Artificial Flowers:Bobby Darin.
#20 in '60.

#1.
D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)      F#m (244222@1)       BmAlone (x24432@1)in the world was poor little Anne,
   G (320003@1)           Em7            A7As (x02020@1)sweet a young child as you'd find.
    D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)          F#m7 (131141@2)  BmHer (x24432@1)parents had gone to their final reward,
G (320003@1)     Em7   A7 (x02020@1)   D (xx0232@1)  A7Leavin' (x02020@1)their baby behind.

#2.
     D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)           F#m7 (131141@2)        BmThis (x24432@1)poor little child was only nine years of age,
     G (320003@1)        Em7       A (x02220@1) A7when (x02020@1)mother and dad went away.
      D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)          F#m7 (131141@2)        BmStill (x24432@1)bravely she worked at the one thing she knew,
   G (320003@1)  Em7     A7 (x02020@1)      Dto (xx0232@1)earn her few pennies a day.

CHORUS:
D7 (xx0212@1)     G (320003@1) Em7    Gm (355333@1)     D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)    B7She (x21202@1)made artificial flowers, artificial flowers,
G (320003@1) Em7     A7 (x02020@1)      D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)    DFlowers (xx0232@1)for ladies of fashion to wear.
D7 (xx0212@1)     G (320003@1) Em7    Gm (355333@1)         Gm7        D (xx0232@1) F#m7 (131141@2) B7She (x21202@1)made artificial flowers, you know those artificial flowers,
G (320003@1)   Gm (355333@1)  Em7  A7 (x02020@1)       DFash..ioned (xx0232@1)from Annie's despair.

#3.
With paper and shears, with some wire and wax,
She made up each tulip and mum.
As snowflakes drifted into her tenement room,
Her baby little fingers grew numb.
CHORUS:
From makin' artificial flowers, those artificial flowers
Flowers for ladies of high fashion to wear.
She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers
Made from Annie's despair.
#4.
They found little Annie all covered in ice,
Still clutchin' her poor frozen shears.
Amidst all the blossoms she had fashioned by hand,
And watered with all her young tears.
#5.
There must be a heaven where little Annie can play
In heavenly gardens and bowers.
And instead of a halo she'll wear round her head,
A garland of genuine flowers.
CHORUS:
No more artificial flowers;
Throw away those artificial flowers,
Flowers for ladies of society to wear.
Throw away those artificial flowers,
Those dumb-dumb flowers,
Fashioned from Annie's, fashioned from Annie's
Despair.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Show more