The Florist
In Gold Blood
Kids In Glass Houses


VERSE ONE
Take a ticket and wait in the line outside
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|

In the sun we are nothing but fruit for the flies, oh.
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|

And they warn us that the florist easily burns
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|

If we want what we need, we’d better keep it short
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|


   Show me the    way, hey
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|----------------2~---3~---|
E|-3~-----------------------|


CHORUS
I remember the day the music died and left me wanting more
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

I remember the way my mother cried when daddy went to war
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

Died that day, when we came and took you away
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

In between night and the day, hey!
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

VERSE TWO
Otis, lost in the hiss of the stereo’s mouth
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|

Motions us to a door, empties our pockets out
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|

In the blackest market you will never see, yeah
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|

Give you all that you want if you’re willing to please
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|


   Take me a-        way,    hey
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2222222233333333-|
E|-3~---------------------------------|


CHORUS
I remember the day the music died and left me wanting more
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

I remember the way my mother cried when daddy went to war
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

Died that day,when we came and took you away
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

In between night and the day, hey!
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|


BRIDGE
(trumpets!)
G|----not sure of the bass here-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3~-----5~-----7~-----------------|
E|----------------------------------| (x4)

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|----------------2~---3~---|
E|-3~-----------------------| (x4)


CHORUS
I remember the day the music died and left me wanting more
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

I remember the way my mother cried when daddy went to war
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

Died that day, when we came and took you away
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555----------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

In between night and the daaaaaay
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3333-5-5-5555-7~-------77777777-|
E|-------------------------------------|


OUTRO
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-5-7-------|
E|-----------|  (x4)

G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-5555557~--|
E|-----------|


(The chorus can also be played like this, with a slide)
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-333/55-5555------------33333333-|
E|-------------------7-7-7777----------|

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