Black Flowers
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Intro: A
verse 1
A
Oh, no!
F#m
There goes, there goes my head
A E A
There goes my head
A
Throw ten on in, in the swear jar
A
In the swear jar
A F#m
Outside storms cry, inside now
D A
Not much better, stormy weather
A
I am writing a song book on a mountain
verse 2
E D
In the garden where we built a home
A
Black flowers
E D
In the stories, the lies that they wrote
A
Escape me
E D
And the winged horses that we once rode
A
Have stopped breathing
E D
In the garden where we built a home
A
Black flowers
A
One, two, three, four
Instrumental Break
A E D A E D A
verse 3
D A
In the garden where we built a home
D A
And the stories, the lies that they wrote
D A
And the winged horses that we once rode
D A
Are all strung out and spun out y'know
[Refrão]D A
In the garden where built a home
D A
And the roads that we built all corrode
D A
In the garden where we built a home
D A
Once a river, a sea now a mote
verse 4
D A
And the black flowers grow all around
D A
And the angels who died in our sound
D A
Now nothing will come of this now
D A
For nothing can grow from the ground
Verse 5
D A
And no one we know now will save us
D A
Like no one we know would try
D A
Like everything once is now over
D A
Just as everything once has died
[Refrão]D A
In the garden where we built a home
D A
And all those we kept in tow
D A
The weeper with his tiny piano
D A
The willow with her singing saw
D A
The jeweler with her cast iron hammer
D A
Oh, the ivy, the crows, and the law
D A
In the garden where we built a home
D A
All's dark inside the tower
D A
In the garden where we built a home
D A
Black flowers
Outro
D A
Black flowers
D A
Black flowers
D A
Black flowers
D A
Black flowers
D A
Black flowers
D A
Black flowers
D A
Black flowers
How to play Black Flowers
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.