• Song:

    Flowers

  • Artist:

    Regina Spektor

Transcribed by Uri Klar (Shevy22@yahoo.com)
Probably the best songs on the album. Very moving… I transcribed in chord form so for 
of you who'd like to play it on the piano it shouldn't be hard to invert it.

A few notes:
Eb7=Should be Played without the 5th note.
Gm=Should be played with the 5th note lowered by a tone. Meaning played with a C note 
of a D (very crutial)…

"The Flowers" – Regiona Spektor

Intro
Gm\C Ab\C | Gm\C Ab\C | Gm\F Ab | Gm\F Ab| Gm\C Gm Ab Ab\F| Gm\C Ab\C | Gm Ab | Gm Ab-----

Gm\C            Ab\C                    
            Ab\C     (Gm\F Ab)X2
The flowers you gave me are rotting and still I refuse to throw them away.
Gm\C                            Ab\C
Some of the bulbs never opened quite fully
          Gm\C                          Ab\         
 Ab     Gm\F  Ab
They might so i'm waiting and staying awake.

Bbm               C#\Ab     Eb7\G 
      Ab   Gm   Fm    Cm
Things I have loved i'm allowed     to keep
I'll never know if I go to sleep.

Like first verse:
The papers around me are piling and twisting regina the paper back mummy
what then.
I'm taking the knife to the books that I own and chopping and chopping and boiling soup 
stone.
Things I have loved i'm allowed to keep.
I'll never know if I go to sleep.
Things I have loved i'm allowed to keep.
I'll never know if I go to sleep.

Vocal Part:

Gm\C Ab\C | Gm\C Ab\C  X2

Gm\C Gm Ab Ab\F | Gm Gm\E 
Ab\C X4

Gm\C Ab\F | Gm\C Ab\F

Russian Part: Gm\C | Ab\F

If you're not a female singer with a great voice then find one and play this with her….
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