C G C G Em D [Verse] C G 'Twas the wild flowers I preferred D Em G Who owed nothing to nobody C G But blossomed in the ditches D C And made their own way in the world [Verse] G 'Twas the wild flowers I admired D Em G Who never done nothing to you C G But driven from the garden D C Sang their own songs in the spring [Verse] G C G C You can have your lily, you can have your rose G D Em That were taken and broken and bred by men C G They were grafted and lamed C D D7 Twisted and tamed [Verse] C G But the wild flowers I enjoyed D Em G They had nothing to do with you C G They flowered by the roadside D A And wore their own colours in the sun [Verse] G C G C That were there before you, they'll be there after you G D Em That will out, that will out like your own true nature C G You can try, you can try C D D7 But you never will defeat [Verse] C G The wild flowers I enjoyed D Em G They had nothing to do with you C G Banished from the garden D Em They made their own way in the world D C Sang their own songs in the spring A D G And wore their own colours in the sun