Intro: G D/F# Em G C
verse 1
G D Em G C
Well, I know it ain't been roses, lately it's just been thorns
G D Em G C
And no matter what we do, nothing seems to change
G D Em G C
Love has always been my shelter, for you it's been a storm
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But for awhile I thought we'd always beat the rain
verse 2
G D Em G C
Now there's a hole here in my pocket where all my dreams have gone
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Fallen out like so many nickels and dimes
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And last of all you, you've always been my good luck charm
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I should've known whether luck was a waste of time
G Em C
'Cause it don't bring you love if you don't love
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And it don't bring you time if you ain't got time
G Em C
And it don't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong
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And it don't bring you kindness if you ain't kind
verse 3
G D Em G C
Now there's a whole lot of life to be unsure of
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But there's one thing I can safely say I know
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That of all the things that finally desert us
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Pride is always the last thing to go
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But it won't bring you love if you don't love
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And it won't bring you time if you ain't got time
G Em C
And it won't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong
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And it won't bring you kindness if you ain't kind
verse 4
G C
Now I wish you only roses, without the thorns
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And I hope your dreams are always within reach
G C
And I wish you shelter, baby, from all your storms
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They scared you, but they never seemed to teach
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That I can't bring you love if you don't love
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And I can't bring you time if you ain't got time
G Em C
And I can't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong
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And I can't bring you kindness if you ain't kind
G Em C
No, I can't bring you love if you don't love
G D/F# Em G C
And I can't bring you time if you ain't got time
G Em C
And I can't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong
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And it don't bring you kindness if you ain't kind