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[Intro]
Gm Eb Cm Cm
Gm Eb Cm Eb
Gm Eb Cm Eb
Gm Eb Cm
Ab Bb Eb
[Verse 1]
CBlood isn't running isn't
C/EPumping in my heartEb  
And now my Dbneed
For what was Bbmsomething is
Just G7something in the dark
That I can seeC  
Is something frigC7htening
AlAbive in something kiGsus4nd
And they were Fmauburn
And they were Cmhazel
And lovely Gsus4powder
But now they're Fsable
All because...
[Chorus 1]
CmI keep Fgrowing
Dead Cflowers nBow
And the Cwind is blFmowing
A Ddimburning goG7wn
Around me
CmI keep fFinding
Dead Cflowers noBw
And they're Call behAmind me
And Dbfalling downEbaug  
Around me
[Verse 2]
CThe leaves are falling
And they're C/Ecalling
Out my nameEb  
And all the biDbrds
That were once Bbmsinging
Are now sG7creaming out in pain
That I can feeAbl
The fruit is riFmpening
But it's Cmrotten to the cGoreAb  
Pale rime Fmenlightening
A Fskeleton made of aGsh and hoar
And so...
[Chorus 2]
CmI keep Fgrowing
Dead Cflowers nBow
And they're Calways blFmooming
And Ddimturning G7brown
Around me
CmI keep fFinding
Dead Cflowers noBw
And there's Amno way Fout
DmNo beginnGing
And there's no Fend
They're Gall just dead aAgain
[Verse 3]
ABlood isn't running isn't
PuA/C#mping in my Cheart
And when I Bbsing
About the fGmlowers I'm just
E7Screaming in the dark
And now I fAeel
The wind is bDmlowing
And they're Agrowing
All the Dmtime
And all the Ableaves
Will need to Gfall
Bind all the fDdimlowers
Kill them aAbll
Show me the beDbauty
In the aiGr
Glow ash and eDbmbers
EverywhCere
Gasping and reDdimaving
Breaths of Abair
And let the Bbbeating hearts beG7ware
[Chorus 3]
CmI keep Fhiding
Dead Cflowers nBow
But they Cdie in their Fmthousands
A Ddimswirling G7cloud
Around
And this Cmlife keeps snFowing
Dead Cflowers noBw
And I see Abno way Fmout
DdimNo escGape
And thats why
CmI keep grAbowing dead fFlowers nDow
And now there's Ebno way oCmut
FNo escDape
And now I Ebsee them grFowing on their Gown!

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Dead Flowers

by Kevin Sherwood

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Bbm

Gsus4

Ddim

Ebaug

A/C#

[Intro]

Gm Eb Cm Cm

Gm Eb Cm Eb

Gm Eb Cm

Ab Bb Eb

[Verse 1]

Blood isn't running isn't

C/E Eb

Pumping in my heart

And now my need

Bbm

For what was something is

Just something in the dark

That I can see

Is something frightening

Ab Gsus4

Alive in something kind

And they were auburn

And they were hazel

Gsus4

And lovely powder

But now they're sable

All because...

[Chorus 1]

Cm F

I keep growing

C B

Dead flowers now

C Fm

And the wind is blowing

Ddim G7

A burning gown

Around me

Cm F

I keep finding

C B

Dead flowers now

C Am

And they're all behind me

Db Ebaug

And falling down

Around me

[Verse 2]

The leaves are falling

C/E

And they're calling

Out my name

And all the birds

Bbm

That were once singing

Are now screaming out in pain

That I can feel

The fruit is ripening

Cm G Ab

But it's rotten to the core

Pale rime enlightening

F G

A skeleton made of ash and hoar

And so...

[Chorus 2]

Cm F

I keep growing

C B

Dead flowers now

C Fm

And they're always blooming

Ddim G7

And turning brown

Around me

Cm F

I keep finding

C B

Dead flowers now

Am F

And there's no way out

Dm G

No beginning

And there's no end

G A

They're all just dead again

[Verse 3]

Blood isn't running isn't

A/C# C

Pumping in my heart

And when I sing

About the flowers I'm just

Screaming in the dark

And now I feel

The wind is blowing

And they're growing

All the time

And all the leaves

Will need to fall

Ddim

Bind all the flowers

Kill them all

Show me the beauty

In the air

Glow ash and embers

Everywhere

Ddim

Gasping and reaving

Breaths of air

Bb G7

And let the beating hearts beware

[Chorus 3]

Cm F

I keep hiding

C B

Dead flowers now

C Fm

But they die in their thousands

Ddim G7

A swirling cloud

Around

Cm F

And this life keeps snowing

C B

Dead flowers now

Ab Fm

And I see no way out

Ddim G

No escape

And thats why

Cm Ab F D

I keep growing dead flowers now

Eb Cm

And now there's no way out

F D

No escape

Eb F G

And now I see them growing on their own!

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