Rose Garden Chords by Southern Culture On The Skids

[C] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ I beg your [Dm] pardon, _ _ [G] I never promised [C] you a rose [Am] garden,
_ alone with [Dm] the sunshine.
_ [G] _ There's gotta be a [C] little rain _ sometime. _ _
[F] When you take you gotta give some living and live on [Dm] the go.
Oh, I beg [G] your pardon, _ _ I never promised [C] you a rose garden.
_ _ I could promise you things like big diamond rings,
but you won't find a rose in ruin, all the stars are [G] [B] clover.
_ [F] _ [Dm] _ So you [G] better think it over.
[C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] When it's sweet talking you can make it come true.
I would give you the world right now on a silver [G] [B] platter,
_ [Am] _ [Dm] _ but what [G] would it _ matter?
_ _ Close [Dm] my eyes for a [G] while and be jolly.
[Bb] Life shouldn't be [A] so _ melancholy.
[Dm] Come along and share the good times while [Ab] you can.
_ [G] I beg your [Dm] pardon, _ [C] _ [G] I never promised [C] you a rose [Am] garden,
_ alone with [B] the sunshine.
[Am] _ [G] There's gotta be a [C] little rain _ _ sometime. _ _
_ [F] Oh, _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ I beg your [G] _ pardon, [C] _ [G] I never promised [C] you a rose garden. _ _ _
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 [D] soon let you [Dm] go.
_ But there's one [G] thing I want you to know.
_ You [C] better look before you leap, the water's run deep,
and there won't always be someone there [Dm] to pull you out.
_ And you know [G] what I'm talking _ about.
_ [Em] Close [Dm] my eyes for a while [G] and be jolly.
[Bb] Life shouldn't be [A] so _ melancholy.
[Dm] Come along and share the good times while [Ab] you _ can.
[G] _ I [Dm] beg your pardon, _ [G] I never promised you [A] a rose [C] garden,
_ _ alone with [Dm] the sunshine.
_ _ [G] There's gotta be a little [F] rain [C] sometime.
_ I beg [Dm] your pardon, _ _ [G] I never promised you a [A] rose [C] garden,
_ alone with [Am] the sunshine.
_ _ [G] There's gotta be [C] a little rain _ sometime.
I beg [Dm] your pardon, _ _ [G] I never promised [C] you a rose garden. _ _ _ _
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