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Flowers Are Red
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Em/B Em/E(4x)
[Verse]
EmThe little boy went first day of school
Got some craCyons and started to draw
He put cEmolors all over the paper
For coClors what what he saw
The teAacher said "Whatcha doin' young man?"
"D7I'm paintin' flowers." he said
She said "It's Anot the time for art young man
And anD7yway flowers are green and red."
"There's a Emtime for everything young man
And a wCay it should be done
You've got to Emshow concern for everyone else
For you're nCot the only oD7ne."
And she said "GFloweD7rs are rGed
GrGeen leD7aves are grGeenD7
There's Gno need to D7see flowers aGny other wCay
Than the wGay they alD7ways hGave been seCen"
But the liD7ttle boy saidD7
"There are Gso many coD7lors in the GrainbD7ow
GSo many coD7lors in the morCning D7sun
GSo many coD7lors in a GfloweCr
And GI see eD7veryonGe"C G
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[Verse]
The teEmacher said "You're sassy
There's wCays that things should be
And yEmou'll paint flowers the way they are
So reCpeat after D7me
And she said "GFloweD7rs are rGed
GrGeen leD7aves are grGeenD7
There's Gno need to D7see flowers aGny other wCay
Than the wGay they alD7ways hGave been seCen"
But the liD7ttle boy saidD7
"There are Gso many coD7lors in the GrainbD7ow
GSo many coD7lors in the morCning D7sun
GSo many coD7lors in a GfloweCr
And GI see eD7veryonGe"C G
Riff
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[Verse]
The teEmacher put him in a corner
And said "ICt's for your own good
And you wEmon't come out 'till you get it right
And are respConding like you should"
Well fiAnally he got lonely
Frightened thoD7ughts filled his head
And he wAent up to the teacher
And tChis is what he sD7aid
And he said "GFloweD7rs are rGed
GrGeen leD7aves are grGeenD7
There's Gno need to D7see flowers aGny other wCay
Than the wGay they alD7ways hGave been seCen"
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[Verse]
EmTime went by like it always does
And they moCved to another town
And the lEmittle boy went to another school
And tChis is what he found
The teAacher there was smiling
She said "PaiD7nting should be fun
And there are Aso many colors in the flower
So lD7et's use every one"
But that lEmittle boy painted flowers
In neat rCows of green and red
And Emwhen the teacher asked him why
TChis is what he sD7aid
And he said G"FlowD7ers are Gred
GrGeen leD7aves are grGeenD7
There's Gno need to D7see flowers aGny other wCay
Than the wGay they alD7ways hGave been seCen"
N.C.
But there still must be a way
N.C.
To have our children say:
[Outro]
"There are Gso many coD7lors in the GrainbD7ow
GSo many coD7lors in the morCning D7sun
GSo many coD7lors in a GfloweCr
And GI see eD7veryonGe"C G
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Flowers Are Red
by Harry Chapin
Chords in this song · guitar
Em/B
Em/E
Em
C
A
D7
G
[Intro Riff:]
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Em/B Em/E
(4x)
[Verse]
Em
The little boy went first day of school
C
Got some crayons and started to draw
Em
He put colors all over the paper
C
For colors what what he saw
A
The teacher said "Whatcha doin' young man?"
D7
"I'm paintin' flowers." he said
A
She said "It's not the time for art young man
D7
And anyway flowers are green and red."
Em
"There's a time for everything young man
C
And a way it should be done
Em
You've got to show concern for everyone else
C D7
For you're not the only one."
G D7 G
And she said "Flowers are red
G D7 G D7
Green leaves are green
G D7 G C
There's no need to see flowers any other way
G D7 G C
Than the way they always have been seen"
D7 D7
But the little boy said
G D7 G D7
"There are so many colors in the rainbow
G D7 C D7
So many colors in the morning sun
G D7 G C
So many colors in a flower
G D7 G C G
And I see everyone"
Riff
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[Verse]
Em
The teacher said "You're sassy
C
There's ways that things should be
Em
And you'll paint flowers the way they are
C D7
So repeat after me
G D7 G
And she said "Flowers are red
G D7 G D7
Green leaves are green
G D7 G C
There's no need to see flowers any other way
G D7 G C
Than the way they always have been seen"
D7 D7
But the little boy said
G D7 G D7
"There are so many colors in the rainbow
G D7 C D7
So many colors in the morning sun
G D7 G C
So many colors in a flower
G D7 G C G
And I see everyone"
Riff
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E|---------------0---------------3---|
[Verse]
Em
The teacher put him in a corner
C
And said "It's for your own good
Em
And you won't come out 'till you get it right
C
And are responding like you should"
A
Well finally he got lonely
D7
Frightened thoughts filled his head
A
And he went up to the teacher
C D7
And this is what he said
G D7 G
And he said "Flowers are red
G D7 G D7
Green leaves are green
G D7 G C
There's no need to see flowers any other way
G D7 G C
Than the way they always have been seen"
Riff
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[Verse]
Em
Time went by like it always does
C
And they moved to another town
Em
And the little boy went to another school
C
And this is what he found
A
The teacher there was smiling
D7
She said "Painting should be fun
A
And there are so many colors in the flower
D7
So let's use every one"
Em
But that little boy painted flowers
C
In neat rows of green and red
Em
And when the teacher asked him why
C D7
This is what he said
G D7 G
And he said "Flowers are red
G D7 G D7
Green leaves are green
G D7 G C
There's no need to see flowers any other way
G D7 G C
Than the way they always have been seen"
N.C.
But there still must be a way
N.C.
To have our children say:
[Outro]
G D7 G D7
"There are so many colors in the rainbow
G D7 C D7
So many colors in the morning sun
G D7 G C
So many colors in a flower
G D7 G C G
And I see everyone"
Riff
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