Roy Orbison - Flowers
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Flowers – Roy Orbison
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Roy Orbison
Flowers
(Orbison/Dees)
B-Side of the 1968 single “Walk On”
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[Intro] – capo 3rd fret
C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
B|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|
G|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C Dmadd4/C C7 Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C C7 Dmadd4/C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
B|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|----2-------3---|----5-------3---|
G|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|--2-------4-----|--6-------4-----|
D|2-------4-------|5-------4-------|2-------4-------|5-------4-------|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Or (simplified, without capo)
C Dmadd4/C C Dmadd4/C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-------1-------|3-------1-------|
B|1-------3-------|1-------3-------|
G|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| 4x
D|2-------0-------|2-------0-------|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dmadd4/C x-3-0-0-3-1
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[Intro] (see above)
| C Dmadd4/C | C Dmadd4/C C | C Dmadd4/C | C Dmadd4/C C |
| C Dmadd4/C | C7 Dmadd4/C C | C Dmadd4/C | C7 Dmadd4/C C |
[Verse]
CWhen I was a Emboy
I Fran among the Gflowers
CLooking left and Amright
F | G | % |
At the bright array
I Cplayed through the Emspring
FWhiled away the Ghours
CLingered with the Fflowers ev'ry Cday G7
[Chorus]
CFlowers, pretty D7flowers, G7flowers
Life's bouCquet
CFlowers, pretty D7flowers, G7flowers
Along the Cway
[Interlude]
| C Dmadd4/C | C Dmadd4/C C |
| Db Ebm | Fm Ebm |
[Verse]
When DbI became a Fmman
I Gbfelt the summer Abshowers
DbWhen I learned to Bbmlove
I Gbalso learned to Abcry
DbWhen I came to Fmknow
The Gbbeauty of the Abflowers
DbI wondered why the Gbflowers had to Dbdie Ab7
[Chorus]
DbFlowers, pretty Eb7flowers, fAb7lowers
Life's bouDbquet
DbFlowers, pretty Eb7flowers, Ab7flowers
Along the Dbway
[Interlude]
| Db Ebm | Fm Ebm |
| D Em | F#m Em |
[Verse]
DWhen the summer F#mends
And the Gstorms of life are Aover
DWhen the winter Bmcomes
And the Gpetals fall aAway
They may Dwrite it on my F#mstone
“GHe was just a Arover
But he Dstopped to pick some Gflowers along the Dway” A7
[Chorus] + coda
DFlowers, pretty E7flowers, A7flowers
Life's bouDquet
DFlowers, pick some E7flowers
Em A7 D D# | D | % | D
Alo-o-ong the wa-a-ay-a-a-ay-ay-ay