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Rose Garden

by Lynn Anderson

Written by: Joe South

ROSE GARDEN Joe South Lynn Anderson D Am D G | / I beg your | par don nn nn | ~ I^nev^er pro^mised^you^a | ro se gar den | Am D G | / A long with^the | sun shine ee ee | ~ Theres^got^to be^a^lit^tle | ra^in some time ee | C C+ xx2110 Am | / / ~ ^when you | take^you^got^to give so | live^and^let^live e^Or let | go oo ^oh oh ^oh| D G | hh I beg your | par don nn nn | ~ I^nev^er pro^mised^you^a | ro se g^ar den | G Verse 1. | / / / I^could ||: pro^mise^you^things ss like | big dia^mond ri^ngs^But^you | Verse 2. ||: sweet^talk^ing^you uu could | make it^come tr^ue^I^would | Verse 3. | / / / I^could ||: sing^you^a^tune ee and | pro mise^you the^moon^But^if | Verse 4. ||: look^be^fore^you leap still | wa ters^run deep And^there | Am | dont find ros^es ss | grow^ing on stalks of | clo oo ver rr | | give^you the^world right now | on a sil ver | plat tt ter rr | | thats what^it takes^to oo | hold you I'd^just as^soon | let you go oo | | wont al ways^be ee | some one there To | pull you out tt | D 1. | / So^you bet^ter^think^it | ov vv er rr | / / / When^its :|| To Verse 2 D Am D 2. | / But what would^it | mat tt ter rr | / / / So | smile for^a while and | lets be jol ly | Fdim E Am | Love should^nt be so | ^mel an ^cho o^ly yy | Come^a^long^and share e^the | C | good times ss while^we | can nn nn nn | Repeat CHORUS and then Verse 3 D 3. | / But^theres one thing^I | want you to know | / / ~ You^bet^ter :|| To Verse 4 D Am 4. | / And^you know what^I'm | talk ing a^bout tt | / / / So | smile for^a while and | D Fdim E | lets be jol ly | Love should^nt be so | ^mel an ^cho o^ly yy | Am C | Come^a^long^and share e^the | good times ss while^we | can nn nn nn | Repeat CHORUS and fade

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Rose Garden is performed by Lynn Anderson and written by Joe South. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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