Flowers
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Intro –
capo 3rd fret
C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
B|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|
G|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C Dmadd4/C C7 Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C C7 Dmadd4/C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
B|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|
G|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|
D|2-------4-------|5-------4-------|2-------4-------|5-------4-------|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Or (simplified, without capo)
C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-------1-------|3-------1-------|
B|1-------3-------|1-------3-------|
G|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| 4x
D|2-------0-------|2-------0-------|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
Intro (see above)
| C Dmadd4/C | C Dmadd4/C C | C Dmadd4/C | C Dmadd4/C C |
| C Dmadd4/C | C7 Dmadd4/C C | C Dmadd4/C | C7 Dmadd4/C C |
Verse
C Em
When I was a boy
F G
I ran among the flowers
C Am
Looking left and right
F | G | % |
At the bright array
C Em
I played through the spring
F G
Whiled away the hours
C F C G7
Lingered with the flowers ev'ry day
[Refrão]
C D7 G7
Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers
C
Life's bouquet
C D7 G7
Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers
C
Along the way
Interlude
| C Dmadd4/C | C Dmadd4/C C |
| Db Ebm | Fm Ebm |
Verse
Db Fm
When I became a man
Gb Ab
I felt the summer showers
Db Bbm
When I learned to love
Gb Ab
I also learned to cry
Db Fm
When I came to know
Gb Ab
The beauty of the flowers
Db Gb Db Ab7
I wondered why the flowers had to die
[Refrão]
Db Eb7 Ab7
Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers
Db
Life's bouquet
Db Eb7 Ab7
Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers
Db
Along the way
Interlude
| Db Ebm | Fm Ebm |
| D Em | F#m Em |
Verse
D F#m
When the summer ends
G A
And the storms of life are over
D Bm
When the winter comes
G A
And the petals fall away
D F#m
They may write it on my stone
G A
“He was just a rover
D G D A7
But he stopped to pick some flowers along the way”
[Refrão]
D E7 A7
Flowers, pretty flowers, flowers
D
Life's bouquet
D E7
Flowers, pick some flowers
Em A7 D D# | D | % | D
Alo-o-ong the wa-a-ay-a-a-ay-ay-ay
How to play 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 C. 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.