D                        G
Well I know that my darling has troubles
        D                 A
You are hanging down your head
     D                       G
Your love for me is like the flowers
     D             A            D
Your love for me’s withered and dead


[Chorus]
          D                              G
I’ve been gathering the flowers from the hillside
        D                  A
Just to wreath around your brow
        D                    G
But you kept me a-waiting so long dear
         D            A            D
That the flowers have all withered now


Tenor Guitar Solo


[Verse 2]
        D                         G
How can I go through life feeling lonely
        D                         A
How can I go through life feeling sad
        D                        G
When my dream and the one that I cherish
        D        A            D
Has forsaken the good for the bad


[Chorus]
          D                              G
I’ve been gathering the flowers from the hillside
        D                  A
Just to wreath around your brow
        D                    G
But you kept me a-waiting so long dear
         D            A            D
That the flowers have all withered now


Tenor Guitar Solo


[Verse 3]
       D                      G
I will lift up my head to the angels
       D                       A
I will seal all my love with a prayer
         D                       G
And I’ll pray that the Father in Heaven
      D          A         D
Will unite us in happiness there


[Chorus]
          D                              G
I’ve been gathering the flowers from the hillside
        D                  A
Just to wreath around your brow
        D                    G
But you kept me a-waiting so long dear
         D            A            D
That the flowers have all withered now


Tenor Guitar Solo


[Verse 4]
        D                      G
That is all now my darling I’m leaving
  D                         A
I hope you will always have fun
         D                          G
While my life here on earth will be lonely
           D        A              D
While some other my sweetheart has won


[Chorus]
          D                              G
I’ve been gathering the flowers from the hillside
        D                  A
Just to wreath around your brow
        D                    G
But you kept me a-waiting so long dear
         D            A            D
That the flowers have all withered now