Rose Garden
Lynn Anderson, (Website) Loretta Lynn, Donna Fargo,
Dolly Parton, Martina
McBride
Lead in: |4 R 5b R -5 r | 6 R -5 R 5b r | 4 R -5 R 5b r |
7 8 -8 7 -7 -6
-8 -8 8 -9 -9 8 -8
4 5 r -4 4 r -3--> 3 r-4 -4 5 -5
-5 5 -4
|
I beg your par | don, |
I never promised you a |
-8 8 -8 7 7 8 8 -8
7 -7 -6
-8 -8 8 -9-9 8 -8
-4 5 -4 4 4 5 r R 5 -4 r 4
-3--< 3 r -4 -4 5
-5-5 5 -4
| ro o o se garden. | Along with sun | shine, | there's gotta be a little |
-8 8 -8 7 7 8
-9 9 -9 -9 -9 9 -9
9 -9 9 -9
-4 5 -4 4 4 5 RRR
-5 6 -5 -5 -5 5 -5
5r -5 5 -5
| ra i i in some time. |
When you | take you gotta give | so live and let |
-10 9 -9 9 -8 7
-7 -6 -6 6
-6 6 -5 5r-4 r 4 r -3 r 3
3--> -2 hold the beat of:
| live or let go oh | whoa whoa whoa whoa | whoa. (I beg your pardon) |
-8 -8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 -8 8-8
7 7 8
-4 -4 5 -5 -5 5 -4 -4 5-4
4 4 5
|
I never promised you a | ro o o se garden. |
7 -8 8
8 8 8 -9
-9 8 -8 7 -8
RRR 4 -4 5 5
5 5 -5 -5 5
-4 r 4 -4
|
I could | promise you things like big | diamond rings but you |
8 8 8 8
-9 8 -8 7 -6
-8 -8 -8 8 -9 -9 -8
5 5 5 5
-5 5 -4 4
3 -4 -4 -4 5
-5r-5 -4
| don't find roses grow'n | on stalks of clo | ver. | Better think it ov | er. |
7 -8 8
8 8 8 -9
-9 8 -8 7 -8
RRR 4 -4 5
5 5 5 -5 r-5
5 -4 4 -4
|
Well if | sweet talk'n you could make | it come true,
I would |
8 8 8
8 -9 -9 8 -8 7 -6
-8 -8 -8 8 -9
r -9
5 5 5
5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 3
-4 RR R -4 -4 5 -5 -5
| give ya the world right now | on a silver plat | ter. |
But what would it mat |
-8 9 -9
-9-9 -9 8 8 -8
8 -9 9 9 9 -10
9 -9
-4 R RRr 6 -5 -5-5
-5 5 r 5---->-4 5 -5 6
6 6 -6 6 -5
|ter? |
So smile for a while and let's | be jolly. |
Love shouldn't be so mel |
8 -8 8 -9 -9 -9 -9
-9 8 -8 -6
7 -8 7
5 r-4 r5 -5 -5 -5 -5
-5 5 -4 3
4 -4 4
| an chol y. |
Come along and share | the good times | while w e |
-7 8 -8 7 -7
-6 -8 -8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 -8 8
-8 7 7 8
-3 r 5 -4r 4 r -3 3--- >-4 -4 5
-5 -5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 5
| can.
I beg your par | don, |
I never promised you a ro o o se garden. |
8 -8 7 -7 -6
-8 -8 8 -9-9 8 -8 -8 8-8 7
7 8
R 5 -4 r 4 r -3 3 r
-4 -4 5 -5-5 5 -4 -4 5-4 4
4 5
|
Along with sun | shine, | there's gotta be a little | ra a a in some time. |
(Instrumental) (4 measures)
-8 7 -7 -6 -6 6
-8 -8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 -8 8-8 7
7 8
R -4 4 r-3 3 3 r -2 -4
-5 5 -5
-5 5 -4 -4 5-4 4 4 5
|
I beg yo ur par | don, |
I never promised you a | ro o o se garden. |
7 -8 8
8 8 8 -8 -9
8 -8 r 7 -8
RRR 4 -4 5 5
5 5 -4 r -5 5
-8 4 -4
|
I could | sing y'a tune and prom | ise y'the moon, but if |
8 8
8 8 r -9 8 -8
7 -6 -8
5 5
5 5 -5 5 -4
4 3 -4
| that's what't takes to hold | you
I'd just let | you'go. |
R -8 -8 8 -9 r-9
8 RRR 7 -8 8 8
8 8 8 -9
-4 -4 5 -5
-5 8
4 -4 5 5 5 5 5
-5
|
But there's one thing to | know... | Y'abetter look before y'leap, still
|
r -9 8 -8 7
-8 8 8 8 8
-9 8 -8 7 -6
-8
-5 5 -4 4
-4 5 5 5 5
-5 5 -4 4 3
-4
| waters run deep, and there | won't always be some | one there to pull y'out. |
R -8 -8 8 -9 r -9
-8 -------> 9 -9 -9-9 -9
8 8
-4 -4 5 -5 -5
-4 6
-5 -9-5 -5 5 5
| And you know what I'm | talkin' about. |
So | smile for a while and let's |
-8 8 -9 9 9
9 -10 9 -9 8 -8 8
-4 5 -5 6 6
6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5
| be jolly, | love shouldn't be so mel | an cho ly. |
-9 -9 -9 -9
-9 8 -8 -6
7 -8 7
-5 -5 -5 -5
-5 5 -4 3
4 -4 4
|
Come along and share | the good times | while w e |
-7 8 -8 7 -7
-6 -8 -8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 -8 8
-8 7 7 8
-3 r 5 -4r 4 r -3 3--- >-4 -4 5
-5 -5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 5
| can.
I beg your par | don, |
I never promised you a ro o o se garden. |
8 -8 7 -7 -6
-8 -8 8 -9-9 8 -8 -8 8-8 7
7 8
R5 -4 r 4 r -3 3 r
-4 -4 5 -5-5 5 -4 -4 5-4 4
4 5
|
Along with sun | shine, | there's gotta be a little | ra a a in some time. |
8 -8 7 -7 -6 -8 -8 8 -9 -9
8 -8 -8 8 -8 7 7 8
r 5 -4r 4 r -3 3--- >-4 -4 5 -5 -5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 5
| I beg your par | don, | I never promised you a ro o o se garden. |
8 -8 7 -7 -6 -8 -8 8 -9-9 8 -8 -8 8-8 7 7 8
R5 -4 r 4 r -3 3 r -4 -4 5 -5-5 5 -4 -4 5-4 4 4 5
| Along with sun | shine, | there's gotta be a little | ra a a in some time. |
Big finish: |4 r 5b R -5 | 6 r -5 R 5b | 4 r -5 R 5b | 4 RRR |
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From June 30, 2006