Give Me My Flowers Chords by James Cleveland

_ _ _ As I said, [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ there are occasions in life that make us happy.
[Bb] _ _ _ There are [B] also occasions that [B] make us sad. _ _
[Eb] _ _ At a funeral service the other day, [Ab] I sat and looked around the [C] church. _ _ _ _
And as [E] far as the eye could [Em] see, it was [D] just flowers everywhere. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I thought to [D] myself as I sat there, how wonderful it would [G] have been _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
if people would have given him his flowers _ _ _ while he was yet living.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _
When I came out, I _ _ thought [A] _ _ about this song.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _
And the words of the song say, _
_ Give me my flowers _ _ _ _ [E] right _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ now.
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ If you feel like I [F] deserve anything, don't wait until I'm dead and gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] If I've been nice to you, I've done something to make [Dm] you happy along the [C] way.
_ _ [A] _ _ Then give [E] me my funeral [Am] flowers now, _ _
[D] _ while I can [G] see the beauty _ _ _ _ _
[C] that they bring.
[Eb] _ _ _
[F] _ And for [D] somebody tonight [C] or today, wherever you are, _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ that feel like you've done [E] your best, _ _ _ _
[Am] _ and you didn't get any [C] thanks for what you've done,
_ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ don't stop doing [Fm] good. _ _ _ _
[C] For the Master has said, go into the vision first. _ _ _
_ And whatever is right, _ _ [D] I'll _ [Dm] pay you at the end of the road. _ _
_ [G] _ But if I [C] had a choice to ask for something that I want,
[F] _ [G] as a last request, this [C] is what I'd ask for. _ _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Give me _ [Am] my _ _ [A] _ _
[C] flowers. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] While I'm yet _ living,
[Dm] _ _ _ _ Oh, [G] that I [D] _ can [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ see the _ beauty [G] _ _ _ that [C] they bring.
_ Oh, [F] dear. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Instead of talking about [G] me,
_ I want you [C] to hear _ _ [E] me. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] My, my, my.
[F] _ _ _ Right [D] now.
While _ _ [C] I can hear them _ _
[Dm] talking.
_ _ Oh, [G] that I _ can _
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ see the beauty that they [C] bring.
_ _ [D] Oh, [F] Lord.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [F] _
Lord. _ _ _ _
_ _ You know [C] I've tried.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] Tried to live _ _ _ [F] my _ _ _ [C] very best.
_ [Em] Listen to me good.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
When I [E] lay down, _ _ _ [Am] lay down to die,
I want you to hear what they say about [A] me.
I want to [D] go.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Give [E] me [Am] my _ flowers.
_ _ [C] _ _ Right _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
now.
_ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [C] While I'm yet living, _
Thank you, [D] Jesus. _
Oh, that I _ _ can [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ see the beauty [G] that [C] _ _ _
they bring.
Oh, [F] Lord. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _
Where's the [Bb] love one? _ _ _
[C] _ They'll only bring you flowers.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ You get a little [Am] sick.
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] Or when you're laying on your death bed. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ I'd rather [E] have.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Work too little right now.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Than a [Ab] blanket full of [Gb] roses.
_ [G] _ I'm telling you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Give [E] me _ _ my [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
flowers.
[F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] While I'm yet living, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Thank _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ you, Jesus.
Oh, that I can see the [D] beauty _ _ that [C] they bring.
Oh, _ _
[A] _ _ _ Lord. _
_ _ You know I've _
[G] _ _ tried.
_ [C] _
_ _ Tried to [E] live my very best.
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Right [D] now. _ _
_ While [C] I can hear them talking.
[D] _ _ _
_ [C] Oh, that _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] I _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ can _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ see the beauty that they bring. _ _ _
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