Written by Doug Edwards/David Richardson
Intro (D) (Dmaj7) | (Bm) (A) | (G) | (C) (A) | Bm A E/G# She's faced the hardest times you could imagine A D Em F# And many times, her eyes fought back the tears Bm A E/G# G And when her youthful world was about to fall in A Each time her slender shoulders for the weight of all her fears Em A And a sorrow no one hears G F# Em A Bm Still rings in midnight silence in her ears G A D Let her cry, oh, she's a lady G F# Bm A Let her dream, she's a child G F# Em Let the rain fall down up- on her A D She's a free and gentle flower, grow- ing wild G A And if by chance that I should hold heri| Bm C# D Let me hold her for a time-s G D G And if allowed just one possession Em A C D I would take her in my arms to be mine (Bm) (A) | (E/G#) (G) | (F#) | (F#) | Bm A E/G# Be careful how you touch her, for she'll awaken A D Em F# And sleep's the only freedom that she knows Bm A E/G# When you walk into her eyes, you won't believe A The way she's always paying for a debt she never owed Em A And a silent wind still blows G F# Em A Bm That only she can hear, so she goes G A D Let her cry, oh, she's a lady G F# Bm A Let her dream, she's a child G F# Em Let the rain fall down up- on her A D She's a free and gentle flower, grow- ing wild G A D Let her cry, oh, she's a lady G F# Bm A Let her dream, she's a child G F# Em Let the rain fall down up- on her A D She's a free and gentle flower, grow- ing wild A D She's a flower, grow- ing wild G A D G A D She's a flower, growing wild