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Put A Flower In Your Pocket

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[Intro]
  A    F#m(x3)
[Verse Riff]
e|--A-------------F#m--------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----2-1-2-4-2-1-2---------0--------|
A|--0-----------------4-3-4(5)4-3-4--|
E|------------------2----------------|
(This is played by a second guitar over each of the verses)
[Verse 1]
AThe city street is hot
F#mThe heat is escalating
AEvery corner in the town
ThF#mere's a paycheck waiting
[Chorus]
BmPut a flower in your pocket
If you seem them boy you drop it
AAnd you run
You Run
BmThey may pretend they like you
But man's best friend will bite you
AJust for fun
For fun
BmIf they're gunning for you boy
You've already F#mwonC#m  F#  
[Interlude]
(Verse Riff x1)
[Verse 2]
AI had a dream today
F#mAbout a hustle lost
AHe paid his dues
F#mThen he paid the cost
AWish I knew back then
F#mAll I know right now
AThings would be much different
F#mThe time has allowed
[Chorus]
BmPut a flower in your pocket
If you seem them boy you drop it
AAnd you run
You Run
BmThey may pretend they like you
But man's best friend will bite you
AJust for fun
For fun
BmIf they're gunning for you boy
You've already F#mwonC#m  F#  
[Verse 3]
F#mWith tired eyes
EAnd bills to pay
BmYou gotta make it through
C#7Another day
F#mThe streets can see
EInto your soul
BmIt ain't where ya been
C#7But where you're gonna go
[Chorus]
BmPut a flower in your pocket
If you seem them boy you drop it
AAnd you run
You Run
BmThey may pretend they like you
But man's best friend will bite you
AJust for fun
For fun
BmIf they're gunning for you boy
You've already F#mwonC#m  F#  

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Put A Flower In Your Pocket

by The Arcs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

C#7

[Intro]

A F#m

(x3)

[Verse Riff]

A F#m

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

B|-----------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|----2-1-2-4-2-1-2---------0--------|

A|--0-----------------4-3-4(5)4-3-4--|

E|------------------2----------------|

(This is played by a second guitar over each of the verses)

[Verse 1]

The city street is hot

F#m

The heat is escalating

Every corner in the town

F#m

There's a paycheck waiting

[Chorus]

Put a flower in your pocket

If you seem them boy you drop it

And you run

You Run

They may pretend they like you

But man's best friend will bite you

Just for fun

For fun

If they're gunning for you boy

F#m C#m F#

You've already won

[Interlude]

(Verse Riff x1)

[Verse 2]

I had a dream today

F#m

About a hustle lost

He paid his dues

F#m

Then he paid the cost

Wish I knew back then

F#m

All I know right now

Things would be much different

F#m

The time has allowed

[Chorus]

Put a flower in your pocket

If you seem them boy you drop it

And you run

You Run

They may pretend they like you

But man's best friend will bite you

Just for fun

For fun

If they're gunning for you boy

F#m C#m F#

You've already won

[Verse 3]

F#m

With tired eyes

And bills to pay

You gotta make it through

C#7

Another day

F#m

The streets can see

Into your soul

It ain't where ya been

C#7

But where you're gonna go

[Chorus]

Put a flower in your pocket

If you seem them boy you drop it

And you run

You Run

They may pretend they like you

But man's best friend will bite you

Just for fun

For fun

If they're gunning for you boy

F#m C#m F#

You've already won

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