Flowers Chords by Talking Heads
- Key: G
- BPM: 120
- Capo: no capo
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FLOWERS CHORDS
[Intro] C C7 C A C G F C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G F C G F C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G F C ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C Here we stand Em Cmaj7 ■ Like an Adam and an Eve D G C ■ Waterfalls ■ The Garden of Eden C Two fools in love C So beautiful and strong D G The birds in the trees ■ B7 Are smiling upon them Em From the age of the dinosaurs B Em Cars have run on gasoline C Em Where where have they gone F G Now it's nothing but flowers C There was a factory G F C Now there are mountains and rivers G F C ■ You got it you got it [Chorus] C We caught a rattlesnake G F C Now we got something for dinner G F D We got it we ■ got it D There was a shopping mall A G D A Now it's all covered with flowers ■ G D ■ ■ You've got it you've got it A If this is paradise G D I wish I had a lawnmower G A G C G F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C G F ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C You've got it you've got it Em G Years ■ ago Cmaj7 D I was an angry young man ■ Dm7 I'd pretend G C ■ That I was a billboard C Standing tall Em G ■ By the side of the road D Dm7 D ■ I fell in love ■ G B ■ With a beautiful highway Em This used to be real estate B Em Now it's only fields and trees C Em Where where is the town F G D Now it's nothing but flowers [Chorus] A A7 The highways and cars ■ D A F Were sacrificed for agriculture ■ C F I thought that we'd start over ■ G C But I guess I was wrong hey C Once there were parking lots G C ■ Now it's a peaceful oasis G F You got it you got it C This was a Pizza Hut G F C Now it's all covered with daisies G F D You got it you got it G I miss the honky tonks A G D Dairy Queens and SevenElevens A G You got it you got it D And as things fell apart A G D Nobody paid much attention A G You got it you got it [Inst] D A G D G A G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A G D ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] D I dream of cherry pies D Candy bars and chocolate chip cookies D You got it you got it Esus4 We used to microwave A Em7 D Now we just eat nuts and berries Em7 You got it you ■ got it D This was a discount store Esus4 Now it's turned into a cornfield ■ Em7 You got it you got it D Don't leave me stranded here [End] A D I can't get used to this lifestyle