Rich Man's Garden Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords

Written by Irish folk singer and songwriter Johnny McEvoy. Recorded by Irish singer Jack Keogh also.
Here is the list of Johnny McEvoy songs from the site.

​You lived in a rich man's garden
fairest flower of all that grew
in a world I had no part of 
where no harm could fall on you
and I never got to know you 
for you never looked my way
so I left you in that garden
and I sadly walked away

On  that day when first saw you   
 How my  young heart filled with  joy
you were  picking sweet Paim -- roses
when I   chanced to pass you  by
I  felt some strange thing happen 
And I  felt  something had  changed
some -- how I knew  because of you 
I'd  never  be the  same.
. 

You father he had riches
with nothing left to crave
a lord of all the people
with a soul cold as the grave
and I knew he's give no quarter
to one as poor as me
so I left you in that garden
where I knew my heart to be.

CHORUS
You lived in a rich man's garden
fairest flower of all that grew
in a world I had no part of 
where no harm could fall on you
and I never got to know you 
for you never looked my way
so I left you in that garden
and I sadly walked away

Now the years have slipped behind me
and my hair has turned to grey
I still see you in that garden
on that far off summer day
you were six and I was seven
without a jacket to my name
how I loved you in that garden
but you never spoke my name.

CHORUS
You lived in a rich man's garden
fairest flower of all that grew
in a world I had no part of 
where no harm could fall on you
and I never got to know you 
for you never looked my way
so I left you in that garden
and I sadly walked away.

The Guitar Chords

CHORUS
You [C]lived in a rich man’s [G]garden
fairest [D]flower of all that [G]grew
in a [C]world I had no [G]part of 
where no harm could fall on [D]you
and I [G]never got to know you 
for you [C]never looked my [G]way
so I [C]left you in that [G]garden
and I [D]sadly walked a[G]way

On  [G]  that day when first saw you   
 How my  [C]  young heart filled with  [G]  joy
you were  [C]  picking sweet Paim -[G]- roses
when I   chanced to pass you  [D]  by
I  [G]  felt some strange thing happen 
And I  [C] felt  something had  [G]  changed
some -[C]- how I knew  [G]  because of you 
I’d  [D]  never  [D7] be the  [G]  same.
. 

You [G]father he had riches
with [C]nothing left to [G]crave
a [C]lord of all the [G]people
with a soul cold as the [D]grave
and I [G]knew he’s give no quarter
to [C]one as poor as [G]me
so I [c]left you in that [G]garden
where I [D]knew my heart to [G]be.

CHORUS
You [C]lived in a rich man’s [G]garden
fairest [D]flower of all that [G]grew
in a [C]world I had no [G]part of 
where no harm could fall on [D]you
and I [G]never got to know you 
for you [C]never looked my [G]way
so I [C]left you in that [G]garden
and I [D]sadly walked a[G]way

[G]Now the years have slipped behind me
and my [C]hair has turned to [G]grey
I still [C]see you in that [G]garden
on that far off summer [D]day
you [G]were six and I was seven
without a [C]jacket to my name
how I [C]loved you in that [G]garden
but you [D]never spoke my [G]name.

CHORUS
You [C]lived in a rich man’s [G]garden
fairest [D]flower of all that [G]grew
in a [C]world I had no [G]part of 
where no harm could fall on [D]you
and I [G]never got to know you 
for you [C]never looked my [G]way
so I [C]left you in that [G]garden
and I [D]sadly walked a[G]way.

Johnny McEvoy singer Rich Man's Garden