Rose Garden Chords & Lyrics - Dolly Parton

I beg yo[Dm]ur pardon,
[G]I never promised you a ro[C]se garden.
Along with the [Dm]sunshine,
[G]There's gotta be a little ra[C]in sometimes.
When you [F]take, you gotta give, so live and let live,
Or let [Dm]go.
I beg your [G]pardon,
I never promised you a [C]rose garden.

[C]I could promise you things like big diamond rings,
But you don't find roses growin' on stalks of [Dm]clover.
So you better think it [G]over.
Well, if [C]sweet-talkin' you could make it come true,
I would give you the world right now on a silver [Dm]platter,
But what would it [G]matter

So [Dm]smile for a while and [G]let's be jolly:
[C]Love shouldn't be so [A]melancholy.
[Dm]Come along and share the good times while we [F]can[G] .

I beg your pardon,
I never promised you a rose garden.
Along with the sunshine,
There's gotta be a little rain sometimes.

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

I could sing you a tune or 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 talkin' about.
So smile for a while and let's be jolly:
Love shouldn't be so melancholy.
Come along and share the good times while we can.

I beg your pardon,
I never promised you a rose garden.
Along with the sunshine,
There's gotta be a little rain sometimes.