C   F   C   F   C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  C
C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  C

[Verse 1]
            Am       F     G
I sowed the seeds of love
  Am                       Em
I sowed them in the spring
F                       C/E        Dm7
Gathered them up in the morning so clear
         C              G       Am    F
When the small birds so sweetly sing
         C/D            G       C
When the small birds so sweetly sing

[Verse 2]
         Am      F    G   C  G/B
The gardener was standing by
  Am                      Em
I asked him to choose for me
   F                            C/E          Dm7
He chose for me the violet, the lily and the pink
    C         G          Am     F
But those I refused, all three
    C/D       G          C
But those I refused, all three

[Instrumental]
C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  C
C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  C

[Verse 3]
        Am       F   G   C    G/B
But the violet I did not like
  Am                  Em
Because it bloomed so soon
    F                    C/E         Dm7
The lily and the pink, I really over-think
     C               G         Am    F
So I thought I would wait 'til June
     C/D             G         C
So I thought I would wait 'til June

[Verse 4]
              Am    F   G    C   G/B
In June there was a red rose bud
     Am                Em
That is the flower for me
    F                            C/E      Dm7
And often times I've plucked the red rose bud
       C          G      Am    F
'Til I gained the willow tree
       C/D        G      C
'Til I gained the willow tree

[Instrumental]
C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  C
C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  C

[Verse 5]
           Am        F      G
The willow tree will twist
    Am               Em
The willow tree will twine
    F                                    C/E         Dm7
And often times I've wished I was in the young man's arms
    C            G        Am    F
Who once had the heart of mine
    C/D          G        C     F  C
Who once had the heart of mine

[Verse 6]
            Am       F     G
I sowed the seeds of love
  Am                       Em
I sowed them in the spring
F                       C/E        Dm7
Gathered them up in the morning so soon
         C              G       Am    F
When the small birds so sweetly sing
         C/D            G       C
When the small birds so sweetly sing

[Outro]
C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  C
C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  C
C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  Am
C   F  C/E  Dm7 C/D G  C