• Song:

    Nothing But Flowers

  • Artist:

    Talking Heads

The challenge to this song is keeping a propulsive rhythm going throughout the song 
making it smooth and non-choppy.  I don't hear a lot of muting in the right or left hands, 
when the chords transition.

Intro Riff:

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Intro Chords:

C - Em - F

C (x32010@1)          EmHere (022000@1)we stand like an Adam and an Eve
Dm (xx0231@1)         GWaterfalls, (320003@1)the Garden of Eden
C (x32010@1)             EmTwo (022000@1)fools in love so beautiful and strong
Dm (xx0231@1)                  GThe (320003@1)birds in the trees are smiling upon them
B (x2444x@1)                    Em (022000@1)              B (x2444x@1)      EmFrom (022000@1)the age of the dinosaurs cars have run on gasoline
C (x32010@1)      Em (022000@1)                 F (133211@1)        GWhere, (320003@1)where have they gone? Now, it's nothing but flowers

C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)                F (133211@1)         CThere (x32010@1)was a factory, now there are mountains and rivers
G (320003@1)          FYou (133211@1)got it, you got it
C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)               F (133211@1)          CWe (x32010@1)caught a rattlesnake, now we've got something for dinner
G (320003@1)          FYou (133211@1)got it, you got it
D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1)              G (320003@1)          DThere (xx0232@1)was a shopping mall, now it's all covered with flowers
A (x02220@1)          GYou (320003@1)got it, you got it
D (xx0232@1)                 A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)      DIf (xx0232@1)this is paradise, I wish I had a lawnmower
A (x02220@1)          GYou (320003@1)got it, you got it

C (x32010@1)       EmYears (022000@1)ago I was an angry young man
Dm (xx0231@1)       GI'd (320003@1)pretend that I was a billboard
C (x32010@1)          EmStanding (022000@1)tall by the side of the road
Dm (xx0231@1)            GI (320003@1)fell in love with a beautiful highway
B (x2444x@1)              Em (022000@1)                  B (x2444x@1)             EmThis (022000@1)used to be real estate, now it's only fields and trees
C (x32010@1)     Em (022000@1)               F (133211@1)        GWhere, (320003@1)where is the town? Now, it's nothing but flowers
Dm (xx0231@1)              A (x02220@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)           AThe (x02220@1)highways and cars were sacrificed for agriculture
Fm (133111@1)                      C (x32010@1) Fm (133111@1)                 GI (320003@1)thought that we'd start all over, but I guess I was wrong

C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)                  F (133211@1)     COnce (x32010@1)there were parking lots, now it's a peaceful oasis
G (320003@1)          FYou (133211@1)got it, you got it
C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)             F (133211@1)           CThis (x32010@1)was a Pizza Hut, now it's all covered with daisies
G (320003@1)          FYou (133211@1)got it, you got it
D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1)            G (320003@1)  DI (xx0232@1)miss the Honky Tonks, Dairy Queens and 7-Elevens
A (x02220@1)          GYou (320003@1)got it, you got it
D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)as things fell apart, nobody payed much attention
A (x02220@1)          GYou (320003@1)got it, you got it

D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)            DI (xx0232@1)dream of cherry pies, candy bars and chocolate chip cookies
A (x02220@1)          GYou (320003@1)got it, you got it
D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)            DWe (xx0232@1)used to microwave, now we just eat nuts and berries
A (x02220@1)          GYou (320003@1)got it, you got it
D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)       DThis (xx0232@1)was a discount store, now it's turned into a cornfield
A (x02220@1)          GYou (320003@1)got it, you got it
D (xx0232@1)                           A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)            DDon't (xx0232@1)leave me stranded here, I can't get used to this lifestyle
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