I DON'T MIND THE THORNS (IF YOU'RE THE ROSE)
Lee Greenwood
Album: The Best of Lee Greenwood
Submitted by: Christopher R.
6/16/2022

Intro:(G) (G/B) (Cmaj9) (G/B) (Am7) (C/D) (D) (C/D) (D) 

(G) Come let me (F/G) hold you for awh(C)ile,
All you (G/B) have to do is sm(Am7)ile
And I'm (D7sus4) yours again (D7)
(G) I may not (F/G) like some things you (C) do
But they're (G/B) all a part of (Am7) you
And you're (D7sus4) my best friend (D7)

  (G) I don't mind the (D/F#) cold
  When I (C/E) have a fire to (G/D) warm me
  (C) I don't mind the (G/B) rain
  Cause it (A7sus4) makes the (A7) flowers (Am/D) grow (D7)
  (G) I can take the (D/F#) bad times
  When you (F) wrap your love ar(C/E)ound me
  (Am7) I don't mind the (C/D) thorns when you're the (G) rose

(G/B) (Cmaj9) (G/B) (Am) (D11) (D)

Stay, we can work the whole thing out
That's what loves about
And I understand
You didn't mean the things you said
They're so easy to forget
When you take my hand

(REPEAT CHORUS)

If it was (Dm7) anybody else
I would be (G) gone
But you're so (Em7) beautiful to me
Oh that (Bm7) I keep on holding (E11) on (E7)

---KEY CHANGE---

  (A) I don't mind the (E/G#) cold
  When I (D/F#) have a fire to (A/E) warm me
  (D) I don't mind the (A/C#) rain
  Cause it (B7sus4) makes the (B7) flowers (Bm/E) grow (E7)
  (A) I can take the (E/G#) bad times
  When you (G) wrap your love ar(D/F#)ound me
  (Bm7) I don't mind the (E11) thorns when you're the (F#m) rose 
  (E/G#) (F#m/A) (E/G#) (F#m) 
  (E) No, I don't mind the (E11) thorns when you're the (A) rose (A/C#) (Dmaj9) (A/C#) (Bm7) (E11) (A)