Talking Heads - Nothing but flowers
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro Riff]
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[Instrumental Introduction] Play Twice
C(VIII) Em(VII) F(VIII)
[Verse 1]
CHere we standEm like an Adam and an Eve
DmWaterfalls, tGhe Garden of Eden
CTwo fools in lovEme so beautiful and strong
DmThe birds in the treesG are smiling upon them
BFrom the age of the dinEmosaurs cars have rBun on gasEmoline
CWhere, whEmere have they gone? NFow, it's noGthing but flowers
[Chorus 1]
CThere was a factory,G now there are mounFtains and riCvers
GYou got it, yFou got it
CWe caught a rattlesnake,G now we've got somFething for diCnner
GYou got it, yFou got it
DThere was a shopping mall,A now it's all covGered with floDwers
AYou got it, yGou got it
DIf this is paradise,A I wish I hGad a lawnDmower
AYou got it, yGou got it
[Verse 2]
CYears ago EmI was an angry young man
DmI'd pretendG that I was a billboard
CStanding tallEm by the side of the road
DmI fell in love wGith a beautiful highway
BThis used to be rEmeal estate, now it's oBnly fields and tEmrees
CWhere, wEmhere is the town? NFow, it's noGthing but flowers
[Bridge 1]
DmThe highways and cAars were sacrDmificed for agriAculture
Fm (VIII) C Fm G
I thought that we'd start all over, but I guess I was wrong
[Chorus 2]
COnce there were parkingG lots, now it's a peaFceful oaCsis
GYou got it, yFou got it
CThis was a Pizza Hut,G now it's all coFvered with daiCsies
GYou got it, yFou got it
DI miss the Honky Tonks, DaAiry Queens and G7-EleDvens
AYou got it, yGou got it
DAnd as things fell apart, noAbody paGyed much attDention
AYou got it, yGou got it
[Chorus 3]
DI dream of cherry pies, caAndy bars and choGcolate chip cooDkies
AYou got it, yGou got it
DWe used to microwave, nAow we just eGat nuts and berDries
AYou got it, yGou got it
DThis was a discount store, nAow it's turned iGnto a cornDfield
AYou got it, yGou got it
DDon't leave me stranded here, AI can't get uGsed to this lifDestyle