Hope For The Flowers - Jason Mraz

Hope For The Flowers

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Bm F#m A E
Crawling out the cocoon I've been living in
Bm F#m
I hear familiar sounds
A E
But few recognize who voice it is
G D
I've been sleeping in until now
A E
And charmed I started scribbling
G Gm
Unscrambling towns
 
D F# G Gm D
Games we play imagining everything
F# G
Ain't we really lucky
Gm D
Cause we get a pair of wings
F# G
Ain't we really lucky
Gm D
And that is a lovely thing
F# G
Ain't we really lucky
 
There is hope for the flowers
Bm F#m
Yeah yeah yeah, Yeah yeah yeah
A
Yeah yeah yeah
E G
oh yeah, oh yeah
 
Bm F#m
I'm running now
A E
On the one-way ticket to president
Bm F#m
I'm here to smoke you out
A E
Deploy no more armed Americans
G D A
It's embarrassing how abroad
E G Gm
How different the mission is
Superior forces.
 
D F# G Gm D
Games we play imagining everything
F# G
Ain't we really lucky
Gm D
Cause we get a pair of wings
F# G
Ain't we really lucky
Gm D
And that is a lovely thing
F# G
Ain't we really lucky
 
There is hope for the flowers
Bm F#m
Yeah yeah yeah, Yeah yeah yeah
A
Yeah yeah yeah
E G
oh yeah, oh yeah
 
F# G
Might you try to walk before you learn to crawl
F#
You know much better
G
Well if you want to fly
F#
Just close your eyes and click your heels together
F# G
And tell me nothings wrong with this picture
Gm
Nothing is wrong with this picture
 
( Bm F# A E )
 
Do do do, do do do do do
 
G D
I've been sleeping in until now
A E
I spun a course in miracles
G D
I'm really close now
A E
I want us to experience
G Gm
A myriad of styles
 
D F# G Gm D
Games we play imagining everything
F# G
Ain't we really lucky
Gm D
Cause we get a pair of wings
F# G
Ain't we really lucky
Gm D
And that is a lovely thing
F# G
Ain't we really lucky
 
There is hope for the flowers
Bm F#m
Yeah yeah yeah, Yeah yeah yeah
A
Yeah yeah yeah
E G
oh yeah, oh yeah
 
( Bm F#m A E )

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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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