CFCG
For a long while she stood in the flower shop window
AmFCG
The daffodils dearest at this time of year
CFCG
Inside she emptied her purse on the counter
AmFGC
I want to buy all of the daffodils here
GFC
By her eyes it was plain to see she'd been crying
F ` CD7G
As she tucked back a loose strand of hair from her face
CFCG
I want to spend all of my money on flowers
AmFGC
And I need every daffodil here in this place
CFCG
Clutching her harvest, a cornsheaf of flowers
AmFCG
She clambered aboard the late rush hour tram
CFCG
And by Schweigaadsgate, a small pool of water
AmFGC
Had formed on the floor as if wrung from her hands
GFC
It all seemed to add to the lost look about her
F ` CD7G
As the grey rattling city went rumbling past
CFCG
She sat like a small child testing for butter
AmFGC
Her face lit in yellow from the flowers tightly clasped
CFCG
Once in her apartment, she lay down the blooms
AmFCG
Divided them up into glasses and jars
CFCG
'Til daffodils filled every space in the room
AmFGC
Then she lit every candle she could find in the house
GFC
She bathed and she dressed and corked open champagne
F ` CD7G
Which made pigeons fly from her window cill
CFCG
Then closing the curtains on the birds and the rain
AmFGC
She stood among flickering daffodils
CFCG
Surrounded and centred she pondered her feelings
AmFCG
Sofa'd and cushioned on feathers she lay
CFCG
Holding on to the pillows, lest she float to the ceiling
AmFGC
And just like the cigarette smoke drift away
GFC
She wondered just where the wind might deliver
F ` CD7G
An unwritten letter in a torn envelope
CFCG
Though candlelight warmed, she suddenly shivered
AmFGC
And the yellow flowers shimmered with brightness and hope.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.