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Wildflower

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[Intro]
 Em   A   Dx2
[Verse 1]
DBack then I was changing like the wGeatDher,
Back wDhen I let you kEmiss my lips and I lGet you see my tDears
DI sat down to write you this GlettDer
Cause mDaybe you've been cEmryin' baby and I'm noGwhere neDar
[Chorus]
I went dGown to the sDouth to esEmcape the cDrowd
They all tGalk so loDud, saying nEmothiAng at aDll
 Em   A   Dx2
[Verse 2]
The fDever of youth it keeps the mGind so clDean
We get huDngry, we get rEmeckless, we get dGrunk on our thDoughts
DWe see right and wrong and nothing Gin beDtween
We boDrrow to bEmuy what can nevGer be boDught
[Chorus]
I went dGown to the sDouth to esEmcape the cDrowd
They all tGalk so loDud, saying nEmothiAng at aDll, saying nEmothiAng at aDll.
[Bridge]
And a wiEmldflower dAies like a rEmose in a glAass
But one bEmends back to eaArth and one's thEmrown in the trAash
 Em   A   Dx4
[Verse 3]
DI wrote you this letter I'm just trGyin' to sDay
DOnce you said soEmmeday you might nGeed Dme
DWell if someday ever happened to Gbe toDday
DJust come on dEmown here darling and sGee mDe
[Chorus]
I went dGown to the sDouth to esEmcape the cDrowd
They all tGalk too lDoud, saying EmnothAing at Dall
Em A D

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Wildflower

by Esmé Patterson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em A D

[Verse 1]

D G D

Back then I was changing like the weather,

D Em G D

Back when I let you kiss my lips and I let you see my tears

D G D

I sat down to write you this letter

D Em G D

Cause maybe you've been cryin' baby and I'm nowhere near

[Chorus]

G D Em D

I went down to the south to escape the crowd

G D Em A D

They all talk so loud, saying nothing at all

Em A D

[Verse 2]

D G D

The fever of youth it keeps the mind so clean

D Em G D

We get hungry, we get reckless, we get drunk on our thoughts

D G D

We see right and wrong and nothing in between

D Em G D

We borrow to buy what can never be bought

[Chorus]

G D Em D

I went down to the south to escape the crowd

G D Em A D Em A D

They all talk so loud, saying nothing at all, saying nothing at all.

[Bridge]

Em A Em A

And a wildflower dies like a rose in a glass

Em A Em A

But one bends back to earth and one's thrown in the trash

Em A D

[Verse 3]

D G D

I wrote you this letter I'm just tryin' to say

D Em G D

Once you said someday you might need me

D G D

Well if someday ever happened to be today

D Em G D

Just come on down here darling and see me

[Chorus]

G D Em D

I went down to the south to escape the crowd

G D Em A D

They all talk too loud, saying nothing at all

Em A D

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