Faded flowers

G ~ D - G

G

1.The flowers I saw in the wildwood,

have since dropped their beautiful leaves,

and the many dear friends of my childhood

D D7 G

have slumbered for years in their graves.

G

2. But the bloom of the flowers I remember,

though their smiles I may nevermore see,

for the cold chilly winds of December

D D7 G

stole my flowers' companions from me.

G

3. It's no wonder that I'm broken hearted,

and stricken with sorrow should be,

for we have met, we have loved, we have parted,

D D7 G + G ~ D - G

my flowers' companions and me.

G

4. How dark looks this world and how dreary,

when we part from the ones that we love.

There is rest for the faint and the weary,

D D7 G

and friends meet with loved ones above

G

5. For in heaven I can but remember,

when from earth my soul shall be free,

that no cold chilly winds of December

D D7 G + G ~ D - G

shall steal my companions from me.

+ repeat verse 3

Recorded  6/17/33 Camden, NJ