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The Wild Flowers

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[Intro]
C  G  C  G  Em    D
[Verse]
'Twas the Cwild flowers I preGferred
Who owed Dnothing to EmnobodyG  
But Cblossomed in the Gditches
And made their Down way in the Cworld
[Verse]
'Twas the wild flowers I Gadmired
Who Dnever done Emnothing to youG  
But Cdriven from the Ggarden
Sang their Down songs in the Cspring
[Verse]
You can have your Glily, Cyou can have your GroseC  
That were taken Gand broken and Dbred by Emmen
They were Cgrafted and Glamed
CTwisted and DtamedD7  
[Verse]
But the Cwild flowers I Genjoyed
They had Dnothing to Emdo with youG  
They Cflowered by the Groadside
And wore their Down colours in the Asun
[Verse]
That were there beGfore you, Cthey'll be there Gafter youC  
That will out, that will Gout like your Down true Emnature
You can Ctry, you can Gtry
But you Cnever will deDfeatD7  
[Verse]
The wild Cflowers I Genjoyed
They had Dnothing to Emdo with Gyou
CBanished from the Ggarden
They made their Down way in the Emworld
Sang their Down songs in the Cspring
And wore their Aown Dcolours in the Gsun

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The Wild Flowers

by Cathie Ryan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G C G Em D

[Verse]

C G

'Twas the wild flowers I preferred

D Em G

Who owed nothing to nobody

C G

But blossomed in the ditches

D C

And made their own way in the world

[Verse]

'Twas the wild flowers I admired

D Em G

Who never done nothing to you

C G

But driven from the garden

D C

Sang their own songs in the spring

[Verse]

G C G C

You can have your lily, you can have your rose

G D Em

That were taken and broken and bred by men

C G

They were grafted and lamed

C D D7

Twisted and tamed

[Verse]

C G

But the wild flowers I enjoyed

D Em G

They had nothing to do with you

C G

They flowered by the roadside

D A

And wore their own colours in the sun

[Verse]

G C G C

That were there before you, they'll be there after you

G D Em

That will out, that will out like your own true nature

C G

You can try, you can try

C D D7

But you never will defeat

[Verse]

C G

The wild flowers I enjoyed

D Em G

They had nothing to do with you

C G

Banished from the garden

D Em

They made their own way in the world

D C

Sang their own songs in the spring

A D G

And wore their own colours in the sun

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