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Wildflower - Skylark  (Doug Edwards / Dave Richardson) 1972
[Intro]
|   Dm    Dm/C|   G7/B      Bb|      Am|     Am       A|
[Verse 1]
DmShe's faDm/Cced the hardest times yG7/Bou could imagineG  
And Bb/Cmany times, Her Bb/Ceyes fought back the FtearsA  
DmAnd when her Dm/Cyouthful world was about to G7/Bfall inBb  
Each Bb/Ctime her slender Bb/Cshoulders,
Bore the Bb/Cweight of all her Bb/Cfears
And a Bb/Csorrow no one Bb/Chears
Still Bbrings in Ammidnight Gmsilence in her Dears
[Chorus]
Let her Bbcry Cfor she's a Flady
Let her Bbdream Afor she's a Dmchild
Let the Bbrain fall Amdown upGmon her
She's a Bb/Cfree and gentle Bb/Cflower growing Fwild
[Interlude]
BbAnd if by Fchance I should hold her
BbLet me hold her Ffor a time
BbBut if allowed Fjust one possession
I would Gmpick her from the Cgarden to be Fmine
[Instrumental]
|      Dm|      Dm|   Dm    Dm/C|   G7/B      Bb|
|       A|       A|
[Verse 2]
DmBe careful Dm/Chow you touch her G7/Bfor she'll awakenG  
And Bb/Csleep's the only Bb/Cfreedom that Fshe knowsA  
DmAnd when you Dm/Cwalk into her eyes G7/Byou won't believeBb  
The Bb/Cway she's always Bb/Cpayin'
For a Bb/Cdebt she never Bb/Cowes
And a Bb/Csilent wind still Bb/Cblows
That oBbnly she cAman hear aGmnd so, she goesD  
[Chorus]
Let her Bbcry Cfor she's a Flady
Let her Bbdream Afor she's a Dmchild
Let the Bbrain fall Amdown upGmon her
She's a Bb/Cfree and gentle Bb/Cflower growing Fwild
Let her Bbcry Cfor she's a Flady
Let her Bbdream Afor she's a Dmchild
Let the Bbrain fall Amdown upGmon her
She's a Bb/Cfree and gentle Bb/Cflower growing Fwild
GmShe's a Bb/Cflower growing Fwild
She's free.......

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XXO231

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D minor

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Wildflower

by Skylark

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/C

G7/B

Bb/C

Wildflower - Skylark (Doug Edwards / Dave Richardson) 1972

[Intro]

Dm Dm/C G7/B Bb Am Am A

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

Dm Dm/C G7/B G

She's faced the hardest times you could imagine

Bb/C Bb/C F A

And many times, Her eyes fought back the tears

Dm Dm/C G7/B Bb

And when her youthful world was about to fall in

Bb/C Bb/C

Each time her slender shoulders,

Bb/C Bb/C

Bore the weight of all her fears

Bb/C Bb/C

And a sorrow no one hears

Bb Am Gm D

Still rings in midnight silence in her ears

[Chorus]

Bb C F

Let her cry for she's a lady

Bb A Dm

Let her dream for she's a child

Bb Am Gm

Let the rain fall down upon her

Bb/C Bb/C F

She's a free and gentle flower growing wild

[Interlude]

Bb F

And if by chance I should hold her

Bb F

Let me hold her for a time

Bb F

But if allowed just one possession

Gm C F

I would pick her from the garden to be mine

[Instrumental]

Dm Dm Dm Dm/C G7/B Bb

| | | | |

A A

| | |

[Verse 2]

Dm Dm/C G7/B G

Be careful how you touch her for she'll awaken

Bb/C Bb/C F A

And sleep's the only freedom that she knows

Dm Dm/C G7/B Bb

And when you walk into her eyes you won't believe

Bb/C Bb/C

The way she's always payin'

Bb/C Bb/C

For a debt she never owes

Bb/C Bb/C

And a silent wind still blows

Bb Am Gm D

That only she can hear and so, she goes

[Chorus]

Bb C F

Let her cry for she's a lady

Bb A Dm

Let her dream for she's a child

Bb Am Gm

Let the rain fall down upon her

Bb/C Bb/C F

She's a free and gentle flower growing wild

Bb C F

Let her cry for she's a lady

Bb A Dm

Let her dream for she's a child

Bb Am Gm

Let the rain fall down upon her

Bb/C Bb/C F

She's a free and gentle flower growing wild

Gm Bb/C F

She's a flower growing wild

She's free.......

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