Silk Flowers
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verse 1
E F#m
Another morning wide awake
G#m A
Different day same mistake
A F#m E Esus4
Some nameless stranger lyin' in my bed
verse 2
E F#m
One more case of one more night
G#m A
I'll have one more so I can fight
A F#m E Esus4
That voice of reason weaving through my head
Pre-Chorus
F#m A
And darling you're the only thing still constant on my mind
E F#m E B7 E Esus4
Do you ever think about me, at least from time to time?
[Refrão] C#m B A E
Silk flowers forgotten on a lonely window pane
C#m B A B7
Dusty, dreaming of the day they touched the satin rain
E E7 A A#dim
My love is like these roses dying to be true
E F#m G#m G F#m E Esus4
Withered, warn, and waiting to find my way back to you
verse 3
E F#m
I spend my days in what money made
G#m A
Biding time with wasted ways
A F#m E Esus4
Clinging to them same old blues again
verse 4
E F#m
Oh the should of beens and the could have dones
G#m A
Just loaded questions in a loaded gun
A F#m E Esus4
What's the use in ridiculin' words are left unsaid
Pre-Chorus
F#m A
And darling I'm still holdin' on, a blossom stuck in time
E F#m E B7 E Esus4
Do I ever cross your memory like you been crossin' mine?
[Refrão] C#m B A E
Silk flowers forgotten on a lonely window pane
C#m B A B7
Dusty, dreaming of the day they touched the satin rain
E E7 A A#dim
My love is like these roses dying to be true
E F#m G#m G F#m E Esus4
Withered, warn, and waiting to find my way back to you
Bridge
A D A D E Esus4
Right or wrong I'll hang it all, tracing your name in the sky
A D A D E F#m F E
Countin' clouds and cryin' out tears rollin' by, by and by
[Refrão] C#m B A E
Silk flowers forgotten on a lonely window pane
C#m B A B7
Dusty, dreaming of the day they touched the satin rain
E E7 A A#dim
My love is like these roses dying to be true
E F#m G#m G F#m E Esus4
Withered, warn, and waiting to find my way back to you
E F#m G#m G F#m E Esus4
Withered, warn, and waiting to find my way back to you
How to play Silk 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 E. 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.