Flowers In Her Hands

GDGDG Em)He was selling G)dirt worms out inC theD summer G)sun And C)she came G)by on her pedal bikeD Em)And she said "What you D)doin' boy?" with her Em)cheeks D full of bubblegum G C)And sat down on his apple box and smiled D G D Am)She said "I'm missing one G front tooth, but I could be C)some company" Am So they spent that Bm summer diggin' G)holes down by the D)stream G)She'd say "You're my best friend. D)The first one I ever had." G)He'd just smiled and said "Bm)I love you." without a word C D)He'd put some flowers in her handsG D)As they sat there in the sandG On the Bm)bank of the riverC D G Em)Well, he was never G)good at sayin' C)what wasD on his G)heart And C)those three wordsG never came outD Em)And she grew up andD fell in love C)with his D)quiet charmG C)And if it hurt her she didn't tell D G D Am)Cause he knew how to G)say I love you C)in every other way Am)He tried his Bm best to show it on G their wedding dayD When she said G)"You're my best friend. The first D one I ever had" G)He'd just smiled and said "I love you." without a wordC D)He'd put some flowers in her hands C)As they stood there in the sand D)On theBm)bank of the river C D G INTRAMENTAL: D G C D C)They had years of life G)And their cup overflowed C)It came time for him to walk G)some of them alone D And he said G)"You were my best friend. The only D)one I G)really had.D G)Oh how I wish you could have D)heard me say those C)words." D)And he put some flowers in her hands As he layed her in the sand And Bm)cried that he C)loved her D (Am)On his knees By the river C G D G