Intro (see above) | C Dmadd4/C | C Dmadd4/C C | C Dmadd4/C | C Dmadd4/C C | | C Dmadd4/C | C7 Dmadd4/C C | C Dmadd4/C | C7 Dmadd4/C C | Verse C Em When I was a boy F G I ran among the flowers C Am Looking left and right F | G | % | At the bright array C Em I played through the spring F G Whiled away the hours C F C G7 Lingered with the flowers ev'ry dayhide this tabIntro – C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-| B|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|----2-------3---|----5-------3---| G|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C Dmadd4/C C7 Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C C7 Dmadd4/C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-| B|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|----2-------3---|----5-------3---| G|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----| D|2-------4-------|5-------4-------|2-------4-------|5-------4-------| A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Or (simplified, without capo) C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0-------1-------|3-------1-------| B|1-------3-------|1-------3-------| G|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| 4x D|2-------0-------|2-------0-------| A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------| E|----------------|----------------|Interlude | C Dmadd4/C | C Dmadd4/C C | | Db Ebm | Fm Ebm | Verse Db Fm When I became a man Gb Ab I felt the summer showers Db Bbm When I learned to love Gb Ab I also learned to cry Db Fm When I came to know Gb Ab The beauty of the flowers Db Gb Db Ab7 I wondered why the flowers had to dieC D7 G7 Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers C Life's bouquet C D7 G7 Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers C Along the wayInterlude | Db Ebm | Fm Ebm | | D Em | F#m Em | Verse D F#m When the summer ends G A And the storms of life are over D Bm When the winter comes G A And the petals fall away D F#m They may write it on my stone G A “He was just a rover D G D A7 But he stopped to pick some flowers along the way”Db Eb7 Ab7 Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers Db Life's bouquet Db Eb7 Ab7 Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers Db Along the wayD E7 A7 Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers D Life's bouquet D E7 Flowers, pick some flowers Em A7 D D# | D | % | D Alo-o-ong the wa-a-ay-a-a-ay-ay-ay