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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    G     C9  
Em     D         C     G  
Em     D         C  
G      C9    G     C9  

    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.
                         G  
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