Artist: | Harry Chapin (English) |
User: | Roger Huxley |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
Flowers Are Red
Words and Music by Harry Chapin
Em
That little boy went first day of school
C
Got some crayons and started to draw
Em
He put colours all over the paper
C
For colours what what he saw
D
The teacher said "Whatcha doin' young man?"
Am7
"I'm paintin' flowers." he said
D
She said "It's not the time for art young man
Am7 D
And anyway flowers are green and red."
Em
"There's a time for everything young man
C
And a way it should be done
Em
You've got to show concern for everyone else
D
For you're not the only one."
Pre Chorus:
G D G D
And she said "Flowers are red young man
G D G D
Green leaves are green
G D G C
There's no need to see flowers any other way
G D G C C
Than the way they always have been seen"
C C C
But the little boy said
Chorus:
G D G D
"There are so many colours in the rain - bow
G D C D
So many colours in the morning sun
G D G C
So many colours in a flow - er
G D G
And I see every-one"
Verse 2:
Em
The teacher said "You're sassy
C
There's ways that things should be
Em
And you'll paint flowers the way they are
C D
So repeat after me
Pre Chorus:
G D G D
And she said "Flowers are red
G D G D
Green leaves are green
G D G C
There's no need to see flowers any other way
G D G C C
Than the way they always have been seen"
C C C
But the little boy said
Chorus:
G D G D
"There are so many colours in the rain - bow
G D C D
So many colours in the morning sun
G D G C
So many colours in a flow - er
G D G
And I see every-one"
Verse 3:
Em
The teacher put him in a corner And said
C
"It's for your own good
Em
And you won't come out 'till you get it right
C
and are responding like you should"
D
Well finally he got lonely
Am7
Frightened thoughts filled his head
D
And he went up to the teacher
Am7 D
And this is what he said
Pre Chorus #2:
G D G D
And he said "Flowers are red
G D G D
Green leaves are green
G D G C
There's no need to see flowers any other way
G D G C C
Than the way they always have been seen"
Verse 4:
Em
Time went by like it always does
C
And they moved to another town
Em
And the little boy went to another school
C
And this is what he found
D
The teacher there was smiling
Am7
She said "Painting should be fun
D
And there are so many colours in the flower
C D
So let's use every one"
Em
But that little boy painted flowers In neat
C
rows of green and red
Em
And when the teacher asked him why
C D D
This is what he said
Pre Chorus #2
G D G D
He said "Flowers are red
G D G D
Green leaves are green
G D G C
There's no need to see flowers any other way
G D G C C
Than the way they always have been seen"
C Em Baug
But there still must be a way
Em7 C#m7 D7
to have our children say
Chorus:
G D G D
"There are so many colours in the rain - bow
G D C D
So many colours in the morning sun
G D G C
So many colours in a flow - er
G D G
And I see every-one"