Long For The Flowers
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[Verse 1]
F Dm
Between this world and the next
Gm Am
I want to locate a bit of you
F Dm
Will I feel it or gaze
Gm Am
in emptiness Who'd guess it could
F Dm
be so unfinished
Gm Am
A never ending infernal process
F Dm
Yeah where is that bliss
Gm Am Am
The ordinary life I knew that was so exquisite
[Verse 2]
Gm
You long for the flowers
Am
I get more from the hours spent
Gm
Minutes that are free of dissent
F
A day without argument
[Chorus]
Dm Gm
You said you long for the flowers
Am F
That you remember
Dm Gm
A song sang from the shower
Am F
How I used to bend words
Dm Gm
You asked me where did all that go
Am F
And I have no answer
Dm Gm
I admit that I'm giving up hope
Am Am
And wondering if it can survive
[Bridge]
Gm Am
One day will we just begin again
Gm F
One day will we begin again
[Chorus]
Dm Gm
You said you long for the flowers
Am F
That you remember
Dm Gm
A song sang from the shower
Am F
How I used to bend words
Dm Gm
You asked me where did all that go
Am F
And I have no answer
Dm Gm
I admit that I'm giving up hope
Am Gm
And wondering if it can survive
[Post-Chorus]
Am
Don't think I take lightly
Gm
The wilting we feel
Am
I wish for surviving
Eb D
But time, but time
Db F Dm Gm Am
It steals like a thief
[Instrumental Break]
F Dm Gm Am (5x)
[Outro]
Gm Am
Whoa, don't think I take lightly
Gm
The wilting we feel
Am
I wish for surviving
Eb D
But time, but time
Db F
It steals like a thief
How to play Long For The Flowers
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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