Daddys Wildwood Flower chords by Ralph Stanley

Chords with lyrics

CAPO 5th
INSTRUMENTAL INTRO
D MajorD                 G+G        D MajorD
Well Mama was his Wildwood Flower, my Daddy used to say,
D MajorD                 A augmentedA         D MajorD
And to prove to her he loved her, he'd play it every day.
D MajorD                   G+G         D MajorD
Mom would look at him and smile, she'd say, "God bless my man,
D MajorD                 A augmentedA       D MajorD
I don't regret one single day that I gave him my hand.


D MajorD          G+G         D MajorD
The Wildwood Flower Was his favorite song,
D MajorD              A augmentedA         D MajorD
And when he played for Mama, Her house became a home.

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

D MajorD               G+G          D MajorD
Mom took sick and passed away, this was his darkest hour.
D MajorD                 A augmentedA          D MajorD
He came home that very day and he played the Wildwood Flower.
D MajorD               G+G           D MajorD
Time went by and he grew old, he'd sit and play for hours,
D MajorD                 A augmentedA            D MajorD
Mem'ries of Mom on his old guitar, he'd play the Wildwood Flower.

D MajorD          G+G        D MajorD
The Wildwood Flower Was his favorite song,
D MajorD              A augmentedA         D MajorD
And when he played for Mama, Her house became a home.

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

D MajorD                    G+G         D MajorD
One night, as I walked by his house, I thought I heard his song.
D MajorD             A augmentedA         D MajorD
I heard Mama talkin', but Mom had long been gone.
D MajorD                  G+G      D MajorD
I looked through the window and saw God's mighty power.
D MajorD                A augmentedA           D MajorD
There sat Mom with Daddy, he was playin' the Wildwood Flower.


D MajorD          G+G        D MajorD
The Wildwood Flower Was his favorite song,
D MajorD              A augmentedA         D MajorD
And when he played for Mama, Her house became a home.

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
D MajorD                      G+G         D MajorD
As he grew old, he could play no more, and his mind began to fail.
D MajorD                 A augmentedA           D MajorD
We'd often find him in the field, he seemed so old and frail.
D MajorD                G+G       D MajorD
One day, we couldn't find him, and after many days,
D MajorD                     A augmentedA       D MajorD
Found him lyin' with the wildwood flowers, up on Mama's grave.


D MajorD          G+G         D MajorD
The Wildwood Flower Was his favorite song,
D MajorD               A augmentedA         D MajorD
And when he played for Mama, Her house became a home.

I usually repeat the chorus 3-4 times here at the end.

INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO