riff- 
Em
The little boy went first day of school 
            C
He got some crayons and started to draw 
       Em
He put colors all over the paper 
    C
For colors was what he saw 
        Am7
And the teacher said.. What you doin' young man 
D
I'm paintin' flowers he said 
                 Am7 
She said... It's not the time for art young man 
    D
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
For you're not the only D one 
 
And she said... 
G   D        G         D
Flo wers are red young man 
G     D          G      D
Green leaves are green   
        G          D           G         C
There's no need to see flowers any other way 
          G           D    G         C
Than they way they al ways have been seen 
 
But the little boy said... 
          G       D             G    D
There are so many colors in the rain bow 
G       D             C       D
So many colors in the morning sun 
G       C             G   C
So many colors in the flo wer 
    G     D     G
And I see every one  **riff** 
Em
Well the teacher said.. You're sassy 
        C         
There's ways that things should be done 
    Em        
And you'll paint flowers the way they are 
   C            D
So repeat after me.. 

And she said... 
G   D        G         D
Flo wers are red young man 
G     D          G      D
Green leaves are green   
        G          D           G         C
There's no need to see flowers any other way 
          G           D    G         C
Than they way they al ways have been seen 
 
But the little boy said... 
          G       D             G    D
There are so many colors in the rain bow 
G       D             C       D
So many colors in the morning sun 
G       C             G   C
So many colors in the flo wer 
    G     D     G
And I see every one  **riff** 
         Em        
Well the teacher put him in a corner 
           C
She said.. It's for your own good.. 
        Em
And you won't come out 'til you get it right 
        C
And are responding like you should 
     Am7
Well finally he got lonely 
           D
Frightened thoughts filled his head 
       Am7
And he went up to that teacher 
    D
And this is what he said.. 
 
and he said... 
G   D        G    D
Flo wers are red,  
G     D          G     D
Green leaves are green  
        G          D           G         C
There's no need to see flowers any other way 
         G        D      G         C
Than the way they always have been seen  **riff** 
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 
    Am7
The teacher there was smilin? 
            D
She said... Painting should be fun 
              Am7
And there are so many colors in a flower 
   D
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               D
This is what he said... 

and he said... 
G   D        G   D
Flo wers are red,  
G     D          G     D
Green leaves are green  
        G          D           G         C
There's no need to see flowers any other way 
         G        D      G         C
Than the way they always have been seen 

but there still must be a way to have our children sing... 
          G       D             G    D
There are so many colors in the rain bow 
G       D             C       D
So many colors in the morning sun 
G       C             G   C
So many colors in the flo wer 
    G     D     G
And I see every one 
 
**riff** 
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