Tom: D
D G
Well I know that my darling has troubles
D A
You are hanging down your head
D G
Your love for me is like the flowers
D A D
Your love for me’s withered and dead
[Chorus]
D G
I’ve been gathering the flowers from the hillside
D A
Just to wreath around your brow
D G
But you kept me a-waiting so long dear
D A D
That the flowers have all withered now
Tenor Guitar Solo
[Verse 2]
D G
How can I go through life feeling lonely
D A
How can I go through life feeling sad
D G
When my dream and the one that I cherish
D A D
Has forsaken the good for the bad
[Chorus]
D G
I’ve been gathering the flowers from the hillside
D A
Just to wreath around your brow
D G
But you kept me a-waiting so long dear
D A D
That the flowers have all withered now
Tenor Guitar Solo
[Verse 3]
D G
I will lift up my head to the angels
D A
I will seal all my love with a prayer
D G
And I’ll pray that the Father in Heaven
D A D
Will unite us in happiness there
[Chorus]
D G
I’ve been gathering the flowers from the hillside
D A
Just to wreath around your brow
D G
But you kept me a-waiting so long dear
D A D
That the flowers have all withered now
Tenor Guitar Solo
[Verse 4]
D G
That is all now my darling I’m leaving
D A
I hope you will always have fun
D G
While my life here on earth will be lonely
D A D
While some other my sweetheart has won
[Chorus]
D G
I’ve been gathering the flowers from the hillside
D A
Just to wreath around your brow
D G
But you kept me a-waiting so long dear
D A D
That the flowers have all withered now
