[tender crisp]

I've written some lyrics and I wanted to see if someone could help me with a simple chord progression...I'd like something sweet and mellow. Here are the lyrics:

One day I prayed that I would find
A flower growing in the wild
Within my heart and in my mind
Well, it came true one springtime night

Chorus:

I just want to hold you close
I just want to see your smile
I just want to feel your heart--beat next to mine
You'll always know, and you'll always see
You are my love, my life, my dream
My Violet Ann

[Hilch]

I like the wording maybe a little tweeking but very nice

I would be thinking Minors Am -Em --

[allthumbs]

I hear the verse being mellow and the chord being brighter and more upbeat.
For the verse.

CMaj7
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-----0--
-----0--
-----2-
-----3-
-----X-

and then to an FMaj7

------o-
------1-
------2-
------3-
------0-
------X-

Go major for the chorus.
E to the A chord

[Doug]

I really like the rhythm of the words and the feel of the song. Maybe I'm old school, but I would rework the rhyming so that it is cleaner - they don't have to be perfect rhymes but it shouldn;t leave you out hanging either. Wild and night are too far apart for me. And I couldn't find any rhyming scheme in your chorus.
But, don't get me wrong, I really think there's potential in the words - got a great feel to it. Your use of repetition works well.

As for the chords, I like Marty's suggestion of the Cmaj7 and Fmaj7 but I don't know about the A and E major chords - they're out of key I think. Perhaps Am and Em would fit better. and make Trevor happy too .

[Hilch]

Am and Em would fit better. and make Trevor happy

Is exactly what I was noodling with , and I can't play that good

[tender crisp]

Cool...thanks to all!