Talking Heads - (Nothing But) Flowers - Chords

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ Here we _ stand, [Em] _
like an island _ beneath [Dm] a _ [B] _ _ waterfall,
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a garden of [C] Eden, _ _ truthful as it loves,
_ [Em] _
so beautiful and [Dm] strong, _ virgin with grief,
_ [G] _
_ smiling upon _ [B] them from the [Em] ancient dinosaurs,
_ [B]
costumers on [Em] gasoline.
_ _ [C] Where, _ _ [Em] where have they gone [Dm]
now?
[F] _ [G] It's nothing but [C] flowers, there was a factory,
[G] now [F] there are mountains [C] and rivers.
_ [G] We've [F] got it, we've [C] got it, we're gonna roast [G] it,
now [F] we've got something [C] for dinner.
_ [G] We've [B] got it, we've [D] got it, there [G] was a shopping [A] mall,
now [G] it's all covered [D] with flowers.
_ [A] We've [D] got it, we've got it, if [G] this is [A] paradise,
I [D] wish I had a lawnmower.
_ _ We've got it, we've [C] got it,
_ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ so [G] beautiful and [F] strong, _ [C] _
so beautiful and strong.
_ [Em]
[G] I was an angry young man, [Dm] _
who lied and pretended,
[C] _ [G] _
but I was a _ [Em] _ [C] billboard, _ _ standing _ tall.
[Em] _
[G] By the side of the road, [Dm] _
I fell in love,
_ [G] _
with the beautiful _ [Em] highway,
[B] _
which used to [Em] be real estate,
[B] now it's only fields [Em] and trees.
_ [C] Where, _ _ _ [Em] where is the town [F]
now?
_ [G] It's nothing but [Dm] flowers, the highways [A] and cars,
_ [Dm] a sacrifice [A] for _ agriculture,
[Fm] _
but the breeze [C] is not over,
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but I guess [G] I was [C] wrong.
[G] _ _ [C]
Once there were hockey [G] lines, now [Dm] it's a [C] peaceful oasis.
_ _ [G] We've [F] got it, we've [C] got it, this was a pizza hut,
[G] now [F] it's all [C] covered with daisies.
_ [G] We've [F] got it, we've [D] got it, and it's the honky [A]-tonk,
[G] Dairy Queens and [D] 7 _ -Elevens.
_ [A] [G] We've got it, [D] we've got it, and I spent a lot of time,
[A] nobody [D] paid much attention.
_ _ _ [A] [G] We've got it, [D] we've got it,
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_ _ _ _ _ _ and it's the _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
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[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
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[A] honky-tonk,
[D] and _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ I spent a lot of time,
_ _ _ _ I dream of cheddar pies, candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies. _
_ We've got it, we've got it, when you used to clap for my aunt,
now we just eat nuts and berries. _
We've got it, we've got it, this was a piss can stall,
now it's turned into a cornfield. _
We've got it, we've got it, don't leave me standing here,
I can't get used to this lifestyle.
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