Intro DAD Verse 1 D G D Ten days too late you show up D G A C With a sheepish grin and a bouquet in your hand D G D You make mistakes by the dozen G A D Don't think you can make it up the same way again Chorus G Flowers after the fact D G Ain't gonna get me back D G A You gotta do something sooner and better than that G When you bring red roses D G There's an ulterior motive D A C D Don't give me flowers after the fact Instrumental GDGDAD Verse 2 D G D No part of your heart's ever in it, D G A C You're just trying to get your foot back in the door D G D I might feel like you meant it G A D If those long stems had come in the name of love before Chorus G Flowers after the fact D G Ain't gonna get me back D G A You gotta do something sooner and better than that G When you bring red roses D G There's an ulterior motive D A C D Don't give me flowers after the fact Outro G When you bring red roses D G There's an ulterior motive D A C D Don't need no flowers after the fact D A C D D G C D (End thing play D) Now don't give me flowers after the fact