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Probably the best songs on the album. Very moving… I transcribed in chord form so for 
A few notes:
Eb7 = Should be played without the 5th note.
instead of a D (very crucial)…
[Intro]
|   Gm/C    Ab/C|   Gm/C    Ab/C|   Gm/F      Ab|   Gm/F    Ab|  Gm/C   Gm   Ab   Fm|
|   Gm/C    Ab/C|   Gm/F      Ab|   Gm/F            Ab|
[Verse 1]
            Gm/C                                  Ab/C       Ab/C( Gm/F  Ab) x2
The flowers you gave me are rotting and still I refuse to throw them away.
Gm/CSome of the bulbs never opened qAb/Cuite fully.
They might Gm/Cso I'm waiting and staying awAb/Cake.Ab  Gm/F  Ab  
[Chorus]
   BbmThings I Db/Abhave loved I'm aEb7/Gllowed to Abkeep.Gm  Fm  Cm  
   BbmI'll neDb/Abver know if I Eb7/Ggo to AbsleepGm.Fm  Cm  
[Interlude]
|    Bbm   Db/Ab|        Eb7/G|     Ab      Gm|     Fm      Cm|
|   Gm/C    Ab/C|   Gm/C    Ab/C|   Gm/F      Ab|   Gm/F            Ab|
[Verse 2] (Like first verse)
The papers around me are piling and twisting
Regina the paper back mummy what then.
I'm taking the knife to the books that I own
and chopping and chopping and boiling soup stone.
[Chorus]
   BbmThings I Db/Abhave loved I'm aEb7/Gllowed to Abkeep.Gm  Fm  Cm  
   BbmI'll neDb/Abver know if I Eb7/Ggo to AbsleepGm.Fm  Cm  
   BbmThings I Db/Abhave loved I'm aEb7/Gllowed to Abkeep.Gm  Fm  Cm  
   BbmI'll neDb/Abver know if I Eb7/Ggo to AbsleepGm.Fm  Cm  
[Vocal Part]
|   Gm/C    Ab/C|   Gm/C    Ab/C| x2
|  Gm/C   Gm   Ab   Fm|  Gm   Gm/E   Fm   Ab/C| x4
|   Gm/C    Ab/F|   Gm/C    Ab/F|
[Russian Part]
|   Gm/C|   Ab/F|

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The Flowers

by Regina Spektor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm/C

Ab/C

Gm/F

Bbm

Db/Ab

Eb7/G

Gm/E

Ab/F

Probably the best songs on the album. Very moving… I transcribed in chord form so for

A few notes:

Eb7 = Should be played without the 5th note.

instead of a D (very crucial)…

[Intro]

Gm/C Ab/C Gm/C Ab/C Gm/F Ab Gm/F Ab Gm/C Gm Ab Fm

| | | | | |

Gm/C Ab/C Gm/F Ab Gm/F Ab

| | | |

[Verse 1]

Gm/C Ab/C Ab/C Gm/F Ab

( ) x2

The flowers you gave me are rotting and still I refuse to throw them away.

Gm/C Ab/C

Some of the bulbs never opened quite fully.

Gm/C Ab/C Ab Gm/F Ab

They might so I'm waiting and staying awake.

[Chorus]

Bbm Db/Ab Eb7/G Ab Gm Fm Cm

Things I have loved I'm allowed to keep.

Bbm Db/Ab Eb7/G Ab Gm Fm Cm

I'll never know if I go to sleep.

[Interlude]

Bbm Db/Ab Eb7/G Ab Gm Fm Cm

| | | | |

Gm/C Ab/C Gm/C Ab/C Gm/F Ab Gm/F Ab

| | | | |

[Verse 2] (Like first verse)

The papers around me are piling and twisting

Regina the paper back mummy what then.

I'm taking the knife to the books that I own

and chopping and chopping and boiling soup stone.

[Chorus]

Bbm Db/Ab Eb7/G Ab Gm Fm Cm

Things I have loved I'm allowed to keep.

Bbm Db/Ab Eb7/G Ab Gm Fm Cm

I'll never know if I go to sleep.

Bbm Db/Ab Eb7/G Ab Gm Fm Cm

Things I have loved I'm allowed to keep.

Bbm Db/Ab Eb7/G Ab Gm Fm Cm

I'll never know if I go to sleep.

[Vocal Part]

Gm/C Ab/C Gm/C Ab/C

| | | x2

Gm/C Gm Ab Fm Gm Gm/E Fm Ab/C

| | | x4

Gm/C Ab/F Gm/C Ab/F

| | |

[Russian Part]

Gm/C Ab/F

| | |

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