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Wildwood Flower
Carter Family
Jam Along
Chord Chart
Verse x4
C
C
G
C
C
C
C
G
C
C
C
C
F
C
C
C
G
C
C
Chords used:
C
F
G
Lyrics
Oh, I'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair
With the roses so red and the lilies so fair
And the myrtle so bright with the emerald hue
The pale and the leader and eyes look like blue
Oh I'll dance, I will sing and my laugh shall be gay
I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway
When I woke from my dreaming, my idol was clay
All portion of love had all flown away
Oh he taught me to love him and promised to love
And to cherish me over all others above
How my heart is now wond'ring no mis'ry can tell
He's left me no warning, no words of farewell
Oh, he taught me to love him and called me his flower
That was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour
Oh, I long to see him and regret the dark hour
He's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower
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About This Song
Wildwood Flower is a Carter Family classic from 1928 that became one of the most recorded songs in country and bluegrass history. Mother Maybelle Carter's distinctive guitar work on the original recording influenced generations of players, making this an essential song in the bluegrass canon.
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