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This Sad Bouquet

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1/23

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 23Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro tab:
e|------------------------------|
B|----3-------5-------8-7-8-8---|
G|--0-------0-------0-----------|
D|------------------------------|
A|2-------3-------5-------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|----3-------5-------8--7----8-|
G|--0-------0-------0-----------|
D|------------------------------|
A|2-------3-------5-------------|
E|------------------------------|
Intro chords:
|   G/B   C|   D     Em|
|   G/B   C|  D7sus   D| G...
G/BIt   Ctook Emtime, Em/Gtook  G/Dtime to deB/D#velop a cEmoncept, a new Dme
EmBased upon the tG/Braits from which i Ccould not DfleeC  D  
G/BIt  tCook Emtime, Em/Gtook  G/Dtime to emB/D#brace the nEmature of my dDreams
EmAll this time just G/Bturned inCto a D7sussa - a - Dad long Gwait
This sCad long tGale of D/F#moments pasEmsé
must come to an eCnd before it is too lGate,
wasn't D/F#born to Emhate, I was made to lCove
But I G/Bnever kCnew it D7suswa - aDas so hGard
G/BIt   Ctook Emtime, Em/Gtook  G/Dtime to acB/D#cept the Emfact that one must lDoose
Emeverything exG/Bcept what you Cdo not chDooseC  D  
It's G/Bta - Cken Emtime, Em/Dlong  G/Btime and B/D#yet more tEmime it will tDake
BeEmfore my heart is G/Bfree and Cbrave D7suse - nouDgh to bGreak
This sCad long tGale of D/F#moments pasEmsé
must come to an eCnd before it is too lGate,
wasn't D/F#born to Emhate, I was made to lCove
But I G/Bnever kCnew it D7suswa - aDas so hEard
This sCad bouqGuet of foD/F#rget-me-nEmots
that I threw awCay is growing scars and dGots
in this D/F#weary hEmeart where there's a bird so Cshy
Oh, but one of these G/Bdays that Cbird will D7suslearn to Fmaj7flyEm  G/B  Am  Abmaj7  G  

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This Sad Bouquet

by The Ark

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

D7sus

Em/G

G/D

B/D#

D/F#

Em/D

Fmaj7

Abmaj7

Intro tab:

e|------------------------------|

B|----3-------5-------8-7-8-8---|

G|--0-------0-------0-----------|

D|------------------------------|

A|2-------3-------5-------------|

E|------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|

B|----3-------5-------8--7----8-|

G|--0-------0-------0-----------|

D|------------------------------|

A|2-------3-------5-------------|

E|------------------------------|

Intro chords:

G/B C D Em

| | |

G/B C D7sus D

| | | G...

G/B C Em Em/G G/D B/D# Em D

It took time, took time to develop a concept, a new me

Em G/B C D C D

Based upon the traits from which i could not flee

G/B C Em Em/G G/D B/D# Em D

It took time, took time to embrace the nature of my dreams

Em G/B C D7sus D G

All this time just turned into a sa - a - ad long wait

C G D/F# Em

This sad long tale of moments passé

C G

must come to an end before it is too late,

D/F# Em C

wasn't born to hate, I was made to love

G/B C D7sus D G

But I never knew it wa - aas so hard

G/B C Em Em/G G/D B/D# Em D

It took time, took time to accept the fact that one must loose

Em G/B C D C D

everything except what you do not choose

G/B C Em Em/D G/B B/D# Em D

It's ta - ken time, long time and yet more time it will take

Em G/B C D7sus D G

Before my heart is free and brave e - nough to break

C G D/F# Em

This sad long tale of moments passé

C G

must come to an end before it is too late,

D/F# Em C

wasn't born to hate, I was made to love

G/B C D7sus D E

But I never knew it wa - aas so hard

C G D/F# Em

This sad bouquet of forget-me-nots

C G

that I threw away is growing scars and dots

D/F# Em C

in this weary heart where there's a bird so shy

G/B C D7sus Fmaj7 Em G/B Am Abmaj7 G

Oh, but one of these days that bird will learn to fly

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