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55 BPM - Keys of E Flat and A flat
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
You promised me Froses
When you came Caround
There was nothing but Gweeds here
Growing out of the Cground
I've given you Fthis
And I've given you Cthat
I'm givin' all Gmy love to
Someone who won't give it Gback
[Chorus]
GI'm planting flowers on a Fgravel road
Waiting on a Cbloom
Trying to make a Ggarden grow
Where nothing ever Cgrew
I give you my A#attenFtion
I keep you from the CcoldBdim  Am  
But I might as well be Fplanting
GFlowers on a gravel Croad
[Verse 2]
FWell, this just ain't A#working
That much I Fknow
If I didn't Clove you
I could Amjust let it Fgo
So when you feel like A#trying
And talking to Fme
Go to the rock and the Chard place
'Cause that's where I'll Cbe
[Chorus]
I'm planting flowers on a A#gravel road
Waiting on a Fbloom
Trying to make a Cgarden grow
Where nothing ever Fgrew
And I give you my D#attenA#tion
I keep you from the FcoldC  Dm  
But I might as well be A#planting
CFlowers on a gravel Froad
F A# C F C
[Verse 3]
I don't know what's Fsadder
Fact you don't Ccare
Or the fact of the Gmatter
That I'm getting Cnowhere
Running in Fcircles
And chasing your Cheart
I can't seem to Gstop now
Why did I Dmever Gstart?
[Chorus]
I'm planting flowers on a Fgravel road
Waiting on a Cbloom
Trying to make a Ggarden grow
Where nothing ever Cgrew
And I give you my A#attenFtion
I keep you from the CcoldG  Am  
But I might as well be Fplanting
GFlowers on a gravel CroadBm  Am  
[Outro]
Oh, I might as well be Fplanting
GFlowers on a gravel Croad

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Planting Flowers

by The Wrights

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bdim

55 BPM - Keys of E Flat and A flat

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

You promised me roses

When you came around

There was nothing but weeds here

Growing out of the ground

I've given you this

And I've given you that

I'm givin' all my love to

Someone who won't give it back

[Chorus]

G F

I'm planting flowers on a gravel road

Waiting on a bloom

Trying to make a garden grow

Where nothing ever grew

A# F

I give you my attention

C Bdim Am

I keep you from the cold

But I might as well be planting

G C

Flowers on a gravel road

[Verse 2]

F A#

Well, this just ain't working

That much I know

If I didn't love you

Am F

I could just let it go

So when you feel like trying

And talking to me

Go to the rock and the hard place

'Cause that's where I'll be

[Chorus]

I'm planting flowers on a gravel road

Waiting on a bloom

Trying to make a garden grow

Where nothing ever grew

D# A#

And I give you my attention

F C Dm

I keep you from the cold

But I might as well be planting

C F

Flowers on a gravel road

F A# C F C

[Verse 3]

I don't know what's sadder

Fact you don't care

Or the fact of the matter

That I'm getting nowhere

Running in circles

And chasing your heart

I can't seem to stop now

Dm G

Why did I ever start?

[Chorus]

I'm planting flowers on a gravel road

Waiting on a bloom

Trying to make a garden grow

Where nothing ever grew

A# F

And I give you my attention

C G Am

I keep you from the cold

But I might as well be planting

G C Bm Am

Flowers on a gravel road

[Outro]

Oh, I might as well be planting

G C

Flowers on a gravel road

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