..

Dm Fm G7

come along and share the good times while we can..an..

[Verse 4]

G7 Dm G7 C

I beg your pardon..I never promised you a rose garden.

Dm G7

Along with the sunshine..there's gotta be a little

rain, sometimes.

[Interlude]

F A7 Dm F

G7 Dm G7 C

I beg your pardon..I never promised you a rose garden.

[Verse 5]

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

but if that's what it takes to hold you,

I'd just as soon let you go.

But there's one thing I want you to know.

You better look before you leap, still waters run deep,

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

and you know what I'm talking about..

[Chorus]

Dm G7 Gm

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

A A7

be so melancholy..

Dm Fm G7

come along and share the good times while we can..an..

[Verse 6]

G7 Dm G7 C

I beg your pardon..I never promised you a rose garden.

Dm G7

Along with the sunshine..there's gotta be a little

rain, sometimes.

[Outro]

G7 Dm G7 C

I beg your pardon..I never promised you a rose garden...(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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