D G I've been gathering flowers from the hillsideD A to wreath around your brow,D G but you've kept me a-waitin' so long, dear,D A D the flowers have all withered now.( D G D A D G D A D )D G I know that you have seen trouble,D A but never hang down your head,D G your love for me is like the flowers,D A D your love for me is dead.D G I've been gathering flowers from the hillsideD A to wreath around your brow,D G but you've kept me a-waitin' so long, dear,D A D the flowers have all withered now.D G It was on one bright June morning,D A the roses were in bloom,D G I shot and killed my darling,D A D and what will be my doom?D G I've been gathering flowers from the hillsideD A to wreath around your brow,D G but you've kept me a-waitin' so long, dear,D A D the flowers have all withered now.( D G D A D )D G Closed eyes cannot see these roses,D A closed hands cannot hold them, you know,D G and these lips that still cannot kiss meD A D has gone from me forever more.D G I've been gathering flowers from the hillsideD A to wreath around your brow,D G but you've kept me a-waitin' so long, dear,D A D the flowers have all withered now.
Gathering Flowers From The Hillside
The Carter Family
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