Rose Garden Chords
Rose Garden by Glen Campbell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, C, Am, Am7, D7, Dm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D G C G
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
C Am Am7 D D7 G
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