Flowers Are Red

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From: [email protected] (MR KEN L REYNOLDS)

Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 12:08:12, -0500

Subject: c/chapin_harry/flowers_are_red.pro

album: Living Room Suite

song: Flowers Are Red

artist: Harry Chapin

transcribed: Ken Reynolds

Enjoy the following selection

Flowers Are Red

Harry Chapin (klr)

riff-

[[Em]] The little boy went first day of school

He got some [[C]] crayons and started to draw

He put [[Em]] colors all over the paper

For [[C]] colors was what he saw

And the [[Am7]] teacher said.. What you doin' young man

[[D]] I'm paintin' flowers he said

She said... It's [[Am7]] not the time for art young man

And [[D]] anyway flowers are green and red

There's a [[Em]] time for everything young man

And a [[C]] way it should be done

You've got to [[Em]] show concern for everyone else

For you're [[C]] not the only [[D]] one

And she said...

[[G]] Flo [[D]] wers are [[G]] red young [[D]] man

[[G]] Green [[D]] leaves are [[G]] green [[D]]

There's [[G]] no need to [[D]] see flowers [[G]] any other [[C]] way

Than they [[G]] way they al [[D]] ways [[G]] have been [[C]] seen

But the little boy said...

There are [[G]] so many [[D]] colors in the [[G]] rain [[D]] bow

[[G]] So many [[D]] colors in the [[C]] morning [[D]] sun

[[G]] So many [[C]] colors in the [[G]] flo [[C]] wer

And [[G]] I see [[D]] every [[G]] one **riff**

[[Em]] Well the teacher said.. You're sassy

There's [[C]] ways that things should be done

And [[Em]] you'll paint flowers the way they are

So [[C]] repeat after [[D]] me..

And she said...

[[G]] Flo [[D]] wers are [[G]] red young [[D]] man

[[G]] Green [[D]] leaves are [[G]] green [[D]]

There's [[G]] no need to [[D]] see flowers [[G]] any other [[C]] way

Than they [[G]] way they al [[D]] ways [[G]] have been [[C]] seen

But the little boy said...

There are [[G]] so many [[D]] colors in the [[G]] rain [[D]] bow

[[G]] So many [[D]] colors in the [[C]] morning [[D]] sun

[[G]] So many [[C]] colors in the [[G]] flo [[C]] wer

And [[G]] I see [[D]] every [[G]] one **riff**

Well the [[Em]] teacher put him in a corner

She said.. [[C]] It's for your own good..

And you [[Em]] won't come out 'til you get it right

And are [[C]] responding like you should

Well [[Am7]] finally he got lonely

Frightened [[D]] thoughts filled his head

And he [[Am7]] went up to that teacher

And [[D]] this is what he said..

and he said...

[[G]] Flo [[D]] wers are [[G]] red, [[D]]

[[G]] Green [[D]] leaves are [[G]] green [[D]]

There's [[G]] no need to [[D]] see flowers [[G]] any other [[C]] way

Than the [[G]] way they [[D]] always [[G]] have been [[C]] seen **riff**

[[Em]] Time went by like it always does

And they [[C]] moved to another town

And the [[Em]] little boy went to another school

And [[C]] this is what he found

The [[Am7]] teacher there was smilin?

She said... [[D]] Painting should be fun

And there are [[Am7]] so many colors in a flower

So [[D]] let's use every one

But that [[Em]] little boy painted flowers

In neat [[C]] rows of green and red

And [[Em]] when the teacher asked him why

[[C]] This is what he [[D]] said...

and he said...

[[G]] Flo [[D]] wers are [[G]] red, [[D]]

[[G]] Green [[D]] leaves are [[G]] green [[D]]

There's [[G]] no need to [[D]] see flowers [[G]] any other [[C]] way

Than the [[G]] way they [[D]] always [[G]] have been [[C]] seen

but there still must be a way to have our children sing...

There are [[G]] so many [[D]] colors in the [[G]] rain [[D]] bow

[[G]] So many [[D]] colors in the [[C]] morning [[D]] sun

[[G]] So many [[C]] colors in the [[G]] flo [[C]] wer

And [[G]] I see [[D]] every [[G]] one

**riff**

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