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C#You came in riding on a Fmwhite dove’s wing
F#Wrapped in its beauty, you D#never felt a G#thing
C#No wanting, needing cause you Fmalways had
F#You think that nothing means G#nothing’s ever C#bad
Chorus:
C#Here’s to the children and flowers who paBbmy by the hours 
And F#never have to G#win
Because when C#there is no choosing, tBbmhere is no losing
And F#everyone G#plays in the C#wind
You say you are feeling things you don’t understand
And tears are falling in the palms of your hand
Your little white dove now is crying too
So happy you feel love and I feel love for you
Chorus +
And everyone plays in the wind, and everyone plays in the wind

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Children Flowers

by Jackie DeShannon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

C# Fm

You came in riding on a white dove’s wing

F# D# G#

Wrapped in its beauty, you never felt a thing

C# Fm

No wanting, needing cause you always had

F# G# C#

You think that nothing means nothing’s ever bad

Chorus:

C# Bbm

Here’s to the children and flowers who pay by the hours

F# G#

And never have to win

C# Bbm

Because when there is no choosing, there is no losing

F# G# C#

And everyone plays in the wind

You say you are feeling things you don’t understand

And tears are falling in the palms of your hand

Your little white dove now is crying too

So happy you feel love and I feel love for you

Chorus +

And everyone plays in the wind, and everyone plays in the wind

About Children Flowers Chords by Jackie DeShannon

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