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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: E
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
Verse 1:
A5 G#5
Feel the moment all around you
F#5 G#5
And the quiet that surrounds you
A5
The time you have is sacred
A5
Don't wait around and waste it
B5
They can't take that away from you
A5 G#5
Everything is temporary
F#5 G#5
Even the sorrow that you carry
A5
So tell me are you okay?
A5
You say you are okay
B5
I'm okay now I'm with you
Chorus:
A
'Cause you don't plan life, you live it
G#m
You don't take love, you give it
F#m
You can't change what is written
E
So when fate cries, you listen
F#5
And flowers on the grave
A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
Verse 2:
A5 G#5
It was summer when you told me
F#5 G#5
That you loved me by the oak creek
A5
My ears had never heard that
A5
Tongue forgot the words and
B5
Feet forgot the Earth, it's true
Chorus:
A
'Cause you don't plan life, you live it
G#m
You don't take love, you give it
F#m
You can't change what is written
E
So when fate cries, you listen
F#5
And flowers on the grave
A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
Chorus:
B
You don't plan life, you live it
A
You don't take love, you give it
F#m
You can't change what is written
E
Yeah, and karma is calling over and over
B
You don't plan life, you live it
A
You don't take love, you give it
F#m
You can't change what is written
E
So when fate cries, you listen
F#5
And flowers on the grave
A5
Of the child that I used to be
Instrumental:
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
A5 B5
F#5 A5 F#m
A5
Bridge:
A5 F#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
E5 G#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
A5 F#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
E5 G#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
A5 F#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
E5 G#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
Instrumental:
A5 F#5
A5 F#5
A5 F#5
A5 F#5
F#m
A5 F#5 E5 A5
A5 F#5 E5 A5
A5 F#5 E5 A5
A5 F#5 E5 A5
Refrain:
A5 F#5
Flowers on the grave
E5 A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5 F#5
Flowers on the grave
E5 A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5 F#5
Flowers on the grave
E5 A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5 F#5
Flowers on the grave
E5 A5
Of the child that I used to be
Outro:
A F#m E
I was on the verge of breaking down
B
Then you came around
A F#m E
I was on the verge of breaking down
B
Then you came around
A F#m E
I was on the verge of breaking down
B
Then you came around
A F#m E
I was on the verge of breaking down
B
Then you came around
A F#m E
I was on the verge of breaking down
B
Then you came around
A F#m E
I was on the verge of breaking down
B
Then you came around
A F#m E
I was on the verge of breaking down
B
Then you came around
A F#m E
I was on the verge of breaking down
B
Then you came around
Other versions of this song
- Flowers On The Grave (Ver2) (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: April 26, 2021