Capo 3
[G]Whatever happen to [D]my garden of black [Em]roses
Oh [C]nurturin' years of so [D]long
[G]When I was a [D]boy I planted a [Em]garden
That [C]meant so much to [Bm]me [C]one of reali[D]ty
[G]A garden of [D]love, none like [Em]this before
One of a [C]kind quali[Bm]ty a [C]prayer for you and [D]me
[G]Whatever happen to [D]my garden of black [Em]roses
Oh [C]nurturin' years of so [D]long
[G]Whatever happen to [D]my garden of black [Em]roses
They say a [C]stranger treated them [D]wrong
[G]If we can [D]keep the candles [Em]burnin'
To [C]shelter them from [Bm]pain, oh [C]let them laugh a[D]gain,
[G]Shower the [D]world with their [Em]innocence
Who's [C]tears felt like [Bm]rain histo[C]ry remains the [D]same
[Em]But one by one they come up [Am]missing
[Em]Strangers thought I was [Am]sleepin'
[Em]Some life means nothin' to [Am]some
[C]Watch out, now we've got them on the [D]run
[G]Whatever happen to [D]my garden of black [Em]roses
Oh [C]nurturin' years of so [D]long
[G]Whatever happen to [D]my garden of black [Em]roses
They say a [C]stranger treated them [D]wrong tell me
With [C]someone help me sing this [D]song, I haven't seen that so [G]long