Flowers Are Red Chords by Harry Chapin #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: LTWU46B@prodigy.com (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** 6|-------------------------------| 5|-------------------------------| 4|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| 3|--4-2---2-4-5------------------| 2|------2------------------------| 1|-------------------------------| I hope you liked that one. I have a wide variety of popular artist and venues for audio tape trading. Contact me at < ltwu46B@prodigy.com > and I will e-mail my list to you. Ken Reynolds