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Kris Delmhorst - Garden Rose
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   G    D    C    G(2x)
I have Dlived Cas a garden Grose
It is the Donly Clife I've Gknown
I've felt the Dtouch Cof tending Ghands
I get my Drain Cfrom a watering Gcan
Now from the Dtime CI was a Gseed
I have had DeverCything I Gneed
And I grew Dstrong Cand I grew Gtall
Until the Dday I saw Cpast the garden Gwall
CHORUS:
Now, tell me Csomething, little wildGflower
Can't you Dmake Csome room for Gme?
'Cause I will Cclimb out of this Ggarden
And put my Dfeet doCwn in the GweedsD  C  G  
I always Dthought that Cmy life was eGnough
'Til I Dsaw your face so Cbrilliant and so Grough
And you were Dshining right back Cup at the whole Gsky
Handing out Dsmiles, Ctravellers passing Gby
CHORUS:
Now, tell me Csomething, little wildGflower
Can't you Dmake Csome room for Gme?
'Cause I will Cclimb out of this Ggarden
And I will Dlay Cdown in the Gweeds
BRIDGE:
And if an aEmcorn becomes an Coak tree
EmCaterpillar D/F#makes a butterflGyC  
Oh, then Emtell me one good Creason
A Amrose should not become a weed bDy and by
'Cause don't the Csunshine lay the Gbrightest
On the DshoulCders of the Gwild?
And don't the breCeze blow the Gsweetest
On the Dface Cof its own Gchild?
CHORUS:
And tell me Csomething, little wildGflower
Have you Dmade soCme room for Gme?
'Cause I will Cleave this wall forGever
A little DwildCflower, I will Gbe
A little DwildCflower, I will Gbe
Two little DwildCflowers, we will GbeD  C  G  

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Garden Rose

by Kris Delmhorst

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Kris Delmhorst - Garden Rose

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G D C G

INTRO: (2x)

D C G

I have lived as a garden rose

D C G

It is the only life I've known

D C G

I've felt the touch of tending hands

D C G

I get my rain from a watering can

D C G

Now from the time I was a seed

D C G

I have had everything I need

D C G

And I grew strong and I grew tall

D C G

Until the day I saw past the garden wall

CHORUS:

C G

Now, tell me something, little wildflower

D C G

Can't you make some room for me?

C G

'Cause I will climb out of this garden

D C G D C G

And put my feet down in the weeds

D C G

I always thought that my life was enough

D C G

'Til I saw your face so brilliant and so rough

D C G

And you were shining right back up at the whole sky

D C G

Handing out smiles, travellers passing by

CHORUS:

C G

Now, tell me something, little wildflower

D C G

Can't you make some room for me?

C G

'Cause I will climb out of this garden

D C G

And I will lay down in the weeds

BRIDGE:

Em C

And if an acorn becomes an oak tree

Em D/F# G C

Caterpillar makes a butterfly

Em C

Oh, then tell me one good reason

Am D

A rose should not become a weed by and by

C G

'Cause don't the sunshine lay the brightest

D C G

On the shoulders of the wild?

C G

And don't the breeze blow the sweetest

D C G

On the face of its own child?

CHORUS:

C G

And tell me something, little wildflower

D C G

Have you made some room for me?

C G

'Cause I will leave this wall forever

D C G

A little wildflower, I will be

D C G

A little wildflower, I will be

D C G D C G

Two little wildflowers, we will be

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