Wildflowers
Trio (Dolly Parton, 1988)
Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [A] | [A] | [D] | [A]
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A]
The | [A] hills were a- | live with wild | [D] flowers and | [A] I
Was as | [A] wild, even | [E7] wilder than | [A] they | [A]
For at | [A] least I could | run, they just | [D] died in the | [A] sun
And I re- | [A] fused to just | [E7] wither in | [A] place | [A]
Chorus
Just a | [D] wild mountain | rose needing | [A] freedoms to | grow
So I | [D] ran fearing | not where I'd | [A] go-o- | [E7] o
When a | [A] flower grows | wild it can | [D] always sur- | [A] vive
Wild- | [A] flowers don't | [E7] care where they | [A] grow | [A]
And the | [A] flowers I | knew in the | [D] fields where I | [A] grew
Were con- | [A] tent to be | [E7] lost in the | [A] crowd | [A]
They were | [A] common and | close, I had | [D] no room for | [A] growth
And I | [A] wanted so | [E7] much to branch | [A] out | [A]
Chorus
So I up- | [D] rooted my- | self from my | [A] home ground and | left
Took my | [D] dreams and I | took to the | [A] roa-oa- | [E7] oad
When a | [A] flower grows | wild it can | [D] always sur- | [A] vive
Wild- | [A] flowers don't | [E7] care where they | [A] grow | [A]
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A]
I grew | [A] up fast and | wild and I | [D] never felt | [A] right
In a | [A] garden so | [E7] different from | [A] me | [A]
I just | [A] never be- | longed, I just | [D] longed to be | [A] gone
So the | [A] garden one | [E7] day set me | [A] free | [A]
Chorus
I hitched a | [D] ride with the | wind and since | [A] he was my | friend
I just | [D] let him de- | cide where we'd | [A] go-o- | [E7] o
When a | [A] flower grows | wild it can | [D] always sur- | [A] vive
Wild- | [A] flowers don't | [E7] care where they | [A] grow | [A]
Just a | [D] wild rambling | rose seeking | [A] mysteries un- | told
No re- | [D] grets for the | path that I c | [A] ho-o- | [E7] ose
When a | [A] flower grows | wild it can | [D] always sur- | [A] vive
Wild- | [A] flowers don't | [E7] care where they | [A] grow | [A]
Outro - Hummed Verse Melody
| [A] | [A] | [D] | [A]
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A]
| [A] | [A] | [D] | [A]
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A!]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 05/06/23 JJ
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Trio (Dolly Parton, 1988)
Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [A] | [A] | [D] | [A]
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A]
The | [A] hills were a- | live with wild | [D] flowers and | [A] I
Was as | [A] wild, even | [E7] wilder than | [A] they | [A]
For at | [A] least I could | run, they just | [D] died in the | [A] sun
And I re- | [A] fused to just | [E7] wither in | [A] place | [A]
Chorus
Just a | [D] wild mountain | rose needing | [A] freedoms to | grow
So I | [D] ran fearing | not where I'd | [A] go-o- | [E7] o
When a | [A] flower grows | wild it can | [D] always sur- | [A] vive
Wild- | [A] flowers don't | [E7] care where they | [A] grow | [A]
And the | [A] flowers I | knew in the | [D] fields where I | [A] grew
Were con- | [A] tent to be | [E7] lost in the | [A] crowd | [A]
They were | [A] common and | close, I had | [D] no room for | [A] growth
And I | [A] wanted so | [E7] much to branch | [A] out | [A]
Chorus
So I up- | [D] rooted my- | self from my | [A] home ground and | left
Took my | [D] dreams and I | took to the | [A] roa-oa- | [E7] oad
When a | [A] flower grows | wild it can | [D] always sur- | [A] vive
Wild- | [A] flowers don't | [E7] care where they | [A] grow | [A]
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A]
I grew | [A] up fast and | wild and I | [D] never felt | [A] right
In a | [A] garden so | [E7] different from | [A] me | [A]
I just | [A] never be- | longed, I just | [D] longed to be | [A] gone
So the | [A] garden one | [E7] day set me | [A] free | [A]
Chorus
I hitched a | [D] ride with the | wind and since | [A] he was my | friend
I just | [D] let him de- | cide where we'd | [A] go-o- | [E7] o
When a | [A] flower grows | wild it can | [D] always sur- | [A] vive
Wild- | [A] flowers don't | [E7] care where they | [A] grow | [A]
Just a | [D] wild rambling | rose seeking | [A] mysteries un- | told
No re- | [D] grets for the | path that I c | [A] ho-o- | [E7] ose
When a | [A] flower grows | wild it can | [D] always sur- | [A] vive
Wild- | [A] flowers don't | [E7] care where they | [A] grow | [A]
Outro - Hummed Verse Melody
| [A] | [A] | [D] | [A]
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A]
| [A] | [A] | [D] | [A]
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A!]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 05/06/23 JJ
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