Artist: Over the Rhine
Song: Wildflower Bouquet
Capo 2
[Intro]
C
[Chorus]
F G
If I die in the winter send roses
C F
In the spring, magnolias
G
If I’m called in the summer or in the fall
F C
Best of all – bring me a wildflower bouquet
[Verse]
F G
In the dirt and clay don’t lay me down
C F
And stare at a cold lonely hole in the ground
G
When I go to my Maker in smoke and ash
F C
It won’t be your grief I crave
[Verse]
F G
Your tears will not be necessary
C F
Build a blazing fire, drink something merry
G
When the sparks fly off into the wind
F C
That will be me blowing away
[Verse]
F G
Bury my ashes with the dogs I’ve loved
C F
My faithful companions from God above
G
And ‘neath a sycamore we’ll grow strong
F C
And the roots will bear us away
[Verse]
F G
If my one true Love should join me there
C F
Mother nature soon will be aware
G
That sycamore will thrum and sing
F C
And we’ll have left it that way.
[Verse]
F G
So I don’t want you to feel sorry
C F
God knows how I despise your pity
G
And I’ll no longer bear the weight of worry
F C
Those angry robes all fall away
[Verse]
F G
I’ll be singing loud and laughing long
C F
A blaze of glory and an untold song
G
So there’s no need for tears my friend
F C
Just bring a wildflower bouquet
[Instrumental]
F G
C F
G
F C
[Chorus]
F G
If I die in the winter send roses
C F
In the spring, magnolias
G
If I’m called in the summer or in the fall
F C
Best of all – bring me a wildflower bouquet
F C
Best of all – bring me a wildflower bouquet