riff- E5 The little boy went first day of school C5 He got some crayons and started to draw E5 He put colors all over the paper C5 For colors was what he saw A5 And the teacher said.. What you doin' young man D5 I'm paintin' flowers he said A5 She said... It's not the time for art young man D5 And anyway flowers are green and red E5 There's a time for everything young man C5 And a way it should be done E5 You've got to show concern for everyone else C5 For you're not the only D one And she said... G5 D5 G5 D5 Flo wers are red young man G5 D5 G5 D5 Green leaves are green G5 D5 G5 C5 There's no need to see flowers any other way G5 D5 G5 C5 Than they way they al ways have been seen But the little boy said... G5 D5 G5 D5 There are so many colors in the rain bow G5 D5 C5 D5 So many colors in the morning sun G5 C5 G5 C5 So many colors in the flo wer G5 D5 G5 And I see every one **riff** E5 Well the teacher said.. You're sassy C5 There's ways that things should be done E5 And you'll paint flowers the way they are C5 D5 So repeat after me.. And she said... G5 D5 G5 D5 Flo wers are red young man G5 D5 G5 D5 Green leaves are green G5 D5 G5 C5 There's no need to see flowers any other way G5 D5 G5 C5 Than they way they al ways have been seen But the little boy said... G5 D5 G5 D5 There are so many colors in the rain bow G5 D5 C5 D5 So many colors in the morning sun G5 C5 G5 C5 So many colors in the flo wer G5 D5 G5 And I see every one **riff** E5 Well the teacher put him in a corner C5 She said.. It's for your own good.. E5 And you won't come out 'til you get it right C5 And are responding like you should A5 Well finally he got lonely D5 Frightened thoughts filled his head A5 And he went up to that teacher D5 And this is what he said.. and he said... G5 D5 G5 D5 Flo wers are red, G5 D5 G5 D5 Green leaves are green G5 D5 G5 C5 There's no need to see flowers any other way G5 D5 G5 C5 Than the way they always have been seen **riff** E5 Time went by like it always does C5 And they moved to another town E5 And the little boy went to another school C5 And this is what he found A5 The teacher there was smilin? D5 She said... Painting should be fun A5 And there are so many colors in a flower D5 So let's use every one E5 But that little boy painted flowers C5 In neat rows of green and red E5 And when the teacher asked him why C5 D5 This is what he said... and he said... G5 D5 G5 D5 Flo wers are red, G5 D5 G5 D5 Green leaves are green G5 D5 G5 C5 There's no need to see flowers any other way G5 D5 G5 C5 Than the way they always have been seen but there still must be a way to have our children sing... G5 D5 G5 D5 There are so many colors in the rain bow G5 D5 C5 D5 So many colors in the morning sun G5 C5 G5 C5 So many colors in the flo wer G5 D5 G5 And I see every 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.
