Flowers Are Red
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#From: LTWU46B@prodigy.com (MR KEN L REYNOLDS)
#Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 12:08:12, -0500
#Subject: c/chapin_harry/flowers_are_red.pro
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#album: Living Room Suite
#song: Flowers Are Red
#artist: Harry Chapin
#transcribed: Ken Reynolds
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#Enjoy the following selection
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#Flowers Are Red
#Harry Chapin (klr)
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#riff-
Em
The little boy went first day of school
C
He got some crayons and started to draw
Em
He put colors all over the paper
C
For colors was what he saw
Am7
And the teacher said.. What you doin' young man
D
I'm paintin' flowers he said
Am7
She said... It's not the time for art young man
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
C D
For you're not the only one
And she said...
G D G D
Flo wers 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
Than they way they al ways have been seen
But the little boy said...
G D G D
There are so many colors in the rain bow
G D C D
So many colors in the morning sun
G C G C
So many colors in the flo wer
G D G
And I see every one **riff**
Em
Well the teacher said.. You're sassy
C
There's ways that things should be done
Em
And you'll paint flowers the way they are
C D
So repeat after me..
And she said...
G D G D
Flo wers 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
Than they way they al ways have been seen
But the little boy said...
G D G D
There are so many colors in the rain bow
G D C D
So many colors in the morning sun
G C G C
So many colors in the flo wer
G D G
And I see every one **riff**
Em
Well the teacher put him in a corner
C
She said.. It's for your own good..
Em
And you won't come out 'til you get it right
C
And are responding like you should
Am7
Well finally he got lonely
D
Frightened thoughts filled his head
Am7
And he went up to that teacher
D
And this is what he said..
and he said...
G D G D
Flo wers 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
Than the way they always have been seen **riff**
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
Am7
The teacher there was smilin
D
She said... Painting should be fun
Am7
And there are so many colors in a flower
D
So let's use every one
Em
But that little boy painted flowers
C
In neat rows of green and red
Em
And when the teacher asked him why
C D
This is what he said...
and he said...
G D G D
Flo wers 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
Than the way they always have been seen
but there still must be a way to have our children sing...
G D G D
There are so many colors in the rain bow
G D C D
So many colors in the morning sun
G C G C
So many colors in the flo wer
G D G
And I see every one
**riff**
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