(Nothing But) Flowers Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Drums and bass]
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[Verse 1]
[C]Here we stand
[Em]Like an Adam and an Eve
[Dm]Waterfalls
[G]The Garden of Eden
[C]Two fools in love
[Em]So beautiful and strong
[Dm]The birds in the trees
[G]Are smiling upon them

[Pre-chorus 1]
[B]From the age of the din[Em]osaurs
Cars have [B]run on gaso[Em]line
[C]Where, [Em]where have they gone?
[F]Now, it's [G]nothing but flowers

[Chorus 1]
[C]There was a factory
[G]Now there are mou[F]ntains and riv[C]ers
[G]You got it,[F] you got it
[C]We caught a rattlesnake
[G]Now we got som[F]ething for din[C]ner
[G]We got it,[F] we got it

[Chorus 2]
[D]There was a shopping mall
[A]Now it's all cov[Em]ered with flo[D]wers
[A]You've got it,[Em] you've got it
[D]If this is paradise
[A]I wish I had[Em] a lawnmow[D]er
[A]You've got it,[Em] you've got it

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
[C]Years ago
[Em]I was an angry young man
[Dm]And I'd pretend
[G]That I was a billboard
[C]Standing tall
[Em]By the side of the road
[Dm]I fell in love
[G]With a beautiful highway

[Pre-chorus 2]
[B]This used to be rea[Em]l estate
Now it's [B]only fields and [Em]trees
[C]Where, [Em]where is the town
[F]Now, it's [G]nothing but flowers

[Bridge 1]
[Dm]The highways and cars[A]
Were [Dm]sacrificed for [A]agriculture
[Fm]I thought that we'd start over[C]
[Fm]But I guess I was wron[G]g

[Chorus 3]
[C]Once there were parking lots
[G]Now it's a pea[F]ceful oasi[C]s
[G]You've got it,[F] you've got it
[C]This was a Pizza Hut
[G]Now it's all cov[F]ered with dai[C]sies
[G]You got it,[F] you got it

[Chorus 4]
[D]I miss the honky tonks,
[A]Dairy Queens, and [Em]7- E[D]levens
[A]You got it,[Em] you got it
[D]And as things fell apart
[A]Nobody pai[Em]d much atten[D]tion
[A]You got it,[Em] you got it

[Interlude 2]
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[D][G][A][G]
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[D][Em][A][G]
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[Solo 1]
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[Chorus 5]
[Repeat]
[D]I dream of che[Em]rry pies,
[A]candy bars, and [Em]chocolate chip [D]cookies[Em]
[A]You got it,[Em] you got it
[D]We used to mic[Em]rowave
[A]Now we just eat[Em] nuts and ber[D]ries[Em]
[A]You got it,[Em] you got it
[D]This was a dis[Em]count store,
[A]now it's turned [Em]into a [D]cornfield[Em]
[A]You've got it,[Em] you've got it
[D]Don't leave me str[Em]anded here
[A]I can't get use[Em]d to this lif[D]estyle