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Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Every Rose Has Its Thorn is a song by the band Poison, written by vocalist Bret Michaels. The song was inspired by a night when Michaels called his girlfriend and heard a male voice in the background, leading him to realize she was having an affair. He wrote the song while sitting in a laundromat in Dallas, Texas, reflecting on his failed relationship.

Key: G

Introduction:  G   C9   G   C9  

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 G                                   C9 
We both lie silently still, in the dead of the night.
              G                                 C9 
Although we both lie close together, we feel miles apart inside.
           G                    C9 
Was it something I said, or something I did,
          G                 C9 
did my words not come out right?
           D                               C 
Though I tried not to hurt you, though I tried, but I guess that' s why they say

 G                    C9 
Every rose has its thorn.
            G                   C9 
Just like every night has its dawn.
            G        D              C        G 
Just like every cowboy sings a sad, sad song.
  G                    C 
Every rose has its thorn.

   G                                            C9 
I listen to our favorite song, playing on the radio.
           G                                    C9 
Hear the DJ say love' s a game of easy come and   easy go.
        G              C9          G                C9 
But I wonder, does he know, has he ever felt like this?
        D 
And I know that you' d be here right now if I
 C 
  coulda let you know, somehow I guess

 G                    C9 
Every rose has its thorn.
            G                   C9 
Just like every night has its dawn.
            G       D              C        G 
Just like every cowboy sings a sad, sad song.
  G                    C 
Every rose has its thorn.

 Em                     D                 C                   G 
  Though it' s been a while now, I can still feel so much pain.
 Em                   D                       C 
 Like a knife that cuts you the wound heals, but the scar, that scar remains

    G                                             C9 
I know I coulda saved our love that night if I' d     known what to say.
 G                                C9 
  Instead of making love we both  made our separate ways.
      G                       C9              G                        C9 
And now I hear you' ve found somebody new, and that I never meant that much to you.
     D                                     C 
To hear that tears me up inside, and to see you cuts me like a knife, I guess

 G                    C9 
Every rose has its thorn.
            G                   C9 
Just like every night has its dawn.
              G      D              C        G 
Just like every cowboy sings a sad, sad song.
  G                    C 
Every rose has its thorn.
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