Intro DGCG Chorus G Am D I beg your pardon G I never promised you a rose garden Am D Along with the sunshine G There's gotta' be a little rain some time C When you take you gotta' give so live and let live Am Or let go oh-whoa-whoa-whoa Am7 D D7 I beg your pardon G D I never promised you a rose garden Verse 1 G I could promise you things like big diamond rings Am But you don't find roses growin' on stalks of clover D D7 So you better think it over G Well if sweet-talkin' you could make it come true Am I would give you the world right now on a silver platter D But what would it matter Am D So smile for a while and let's be jolly Dm E Love shouldn't be so melancholy Am C D Come along and share the good times while we can Bridge Am D I beg your pardon G I never promised you a rose garden Am Along with the sunshine D G Girl there's gotta be a little rain some time Interlude CAADDG Verse 2 G I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon But if that's what it takes to hold you Am I'd just as soon let you go D But there's one thing I want you to know G You better look before you leap still waters run deep Am And there won't always be someone there girl to pull you out D And you know what I'm talkin' about Am D So smile for a while and let's be jolly Dm E Love shouldn't be so melancholy Am C D Come along and share the good times while we can.. Outro Am D I beg your pardon D7 G I never promised you a rose garden Am D Along with the sunshine G There's gotta be a little rain some time C G A little bit of rain