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Safe In My Garden

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|       F|    C      F|       C|
[Verse 1]
CSafe Dmin  Emmy Fgar - Amden,    Dman ancient flo Dm/Cwer   Gblooms
And the Cscent Dmfrom C/Eits    Emna Amture   Dmslowly squares Dm/Cmy   Groom
And its Cperfume being Dmsuch that it's Amcausing me to Gswoon
[Verse 2]
CSafe                Dmin      Emmy   Fgar - - - - - - - - - - Amden
   (Could it be we were hot wired, late one night while very tired)
            DmAn  an - cient  flo - - - - Dm/Cwer  Gblooms
(They stole our minds and thought we'd never know it)
And the Cscent           Dmfrom      C/Eits     Emna - - - - - - Amture
          (With a bottle in each hand,    too late to try to understand
               DmSlow - ly squares Dm/Cmy      Groom
(We don't care where it lands    we just throw it)
Somebody Ctake us a Dmway, somebody Amtake us a Gway
[Verse 3]
CSafe Dmin  Emmy Fgar Amden,    Dman ancient flo Dm/Cwer  Gblooms
And the Cscent Dmfrom C/Eits    Emna Amture  Dmslowly squares Dm/Cmy   Groom
And its Cperfume being Dmsuch that it's Amcausing me to Gswoon
[Verse 4]
  CWhen you go out Dmin the C/Estreet
      FSo many hassles Amwith the heat
DmNo one there can fill Dm/Cyour de Gsire 
CCops out with the Dmmega C/EphonesEm  
Telling people stay in Amside their home
DmMan, can't they see the world's Dm/Con   Gfire
Somebody Ctake us a Dmway,    Amtake us  a Gway
[Verse 5]
CSafe Dmin  C/Eour  Fgar - Amden,       Dman ancient flo Dm/Cwer  Gblooms
And the Cscent                   Dmfrom  C/Eits                Emna - - - - Amture 
             (Cops out with the megaphones,     telling people stay inside their homes)
     DmSlowly squares Dm/Cmy       Groom
(Hey,         the world's on fire)
    CTake us a Dmway,    Amtake us a Gway
|      C   Dm   Em| F…
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Safe In My Garden

by The Mamas & The Papas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dm/C

C/E

F C F C

| | | |

[Verse 1]

C Dm Em F Am Dm Dm/C G

Safe in my gar - den, an ancient flo wer blooms

C Dm C/E Em Am Dm Dm/C G

And the scent from its na ture slowly squares my room

C Dm Am G

And its perfume being such that it's causing me to swoon

[Verse 2]

C Dm Em F Am

Safe in my gar - - - - - - - - - - den

(Could it be we were hot wired, late one night while very tired)

Dm Dm/C G

An an - cient flo - - - - wer blooms

(They stole our minds and thought we'd never know it)

C Dm C/E Em Am

And the scent from its na - - - - - - ture

(With a bottle in each hand, too late to try to understand

Dm Dm/C G

Slow - ly squares my room

(We don't care where it lands we just throw it)

C Dm Am G

Somebody take us a way, somebody take us a way

[Verse 3]

C Dm Em F Am Dm Dm/C G

Safe in my gar den, an ancient flo wer blooms

C Dm C/E Em Am Dm Dm/C G

And the scent from its na ture slowly squares my room

C Dm Am G

And its perfume being such that it's causing me to swoon

[Verse 4]

C Dm C/E

When you go out in the street

F Am

So many hassles with the heat

Dm Dm/C G

No one there can fill your de sire

C Dm C/E Em

Cops out with the mega phones

Telling people stay in side their home

Dm Dm/C G

Man, can't they see the world's on fire

C Dm Am G

Somebody take us a way, take us a way

[Verse 5]

C Dm C/E F Am Dm Dm/C G

Safe in our gar - den, an ancient flo wer blooms

C Dm C/E Em Am

And the scent from its na - - - - ture

(Cops out with the megaphones, telling people stay inside their homes)

Dm Dm/C G

Slowly squares my room

(Hey, the world's on fire)

C Dm Am G

Take us a way, take us a way

C Dm Em F

| | …

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About Safe In My Garden Chords by The Mamas & The Papas

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