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Flower In The Sun by Sam Andrew, performed by Janis Joplin 1970
Intro - F#m (mute) F#m (mute) F#m (mute) F#m (mute)  Bm (ring)
EOh please don't you D7think baby that I am F#mwrong to cry, A7yeah.
EYou loved me, D7too,
F#mSo how come you just sit there and A7laugh
And laugh and Bmlaugh and laugh ?
BmThings just can't be C#mthis way
And not for very F#mlong
F#mNo no no no no no no no no no no Dno no no.
Our love affair Esaid it's just history, F#myes it Bmis.
EAnd I tried to D7love you in my own waF#my, I think that you A7know I did.
EBut to have you D7here, 
F#mto see you living, oh so near to A7me, yeah, Bmyeah, yeah.
Oh but you C#mare distant and so it's dead
F#mAnd so often people are glad to bDe old, yeah yeah,
EOur love affair is just F#mhistory, yes it isG.Ab  
AOnce in a greGen AbtimAe a flower
AOh, fell in lGove AbwiAth the sun.
AThe passion lGastAbed Afor an hour
And then she F#mwilted from her Bmloved one.
-- break -- rhthym plays Part A Chords (first eight-second verse and lead into Part B with G slide up to A)
E              D7                   F#m                 A7       E               D7
F#m                              A7        Bm            C#m     F#m                              D
E                       F#m               G  Ab
-- end break --
AOnce in a greGen AbtimAe a flower
AOh, fell in lGove AbwiAth the sun.
AThe passion lGastAbed Afor an hour
And then she F#mwilted from her Bmloved one.
EAnd I see you lookinD7g up at the F#msky, how high it A7is, yeah.
EYou wonder if there D7is, whoa another me
F#mNow how can that be, A7how can it be ?
BmWell, I sit here and I ask C#myou, why all this ?F#m  
F#mI just got toni-ni-ni-nightD  
Our love affair Esaid it's just a F#mhistory
But baby, baby, DI said it's over, Charlie,
EI can't stand another F#mlo-lo-lonely,
I'm A7never too lonely.
DIt's over baby,
EWhere were you when I F#mwanted ya
And needed ya A7right by my side ?
I said-a, Dbaby, Ebaby, F#mdon't you feel me A7moving,
DBaby, Edon't F#myou hear me A7cry ?
DI know EI hurF#mt you, but LA7ord don't you know I cried,
DI know EI hurF#mt you, but bA7abe don't you know I tried,
DOh babEy, oh F#mbabe, whoa.  G  Ab  A  
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"Flower In The Sun" is a song by Janis Joplin that for the first time, appeared on the singer's posthumous 
In Concert album from 1972, which was released after her death, in 1970. 2  
This song, originally, was recorded by Janis Joplin and her third band to sing with, the Full Tilt Boogie 
Band. She recorded it in 1970, when she began her work with the new band. 
After Joplin's death, "Flower In The Sun" was included in re-releases of her albums. One of those albums was 
the Cheap Thrills album.

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Flower In The Sun

by Janis Joplin

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C#m

Flower In The Sun by Sam Andrew, performed by Janis Joplin 1970

Intro - F#m (mute) F#m (mute) F#m (mute) F#m (mute) Bm (ring)

E D7 F#m A7

Oh please don't you think baby that I am wrong to cry, yeah.

E D7

You loved me, too,

F#m A7

So how come you just sit there and laugh

And laugh and laugh and laugh ?

Bm C#m

Things just can't be this way

F#m

And not for very long

F#m D

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no.

E F#m Bm

Our love affair said it's just history, yes it is.

E D7 F#m A7

And I tried to love you in my own way, I think that you know I did.

E D7

But to have you here,

F#m A7 Bm

to see you living, oh so near to me, yeah, yeah, yeah.

C#m

Oh but you are distant and so it's dead

F#m D

And so often people are glad to be old, yeah yeah,

E F#m G Ab

Our love affair is just history, yes it is.

A G Ab A

Once in a green time a flower

A G Ab A

Oh, fell in love with the sun.

A G Ab A

The passion lasted for an hour

F#m Bm

And then she wilted from her loved one.

-- break -- rhthym plays Part A Chords (first eight-second verse and lead into Part B with G slide up to A)

E D7 F#m A7 E D7

F#m A7 Bm C#m F#m D

E F#m G Ab

-- end break --

A G Ab A

Once in a green time a flower

A G Ab A

Oh, fell in love with the sun.

A G Ab A

The passion lasted for an hour

F#m Bm

And then she wilted from her loved one.

E D7 F#m A7

And I see you looking up at the sky, how high it is, yeah.

E D7

You wonder if there is, whoa another me

F#m A7

Now how can that be, how can it be ?

Bm C#m F#m

Well, I sit here and I ask you, why all this ?

F#m D

I just got toni-ni-ni-night

E F#m

Our love affair said it's just a history

But baby, baby, I said it's over, Charlie,

E F#m

I can't stand another lo-lo-lonely,

I'm never too lonely.

It's over baby,

E F#m

Where were you when I wanted ya

And needed ya right by my side ?

D E F#m A7

I said-a, baby, baby, don't you feel me moving,

D E F#m A7

Baby, don't you hear me cry ?

D E F#m A7

I know I hurt you, but Lord don't you know I cried,

D E F#m A7

I know I hurt you, but babe don't you know I tried,

D E F#m G Ab A

Oh baby, oh babe, whoa.

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"Flower In The Sun" is a song by Janis Joplin that for the first time, appeared on the singer's posthumous

In Concert album from 1972, which was released after her death, in 1970.

This song, originally, was recorded by Janis Joplin and her third band to sing with, the Full Tilt Boogie

Band. She recorded it in 1970, when she began her work with the new band.

After Joplin's death, "Flower In The Sun" was included in re-releases of her albums. One of those albums was

the Cheap Thrills album.

About Flower In The Sun Chords by Janis Joplin

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